Historical Study of the Abdul Haleem Sharar’s Novel Firdos-e-Bareen

Abstract

Sharr is one of the few fiction writers who have made various historical events a part of their novels. Among them, a very important character of Islamic history is Hasan Bin Saba, whose charming characters, his artificial paradise, Qila Alam, Fadayeen, etc. have been described by Sharr in the form of the novel Firdous Bareen. Other historians have also discussed the main characters in this novel by Sharr. This is the analytical study of the historical novel Firdost-e-Bareen of Maulana Abdul Haleem Sharar which presents the information of imaginary paradise formed by the famous Hasan Bin Saba at Qila-ul-Maut. This artificial paradise was a tool of motivation to the followers of Hasan Bin Saba. By offering this artificial paradise, he prepared many such devotees who obeyed his orders and killed countless great people and ended up in hell. Hasan bin Saba, who was a contemporary of Imam Ghazali and Nizam al-Muk Tusi. He destroyed the Islamic world with the help of his devotees with his violent deeds. This article examines this imaginary paradise of Hassan bin Saba and its impact on Muslims.