Battle of Karbala holds significant position in Hindu and Sikh literature

The Indian weekly “Outlook India” published a detailed article, in which it shed light on the representation of non-Muslim poets in India of the eternal tragedy of Karbala in their literary works.

In its article, translated by Shia Waves News Agency, the magazine said that Hindu and Sikh poets, as a form of societal and cultural integration, show interest in representing Islamic religious holidays and occasions in their poems.

The writer of the article, historian and literary critic Rakhshanda Jalil, adds: “The most prominent content of the works of non-Muslim Indian poets, which were in quantities that she described as (enormous) according to research she conducted in this field, is the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), as well as events related to the Battle of Karbala.”

The writer pointed out that the prophetic praise poems, and those related to the biography of the Commander of the Faithful Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, as well as the “elegies” or the Husseini mourning poems, were also important literary products in the history of Indian poetry of multiple religions.