Analytical study of Safdar Zaidi’s Novel “Bint-i-Dahir”

Authors

  • Dr Sumira Akbar

Abstract

Bint-i-Dahir is latest and famous novel of Safdar Zaidi. Safdar
Zaidi is a contemporary novel writer settled in Holand. Bint-i-Dahir is his
3rd novel that is a historical novel. The Locale of this novel is ancient
Sindh. In this Novel writer present the history of Sindh with a different
perspective. In this novel he depicted the occupation of Sindh by
Muslisms (Arabs) was an imperial act. He denies the verifiable occurrence
as per which Hajjaj container Yusuf assault in Sindh on the voice of a
Bedouin lady who was caught by Sindhi privateers. As per the writer, the
primary justification for going after Sindh was more monetary than
religious. In the novel, Hajjaj receptacle Yusuf shows up as a horrible and
harsh head ruler. Maharaja Dahar is portrayed as a bold, gallant, edified
and generous ruler. Receptacle Qasim is a youthful armed force

Bint-i-Dahir is latest and famous novel of Safdar Zaidi. Safdar
Zaidi is a contemporary novel writer settled in Holand. Bint-i-Dahir is his
3rd novel that is a historical novel. The Locale of this novel is ancient
Sindh. In this Novel writer present the history of Sindh with a different
perspective. In this novel he depicted the occupation of Sindh by
Muslisms (Arabs) was an imperial act. He denies the verifiable occurrence
as per which Hajjaj container Yusuf assault in Sindh on the voice of a
Bedouin lady who was caught by Sindhi privateers. As per the writer, the
primary justification for going after Sindh was more monetary than
religious. In the novel, Hajjaj receptacle Yusuf shows up as a horrible and
harsh head ruler. Maharaja Dahar is portrayed as a bold, gallant, edified
and generous ruler. Receptacle Qasim is a youthful armed force commandant who is a loving and delicate individual; he is by all accounts
went against to low mistreatment of persecuted and vanquished countries.
Raj kumari Surya is the primary character of the Novel. She is Rajkumari
and the elder girl of MahaRaja Dahar, she is a courageous, instructed,
Cognizant and bold woman. The Raj Kumari is seen addressing and
discussing each religion yet not against the adherents of any religion. She
has confidence in discourse. The plot of the novel is not very complicated  and the procedure is near the method of darma.

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Published

2023-12-31