(Centre for Research on Islamic Management and Business, 2013-12) Ahmed, Mohammad Kaosar
Abstract: Jasimuddin holds a distinguished position in the history of Bangla
Poetry. He was able to clasp a distinguished entity as a poet living in the era
of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is oft-quoted as Palli
Kabi (Country Poet) because of his exquisite presentation of the rural
Bengal. While celebrating him as a country poet, we often disregard the
Islamic themes and beliefs presented in his poetry. This paper is an attempt
to read Jasimuddin from Islamic perspectives which will reveal that Muslim
practices and culture are entrenched in his poetic self which most
Jasimuddin critics overlooked and sometimes ignored.
