Bishad Shindhu

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"Bishad Shindhu" (Bangla:বিষাদ-সিন্ধু)is a poetic novel about the history of prophet Muhammad's grand son Hasan, especially Husayn's assassination, and the war for the throne of Khalifa (the supreme power of Muslims). It was written by Mir Mosarraf Hussain, one of the first modern Muslim Bengali writers.

"Bishad Shindhu" was written within 1888 to 1890. It is one of the best known works of Bengali literature.It is considered an important source for the history of Karbala, the location of Husayn's war front, and the place of his death.

"Bishad Shindhu" is written in an epic style. It contains much poetic language, and many dramatic sessions. At the time, Bengali novels were rarely written, and a few writers (including Mosarraf Hussain) were trying to establish the concept of novels in Bangla. It was written in Shadhubhasha, a Sanskritised form of Bengali.

Many Bengali Muslims view the novel as a religious book, and in rural areas, it is the most valuable book after the "Quran" and the "Hadith", the books of Allah and Muhammad.

Main Characters

*Hasan ibn Ali, elder brother of Husayn, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, son of Khalifa Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatima Zahra.
*Husayn ibn Ali, younger brother of Hasan, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, son of Khalifa Ali and Fatema.
*Yajid, son of Muhammad's follower Muabia, rival of Hasan and Husayn, fighting for the throne.
*Shimar, Husayn's killer.

References

*Golpo Songroho (Collected Stories), the national text book of B.A. (pass and subsidiary) course of Bangladesh, published by University of Dhaka in 1979 (reprint in 1986).

*Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.

*Dakhil Bangla Sahitya

External links

* [http://barnamala.org/barnamala/350 Bishad Shindhu in Bengali]