Bishad Sindhu

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Bishad Sindhu is a landmark 19th-century Bengali epic novel by Mir Mosharraf Hossain that retells the tragic story of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.

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instanceOf Bengali novel
epic novel
author Mir Mosharraf Hossain
authorNationality Bengali
authorReligion Islam
basedOn Islamic accounts of the Battle of Karbala
countryOfOrigin British India
culturalImpact influential in shaping Bengali Muslim perceptions of Karbala
widely read in Bengal during Muharram observances
featuresCharacter Ali ibn Abi Talib
Hasan ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali
Yazid I
Zaynab bint Ali
genre historical novel
religious epic
hasMoralFocus condemnation of tyranny
valorization of steadfastness in faith
hasReligiousFunction devotional reading about Karbala
hasTitleInBengaliScript বিষাদ সিন্ধু
language Bengali
literaryForm narrative fiction
literaryMovement early Bengali Muslim prose
literarySignificance considered a landmark of 19th-century Bengali literature
one of the most important early Bengali Muslim novels
literaryTradition Bengali Muslim literature
mainSubject Battle of Karbala
martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
medium print
narrativeForm prose
narrativeMode third-person narration
originalPublicationCentury 19th century
portraysEvent Battle of Karbala
death of Husayn ibn Ali
events of 10 Muharram (Ashura)
religiousContext Islam
religiousTradition Shia Islam
settingPeriod 7th century
settingPlace Karbala
targetAudience Bengali-speaking Muslims
theme faith
justice
martyrdom
sacrifice
tragedy
timeOfAction Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate period

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Bengali literature notableWorkIn Bishad Sindhu