There is considerable diversity in the themes of Faiz's prose. He discussed the issues in Urdu literature, commented on the thoughts and art of his elders, looked at the ideas of contemporaries, made fiction the subject, set the standards of poetry, and the works of various writers and artists. Faiz delivered the critique from difficult, complex and multimeaning terms. They simply express their remorse. With his critique, Faiz has tried to bring this class closer to literature, which used to think of something supernatural because of its difficult and heavy words of criticism and genius language. Faiz has also critically presented his views on various genres of literature.

Footnotes

1.   Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mizan, (Lahore: Lahore Academy, 1965), p. 7

2.   Ibid, Maqalat-e-Faiz, Ed. Sheema Majeed, (Lahore: Feroz Sons, 1990), p. 15

3.   Dr. Sharib Rudolvi, Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek aur Urdu Tanqeed in Taraqqi Pasand Adab: Pachaas Sala Safar, Ed. Prof. Qamar Rais and Syed Ashoor Kazmi, (London: Institute of Third World Art & Literature, 1987), p. 550

4.   Prof. Sahar Ansari, Faiz Ek Nasr Nigar in Faiz Fehmi, Ed. Dr. Syed Taqi Abidi, (Lahore: Multimedia Affairs, 2011), p. 654

5.   Dr. Saleem Akhtar, Faiz ka Tasawwur-e-Adab: Mizan ki Roshni mein, in Adabiyat, Faiz Number, Issue 82, Jan-Mar. 2009, (Islamabad: Pakistan Academy of Letters), p. 94

6.   Dr. Surayya Shameel, Faiz ki Tanqeed Nigari ka Tajzia in monthly Qaumi Zaban, Faiz Number, May 2008, (Karachi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan), p. 40

7.   Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mizan, p. 36

8.   Farhat Fatima, Faiz Bahasiat Nasr Nigar in monthly Qaumi Zaban, Faiz Number, Jul. 2011, (Karachi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan), p. 21

9.   Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mizan, p. 211

10. Ibid, p. 171

11. Dr. Saleem Akhtar, Faiz ka Tasawwur-e-Adab: Meezan ki Roshni mein in Faiz: Tanqeed ki Meezan par, Ed. Ashfaq Hussain, (Karachi: Pakistan Study Centre, 2011), p. 69

12. Ali Haider Malik, Faiz ki Tanqeed Nigari in Sutoor, Faiz Number, (Multan: Multan Arts Forum, 2011), p. 27

Sources

1.   Akhtar, Saleem, Dr., Faiz ka Tasawwur-e-Adab: Meezan ki Roshni mein in Faiz: Tanqeed ki Meezan par, Ed. Ashfaq Hussain, Karachi: Pakistan Study Centre, 2011

2.   Ansari, Sahar, Prof., Faiz Ek Nasr Nigar in Faiz Fehmi, Ed. Dr. Syed Taqi Abidi, Lahore: Multimedia Affairs, 2011

3.   Faiz, Faiz Ahmed, Mizan, Lahore: Lahore Academy, 1965

4.   _____, Maqalat-e-Faiz, Ed. Sheema Majeed, Lahore: Feroz Sons, 1990

5.   Rudolvi, Sharib, Dr., Taraqqi Pasand Tehreek aur Urdu Tanqeed in Taraqqi Pasand Adab: Pachaas Sala Safar, Ed. Prof. Qamar Rais and Syed Ashoor Kazmi, London: Institute of Third World Art & Literature, 1987

Journals & Magazines

1.   Adabiyat, Faiz Number, Issue 82, Jan-Mar. 2009, Islamabad: Pakistan Academy of Letters

2.   Qaumi Zaban (Monthly), Faiz Number, Jul. 2011, Karachi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan

3.   Qaumi Zaban (Ibid), Faiz Number, May 2008, Karachi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan

4.   Sutoor, Faiz Number, Multan: Multan Arts Forum, 2011