08. "Religious, Social and Cultural Narratives" Construction, Deconstruction and Tarar's Novel Qala-i-Jangi (A Post Modern Study)..مذہبی، سماجی اور ثقافتی بیانیے: تشکیلیت، ردِ تشکیلیت اور تارڑ کا ناول ’’قلعہ جنگی‘‘(ایک مابعد جدید مطالعہ)

Author(s) : M. Yousuf Noon/ Dr. Qazi Abid..محمد یوسف نون/ ڈاکٹر قاضی عابد

Abstract:

Today, man lives in narratives.Therefore, effects of narratives can not be denied.Many narratives are formed and refuted overtime. Postmodernism too rejects the meganarratives and on other hand promotes local narratives. Every truth and ideology that claims universality and absolutism is mega narrative. Tarar's novel "Qala-i-Jangi" is set against the backdrop of Afghan Jihad (war). In this novel process of construction and deconstruction of many mega narratives i.e.social, cultural narrative and especially the religious jihadinarrative have been fictionized. The characters in the novel which are part of the Afghan war are tied to the mega narrative of Jihad. After being pushed into this war when they have a chance to take a closer look at the situation, many facts are revealed before them. As a result theses mega narratives are refuted. This research article explores and presents the process of construction and deconstruction of the mega narratives.