- Bishad Shindhu
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Bangla :বিষাদ-সিন্ধু)is a poeticnovel about the history of prophetMuhammad 's grand son Hasan, especially Husayn's assassination, and the war for the throne ofKhalifa (the supreme power ofMuslim s). It was written byMir Mosarraf Hussain , one of the first modernMuslim 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 ofKarbala , 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
Sanskrit ised 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 ofAllah andMuhammad .Main Characters
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Hasan ibn Ali , elder brother of Husayn, grandson of Prophet Muhammad, son ofKhalifa Ali ibn Abu Talib andFatima 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 byUniversity 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]
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