Umro Ayyar
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| Umro Ayyar | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Hamzanama |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Umro |
| Gender | Male |
| Weapon | Suleimani |
| Home | Tilism-e-Hoshruba |
Umro Ayyar or Amar Ayyar is a fictional character, an ayyār,[a] in Tilism-e-Hoshruba, an Urdu recension of the Islamic epic Hamzanama (originally in Persian). He was first written about during the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar and many stories and novels have been written about him since.[1][2]
Modern Urdu authors like Zaheer Ahmed,[3] Mazhar Kaleem,[4] Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi[5] have been written story books about him.
Plot[edit]
Umro Ayyar is a thief and most famous character of the Hamzanama after Amir Hamza, the titular hero of the epic. He's known for his cleverness and theft in the city 'Tilism-e-Hoshruba'. His life is full of adventure. It is his habit to travel around the world and to face evils and bad spirits. Umro has a magical zambeel (bag)[6] from which he can extract whatever he wants. He mostly uses it to show off and to kill evil. He used to steal and help the needy people.
In fiction[edit]
Films[edit]
| Film | Director | Played by |
|---|---|---|
| Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2024) | Azfar Jafri | Usman Mukhtar[7] |
Animated films[edit]
| Film | Director | Played by |
|---|---|---|
| The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar (2023) | Syed Arsalan Ali Haris Basharat[8] | Afraz Rasool |
Dramas[edit]
| Drama | Writer | Played by |
|---|---|---|
| Ainak Wala Jin (1993) | Abdul Hameed | Nisar Butt[9] |
Other books[edit]
| No. | Book | Writer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamzanama[citation needed] | Ghalib Lakhnavi | Modern Library |
| 2 | Umru Ayar (comic series)[10] | Hasan Ansari | Kachee Goliyan |
| 3 | Tilism-e-Hoshruba[11] | Shahnaz Aijazuddin | Penguin Books Ltd |
| 4 | Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism[12] | Musharraf Ali Farooqi | Penguin Random House Pvt. Ltd |
References[edit]
- ^ A class warriors and outlaws in the medieval Islamic world.
- ^ "Ayyar, ʻUmro (Fictitious character) [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ Ahmad, Dr Saeed; Fatima, Ambar (1 March 2020). "عمر و عیار۔ داستانِ امیر حمزہ کا ایک دلچسپ کردار". Noor e Tahqeeq. 4 (13): 49–55 – via ojs.lgu.edu.pk.
- ^ "Umro Aur Botal Ka Jin by Zaheer Ahmed]". 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Umro Aur Veran Qila by Mazhar Kaleem M.A]".
- ^ "Tilism-i-Hoshruba: Umro Ayyar Collection Series".
- ^ "Zambeel – The legendary bag of tricks". Zambeel Dramatic Readings. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Umro Ayyar: Usman Mukhtar revives the Persian legend of magic, adventure". Geo News. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar". IMDb. 21 April 2023.
- ^ "NISAR BUTT in Ainak Wala Jin". FUN4ALL.
- ^ "Comic review: Umru Ayar, the rebirth of a hero". The Express Tribune. 28 April 2013.
- ^ Tilism-e-Hoshruba. Penguin UK. 30 October 2009. ISBN 9788184758245 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Magical Tale of Hoshruba, a Dastangoi Classic". Asia Society.
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