Mere Bhi Sanam Khanay published in 1940 is Quraat-ul-Ain’s First Novel. Despite being the first novel, one can see the maturity with reference to theme, characterization and plotting.

The Novel comprises of three Parts. In first, Chali Jae Mori Nayya, she has narrated the Hindu Muslim civilization.

In the Second Part, Dhanstay Huey Sahil, she has presented the differences between the Hindu Muslim two communities and the political views of the muslims. Whereas, in the Third section of the novel, Manzil-e-Laila, she has depicted the decline of the muslim elites as a result of partition. As a matter of fact, Qurat-ul-Ain wished for a united and peaceful Hindustan. Such harmony could not be maintained and as a result she experienced a severe mental shock. Mere Bhi Sanam Khanay depicts the creation of this state of mind.

Footnotes

1.  Dr. Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Jadeed Urdu Novel mein Mozu’ati Tanawwo in Urdu Novel mein Tafheem-o-Tanqeed, Ed. Dr. Naeem Mazhar & Dr. Fauzia Aslam, (Islamabad: Idara-e-Farogh-e-Urdu Zaban, 2012), p. 33, 1^st edition

2.  Qamar Rais, Quratul Ain Hyder: Ek Mutala in Quratul Ain Hyder: Ek Mutala, Ed. Dr. Irteza Karim, (New Delhi: Educational Publishing House, 1992), p. 42

3.   Hasan Zaheer & Others (Ed.), Quratul Ain Hyder Urdu Fiction mein, (Karachi: Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan, 2018), p. 19

4.   Dr. Muhammad Afzal But, Urdu Novel mein Samaji Sha’ur, (Islamabad: Poorab Academy, 2009), p. 161, 1^st edition

5.   Quratul Ain Hyder, Mere bhi Sanam Khane, (Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2000), p. 122

6.   Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Mere bhi Sanam Khane in Quratul Ain Hyder: Ek Mutala, Ed. Dr. Irteza Karim, p. 107

7.   Quratul Ain Hyder, Mere bhi Sanam Khane, p. 46

8.   Ibid, p. 146

9.   Syed Aamir Sohail & Others (Ed.) Quratul Ain Hyder: Ek Mutala, (Multan: Beacon Books, 2003), p. 294

10. Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Mere bhi Sanam Khane in Quratul Ain Hyder: Ek Mutala, Ed. Dr. Irteza Karim, p. 107

11. Ibid, p. 36

12. Dr. Naheed Qamar, Urdu Fiction mein Waqt ka Tasawwur, (Islamabad: Muqtadira Qaumi Zaban, 2008), p. 123

13. Quratul Ain Hyder, Mere bhi Sanam Khane, p. 37

14. Ibid, p. 246

15. Ibid, p. 271-272

16. Ibid, p. 37

17. Ibid, p. 300

18. Ibid, p. 301

19. Ibid, p. 37-38

20. Ibid, p. 240-241

21. Ibid, p. 252

22. Ibid, p. 20

23. Ibid, p. 265

24. Ibid, p. 266

25. Ibid, p. 294-295

26. Ibid, p. 312

27. Ibid, p. 46

28. Ibid, p. 272-273

29. Ibid, p. 275

30. Ibid, p. 259

31. Dr. Muhammad Naseem, Urdu Novel par Taqseem-e-Hind kay Alamye kay Asraat, (Patna: Ujala Offset, 2002), p. 951

32. Quratul Ain Hyder, Mere bhi Sanam Khane, p. 252

33. Ibid, p. 258

34. Ibid

35. Ibid, p. 271

36. Ibid, p. 246-247

37. Dr. Naheed Qamar, Urdu Fiction mein Waqt ka Tasawwur, p. 123

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