The Lighthouse Journal of Literature & Linguistics

اقبال اور مسئلہ قومیت

Shahzad Khan — 2023-12-31

Modern Nationalism and Nation-state Theory and practices as compared to Islamic Universal ideology are the major aspects of criticism of Iqbal’s thoughts. Iqbal analyzes critically the philosophy of the Western Nation-state and unveils its horrors for humanity. He advocates for the Universal ideology of the Islamic political and social system for humans as it offers equality, justice and honour to all human beings irrespective of their colour, cast, language or blood relation.

Culture Crisis: A Critical Study of D. H. Lawrence’s Women in Love

Muhammad Kashif Jan — 2023-12-31

The concept of Culture Crisis refers to when a culture is unable to fully utilize its potential due to the presence of excessive misery, injustice, and conflict. This paper explores and analyzes the culture crisis depicted in the novel Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence (1920). It covers various relevant issues, including cultural change, the relationship between culture and civilization, socio-economic change and its impact on culture crisis, the theoretical foundations of culture, and emotional bankruptcy. Through a discussion and analysis of the perspectives put forth by Rader (1947), Bidney (1946), and Sveiceris (1989), the paper reveals significant cultural crises at the socio-economic, interpersonal, spiritual, and emotional levels. The findings of this study attribute the causes and complexities of culture crisis to factors such as a lack of underlying ideological cohesion, failure to harness or adapt to cultural potentialities, and the erosion of values such as creativity, spontaneity, originality, and humanism in favor of imitation, repetition, mass production, and profit-oriented endeavors. Furthermore, the paper contends that these dynamics often result in unrest, conflict, and spiritual and emotional bankruptcy at both individual and societal levels.

د ډاکټرشېرزمان سيماب په افسانو کښې د ترقي پسندۍ عناصر

Ihsan Ullah — 2023-12-31

The Progressive movement is a literary movement that emerged for the first time in the literature of the subcontinent in the 20^th century. Not only did this movement influence the literature of the subcontinent, but it also influenced other literatures around the world. It entered Pashto literature from Urdu literature. The main objective of this movement is for literature to represent real life and address the issues of people's lives. Amil" is a fiction book written by Dr. Sher Zaman Seemab, a renowned fiction writer in Pashto. This research paper analyze the elements of progressivism in the aforementioned book.

Unveiling Environmental Disasters in Uzma Aslam Khan’s Trespassing (2003): An Eco-critical Study

Sana Gul — 2023-12-31

This paper explores Uzma Aslam Khan's novel Trespassing (2003) from an eco-critical point of view and attempts to unveil the reality of urbanization, modernity, and capitalism by showing their harmful effects on the living as well as non-living entities of the environment. Through the lens of Sessions' Deep Ecology (1995), the present study reflects Khan's environmental concerns. Trespassing (2003) demonstrates the domination of humans over the environment. It highlights the cruelty of human beings towards animals to meet their own ends. In light of deep ecology, the paper attempts to show the inherent worth and intrinsic value of non-human life. The textual analysis brings to light those parts of the novel which show harmful impacts of human progress on the environment. The present study aims to show interruptions of humans in the natural world which consequently lead towards environmental disasters and crises.

د پروفېسر محمد اسلام ارماني په ازاد نظم کښې عصري شعور

Mazhar Ahmad — 2023-12-31

Free verse has been introduced to Pashto literature through Urdu, originating from English literature. Pashto literature has given rise to numerous accomplished free verse writers, including Professor Muhammad Islam Armani. This article delves into the exploration of the contemporary consciousness evident in the free verse of Professor Mohammad Islam Armani.