Abstract
It is an acquired characteristic of bd ur-Ra mān
Chughtā’i (1897-1975)1
that he has the prowess to assimilate
purist ideas to his pluralistic form - a feature that he imbues in
the illustrations of his album, mal-i Chughtā’i (rel. 1968)2
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which illustrates the verses of llāma Mu ammad Iqbāl (1877-
1938), that are deeply anchored in Islamic Logos. One of the
factors employed by the artist to achieve this end is by
incorporating his work with an element of surprise, the theatrics
of which unfold as the viewer interacts with his imagery
insightfully. This paper is one of the series of papers that
attempts to interpret Chughtā’i’s imagery of the mal, and
concerns with rediscovering an old concept that the artist has
innovatively conceived in his painting, Man and Satan from the
mal, so as to interpret the illustration and explore the idea.
Safia Farooq . (2013) AN EPIC NARRATIVE THAT RENDERS CHUGHTĀ’I AND IQBĀL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 50, Issue 1.
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