Imtezaaj, Urdu Research Journal, UOK - Karachi

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Department of Urdu, University of Karachi, Pakistan
ISSN (print): 2518-9719
ISSN (online): 2518-976X

احمد حسین قمر کا ’’طِلِسمِ نارنج‘‘

  • Dr Rafaqat Ali Shahid/
  • Dr Syed Tanveer Hussain/
  • Dr Muhammad Ijaz Tabassum/
  • December 31, 2023
"Tilism e Naranj" of Ahmad Husain Qamar
Keywords
Dastan e Ameer Hamza, Tilism e Naranj, Urdu romance, Munshi Ahmed Hussain Qamar, Shamsur Rahman Farooqui, M Habib Khan Jay Narayan Verma Publishers Lucknow.
Abstract

Tilism e Naranj is a rarest Urdu romance (Dastan) belongs to Dastan e Ameer Hamza, one of the popular romance of classic Urdu literature. The authors of Tilism e Naranj is Munshi Ahmed Husain Qamar, who is famous among the writers of Dastan e Ameer Hamza of Newul Kishore Press Lucknow. He wrote several voluminious volumes of Dastan e Ameer Hamza. Besides those volumes he wrote the smallest parts of that particular dastan in the name of Tilism e Naranj which was printed by Munshi Newul Kishore Press Lucknow and published by J Narayan Verma publisher of Lucknow. Tilism e Naranj was published once in 1901, before the death of the writer, actually at the last stage of his life. Detailed introduction of Tilism e Naranj is done in this article and almost every aspect of book and its writer is described. A Dastan critic M Habib Khan claimed that Tilism e Naranj is the part of Dastan e Ameer Hamza of Newul Kishore Press Lucknow but Shamsur Rahman farooqi, renound critic and resarcher of Dastan e Ameer Hamza differ from it and wrote that Tilism e Naranj is not the part of long Dastan e Ameer Hamza of Newul Kishore Press. The writer also had a same openion with M Habib Khan, wrote before in his article, but now he amends his openion in this article and have a same openion with Shamsur Rahman Farooqui.

 

References

1- Shamsur Rahman Farooqi: Sahiri, Shahi, Sahibqirani; Daastan e Ameer Hamza Ka Mutale’a, vol. 2:

     Amali Mobahis, (New Delhi, National Council for the Promotion of Urdu Language, 1st edition, 2006),

     pp. 120, 128 to 132.

2-     ibid, p. 75 (Turaj Nama, 2 volumes).

3-     ibid, pp. 174, 175.

4-     ibid, p. 73.

5- Tilism e Naranj, published in 1901, inner title and back title.

6, 7- M Habib Khan: “Tilism e Naranj” (article), included in Urdu Ki Qadeem Daastanain (Aligarh,

     publisher author, 1976), p. 43.

8- Shamsur Rahman Farooqi: Sahiri, Shahi, Sahibqirani; Daastan e Ameer Hamza Ka Mutale’a, vol. 2, pp.

     42, 43.

9- Suhail Bukhari, Dr.: Urdu Daastan (Tehqeeqi o Tanqeedi Motale’a), (Islamabad, National Language

     Authority, 1st edition, March 1987).

10- Waqar Azeem, Syed: Hamari Daastanain, (Lahore, Urdu Markaz, 1964).

11- Aarzoo Chaudhari: Daastan Ki Daastan, (Lahore, Azeem Academy, 1st edition, 1988).

12- Gyan Chand, Dr.: Urdu Ki Nasri Daastanain, (Lucknow, UP Urdu Academy, 1987), p. 732.

13- M Habib Khan: “Tilism e Naranj” (article), pp. 20, 21.

14-     ibid, p.23.

15-     ibid, pp.20, 21.

16, 17-     ibid, p.21.

18, 19, 20-     ibid, p.23.

21-     ibid, p.24.

22-     ibid, p.25.

23-     ibid, p.26.

24-     ibid, p.28.

25-     ibid, p.29.

26-     ibid, p.30.

27-     ibid, p.34.

28- Ahmad Husain Qqamar: Tilism e Naranj, pp. 207, 208.

29- Shamsur Rahman Farooqi: Sahiri, Shahi, Sahibqirani; Daastan e Ameer Hamza Ka Mutale’a, vol. 2,

       pp. 40, 41.

30-     ibid, pp. 47 to 54.

31- Rafaqat Ali Shahid: “Daastan e Ameer Hamza Ki Newul Kishori Riwayat; Chand Wazahtain, Chand

       Sawal.” (article), monthly Shab Khun, Allahabad, issue 285: October 2004, pp. 51 to 54.

32- Shamsur Rahman Farooqi: Sahiri, Shahi, Sahibqirani; Daastan e Ameer Hamza Ka Mutale’a, vol. 2,

       pp. 39, 40.

33-     ibid, p.43.

34-     ibid, pp. 43-46.

35-     ibid, pp. 44, 45.

36-     ibid, p. 56.

37-     ibid, p. 45.

38-     ibid, p. 46; vol. 4, p. 114.

39-     ibid, pp. 45, 46.

40-     ibid, p. 55.

41-     ibid, p. 42.

42-     ibid, p. 44.

43- M Habib Khan: “Tilism e Naranj” (article), p. 19.

44- Ahmad Husain Qqamar: Tilism e Naranj, title page.

45-     ibid, p.5.

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Author(s):

Dr Rafaqat Ali Shahid

Assistant Professor,

Department of Urdu, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore.

Pakistan

  • 03214039249

Dr Syed Tanveer Hussain

Assistant Professor,

Lahore Garrison University, Lahore.

Pakistan

Dr Muhammad Ijaz Tabassum

Assistant Professor,

Lahore Garrison University, Lahore.

Pakistan

Details:

Type: Article
Volume: 20
Issue: 20
Language: Urdu
Id: 6589a32e77437
Pages 7 - 29
Published December 31, 2023

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