أدب الأطفال العربي في الهند

Islam and the Rights of non-Muslim Citizens in Islamic Society

Authors

  • هلال أحمد غنائي الباحث بقسم اللغة العربية وآدابها بجامعة علي كره الإسلامية، علي كره

Keywords:

children literature, Abul Hassan Ali Nadvi, Arabic, Qasas an Nabiyin

Abstract

“Children literature” has been a widely discussed corpus of literature over the years. Every country and age have been associated with this phenomenon and there have been some worthwhile contributions. Dating back to oral tradition, the idea has been to convey a message morally and religiously. Often such stories would involve some humorous elements in order to maintain the attention of the readers. The shift to a modern genre of children's literature occurred in the mid-19th century; didacticism of a previous age began to make way for more humorous, child-oriented books, more attuned to the child's imagination. The availability of children's literature greatly increased as well, as paper and printing became widely available and affordable, the population grew and literacy rates improved. The passage of time has seen blurring the boundaries of literature erstwhile labeled for children. Themes have been versatile and relevant to people cutting all ages. India has been a fertile country for children literature. Writers devoid of specific gender have used their creativity in it. Moreover, in present times a lot of them have deliberated upon various themes while using this fiction as a tool. In fact, many have taken Arabic as medium to express their views. The writers like Abul Hassan Ali Al-Nadvi, Abdul Hameed Al-Farahi, Waheed al- Zaman Al-Kairanwi, Abdul Majeed Al-Islahi are few who contributed in this regard. Their Arabic children literature has drawn readership worldwide. In this regard this study aims to demonstrate their engagement with this form of literature and moreover, it will also deliberate upon various themes they engage with in it.

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

هلال أحمد غنائي. (2022). أدب الأطفال العربي في الهند: Islam and the Rights of non-Muslim Citizens in Islamic Society. Nuqtah Journal of Theological Studies, 2(2), 257–266. Retrieved from http://nuqtahjts.com/index.php/njts/article/view/86