Document Type : Research paper
Author
Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
Abstract
This article investigates the social and political freedom in Najib Mahfuz novel. It should be pointed that no critical analysis has been conducted on this topic until now. However, some researchers researched on his visualization and ideal embodiment in his novels since his thoughts and ideas are rooted in Islam and he believes in religious freedom, democracy and man and woman equality.
This article reveals that Najib novels are real visualization of social justice and women in the society, and he refers to woman as political and social criticism tool. Sense of determinism and obedience of divine destiny is one of the outstanding characteristics reflected in his novels. He believes that the clear judgment is divine decree not human desires and demands. It is always seen that his novels narrate absolute despotism that there is no hope and he considers everything is divine decree.
Najib Mahfuz has visualized woman fighting for liberty and equality, the woman who is the slave of sex, poverty and ignorance and makes effort to educate, work and fights against sexual violence. Najib Mahfuz employs exemplars of the failure of the scholars before revolution for fulfilling his goals. The rulers use religion as a tool for concealing their corruption and tyranny and he visualizes these images elegantly.
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