{"id":18491,"date":"2023-12-06T05:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T05:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=18491"},"modified":"2024-02-12T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:05:15","slug":"persian-literary-sources-of-medieval-india-reflect-the-spirit-of-the-age-comment-250-words-15-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/persian-literary-sources-of-medieval-india-reflect-the-spirit-of-the-age-comment-250-words-15-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"Persian literary sources of medieval India reflect the spirit of the age. Comment. (250 words, 15 marks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-gs-advance-and-mentorship-program-ampcsat?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=GS+Advanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Persian literary sources in medieval India encapsulate the spirit of the era, portraying cultural, political, and social dynamics. Works like Baburnama and Akbarnama offer insights into the Mughal period, depicting the richness of Persian literature as a reflection of the multifaceted life and ethos of medieval India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>UPSC Mains General Studies Paper \u2013 1 Mains 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-civil-services-ias-exam-question-paper-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-mains-civil-services-ias-exam-question-paper-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PSC Mains Civil Services IAS Exam Question Paper \u2013 2020&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tag: The salient aspects of Art Forms, literature, and Architecture from ancient to modern times.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/persian-literary-sources-of-medieval-india-reflect-the-spirit-of-the-age-comment-250-words-15-marks\/#Persian_litterateurs_and_literary_sources_reflecting_the_spirit_of_the_age\" title=\"Persian litt\u00e9rateurs and literary sources reflecting the spirit of the age\">Persian litt\u00e9rateurs and literary sources reflecting the spirit of the age<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/persian-literary-sources-of-medieval-india-reflect-the-spirit-of-the-age-comment-250-words-15-marks\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/persian-literary-sources-of-medieval-india-reflect-the-spirit-of-the-age-comment-250-words-15-marks\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/persian-literary-sources-of-medieval-india-reflect-the-spirit-of-the-age-comment-250-words-15-marks\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Approach\"><\/span>Approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In Introduction, write briefly about Persian language advent in Indian subcontinent.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>In Body,&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<ul><li><strong>Write about the various Persian literary sources of medieval India.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Show how this literature reflects the spirit of the age, including the thought, social structure, culture, and political institutions.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>In Conclusion, you write quotes suitable to intermingling culture and people.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer\"><\/span>Answer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Persian literary sources of medieval India reflect thought, social structure, culture, political institutions of that time or the spirit of the age. Persian was the favorite language of rulers, the Delhi Sultanate and Mughals promoted it. That was the time when Persian poetry, literature and chronicles enjoyed patronage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Persian_litterateurs_and_literary_sources_reflecting_the_spirit_of_the_age\"><\/span>Persian litt\u00e9rateurs and literary sources reflecting the spirit of the age<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Amir Khusrau<\/strong> is credited with prominent workslike Panch Ganj, Matla-ul-Anwar, Shirin wa Khuarav, Laila wa Majnun, Aina-i-Sikandari and Hasht Bihisht.He, for the first time, made use of Hindi words and idioms and wrote on Indian themes.In his ghazals, he employed alternate hem-stitches in Persian and Hindi.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Qiran-us-Sa\u2019dain, Miftah-ul-Futuh, Tughluq Nama, Khazain-ul-Futuh <\/strong>gave a record of the tactical accomplishment of Jalaluddin Khalji, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq\u2019s ascent to power, and Alauddin Khalji\u2019s success of the South separately.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Minhas-us-Siraj, Ziauddin Barani, and Ibn Batuta, the renowned history specialists, wrote in Persian to illuminate about rulers and fundamental political scenes.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Philosophy of Divinity in human beings: <\/strong>The Sufi literature which was in Persian developed a new form called the Malfuzat that was in the form of a dialogue of the Sufi saints.&nbsp; Example: Fawaid-ul Fu\u2019ad written by Amir Hassan Sijzi. The sufi literature reflects ideas of Ruh(soul), Divine Proximity (Qurbat) and Hulul.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Abu\u2019l-Fazl, <\/strong>the author of the Akbar Nama, was a dynamic arguer and liberated thinker who constantly opposed the views of the conservative ulama and promoted the concept of questioning and liberal thinking.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Shams Siraj Afif wrote Takih-Firoz Shahi<\/strong> which is of immense value to understand the reign of Firoz Shah Tughlaq (14th century).&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Khawaja Najm-ud-Din Hasan<\/strong> wrote <strong>Fawaid-ul-Faud<\/strong> which records a conversation with the great saint Nizamud-Din Aulia.This work is considered a valuable document on Sufi philosophy because it contains the discourses of Nizamud-Din Aulia in chronological order.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Dara Shikoh,<\/strong> son of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan, has been credited with translating many Hindu scriptures from Sanskrit to Persian. <strong>Sirr-i-Akbar<\/strong> is the Persian translation of Upanishads which he completed in 1657.Dara tried to find commonalities between Hindu and Islamic traditions. He also translated Bhagavad Gita into the Persian language.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>South India:<\/strong> Persian literature in the south received patronage from the Adil Shahi rulers of Bijapur and the Qutab Shahis of Golconda. Muhammad Hussain Tabrezi, Malik Qummi and Mulla Zuhuri were regarded as important Persian poets. This development gave the new feature of Urdu language integrated with the local language called Daskshini (Deccan) Urdu.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Growth of regional language:<\/strong> The development of Persian literature in the Mughal court played an important role and influenced the development and growth of regional literature. Languages like Punjabi, Pushtu, Sindhi and Kashmiri were strongly influenced by Persian.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Sufism and Poetry:&nbsp;<\/strong> Amir Khusrau and Mohammad Jayasi incorporated Bhakti and Sufi tendencies of their age in their literary works&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the coming of the Muslims to the subcontinent, Persian, an Aryan tongue and sister language of Sanskrit, came to India, which is the confluence of diverse faiths, languages and cultures and which has a tradition of adopting and blending and then producing a composite cultural unity in diversity. But it is noteworthy that Persian learning attracted both Hindus and Muslims all over the country. 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