Shaheen (novel)
Historical novel by Naseem Hijazi
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Shaheen (Urdu: شاہین) is a 1948 historical novel written in Urdu by Pakistani Islamic historian and novelist Naseem Hijazi.
| Author | Naseem Hijazi |
|---|---|
| Language | Urdu |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | Pakistan |
Set against the backdrop of 1492, the novel captures the twilight of Muslim rule in Granada as the community faced the imminent threat of expulsion from Spain. Through a vivid portrayal of political decay and internal strife, Hijazi explores the complex factors that led to the ultimate collapse of Muslim power in the region.[1][2]
Chapters
- Baghi (the rebel)
- Sarhadi Uqaab (the frontier eagle)
- Millat Firoush (nation seller; a traitor)
- In Ka Maizbaan (their host)
- Rabia ka Izteraab (disquiet of Rabia)
- Rabia kay Khuwab ki Tabeer (enunciation of Rabia's dream)
- Qoum aur us ka Sipahi (Nation and her soldier)
- Naye 'Azm (renewed resolves)
- Baap aur Beta (father and son)
- Taar-e-'Ankaboot (the spider's web)
- Mujahid aur Ghadaar (the mujahid and the traitor)
- Siyah Posh (the one donned in black)
Characters
- Moughera: a Muslim military commander who controlled a limited mountainous and forested area (some sixty kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide) somewhere in the Emirate of Granada (exact location is not mentioned)
- Badar bin Moughera: a military commander; the central figure of the book
- Musa ibn Abi al-Ghassan: a Granada military commander
- Muhammad XI: the last Muslim ruler of Granada
- Ferdinand II of Aragon: King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516 and husband of Isabella I
- Isabella I of Castile: Queen of Aragon from 1479 until her death as the wife of King Ferdinand II
- Muhammad XII of Granada: Abu Abdallah Muhammad az-Zaghal
- Rabia: wife of Badar bin Moughera (mentioned in few instances)
- Bashir bin Hassan: a physician / companion of Badar bin Moughera
- Count Santiago: a fictional character maybe based on the Legend of Saint Santiago (Saint James) in medieval Spain?
- Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada: father of Muhammad XI
- Mansour bin Ahmad: adjutant or second in command to Badar bin Moughera
- Abu Dawud: the traitor (father of Rabia and Angela, husband of Miriya)
- Miriya: Christian (second) wife of Abu Dawud and mother of Angela / from Murcia
- Naeem bin Rizwan: a commander in Badar's army
- al-Zaighri: a high-ranking commander of Granada army
Other notable people mentioned
- Tariq bin Ziyad
- Musa bin Nusayr
