خاندان مغلیہ کے تاجدارشاہجہاں کی نورِچشم جہاں آراء بیگم بطور ا د یبہ (فکری و فنی جائزہ)
The Beloved of Emperor SHAHJAHAN of the MOGHAL DYNASTY. JAHAN ARA BEGUM, As a Writer Intellectual and Technical Analysis
Keywords:
Jahan Ara Begum, Monis-e-Arwah, Sahbiya, Chishty Saints, Spiritual life, literary treatisesAbstract
Jahan Ara Begum was the daughter of Emperor ShahJahan of the Mughal dynasty. She was a writer, with a greater inclination towards spirituality. She wrote “Monis-e-Arwah” and “Sahbiya” treatises about revered saints. Monis-e-Arwah” is a compilation of the sayings and incidents related to the Chishti Saints, where her second work is one in which Jahan Ara Begum reflected on her own spiritual life. A manuscript of this book is available in a library of Ahmadabad, while another is housed in the Asifia Library.
These treatises are adorned with all the beauties of language and expressions. In terms of interest, they hold significant importance the efforts of a Princess from the Royal family as an author are commendable. In these literary treatises, the expressions of sincerity, realism, self-discovery, emotional states, sentiments and observations are presented with great subtlety. In her writings, all the qualities of thoughts and artistry, vivid imagery devotion and captivating styles of expression are present.