Abstract
The phenomenon of migration is a rich debate in the postcolonial studies
categorically, South Asian English diasporic fiction and in Islamic history too.
It brings along the issue of confronting with the self-identity. The current
article discusses the crisis of identity in the selected novels of two different
writers: Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Uma
Parameswaran’s Mangoes on the Maple Tree. These migrants leave the
country of origin and move to the host country on account of some pull
factors. However, the migrants in the host country face various problems
which shatter their identity and make them hybrid against which they struggle
to reframe it but often fail in doing so. On the other hand, the article discusses
the concept of migration and its relevant issues in the light of Islam. In this
regard, it throws light on two major kinds of migration such as “Hijrat-eHabsha” i.e. temporary migration and “Hijrat-e-Madina” i.e. permanent
migration. The study is qualitative in nature. Qualitative content analysis
technique is implied for the interpretation of the selected texts and direct
approach is used for the analysis of the selected contents of the texts. The
article sums up that the process of migration is a complex phenomenon and it
brings both: prospering and damaging consequences for migrants as it
depends upon the nature of movement and the circumstances in the host
country which the migrants come across.
Muhammad Nasir, Muhammad Farooq. (2018) Representation of migrants’s identity in the selected novels: A comparative study to Islamic history, Al-Azhāar, Volume 4, Issue 2.
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