The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love

Najmul Huda Tareq

The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love

Abstract

Elif Shafak’s novella, The Forty Rules of Love, published in March 2009, explores the identity of one’s existence through a spiritual transformation. Sufi mysticism, which Ella has discovered, transports her on an adventurous and exotic voyage of life. In this incredibly positive tale, a sense of belonging and purpose in one’s life is instilled in the mind of the readers. A jar of Love will never be able to contain or define Love. Everything about it is limitless and brimming with Rahma (mercy). It is a narrative of a lost soul discovering serenity in Love, exploring the meaning of life, and re-inventing why she is still living. The recompensation for every annihilation is a cleansing of the soul, according to Sufism. Through the prism of Sufism, this paper seeks to understand Ella’s transition from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia and to bridge several of Tabrizi’s rules with Islamic beliefs and understanding.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture, Literary Studies, Literary Theory

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Najmul Huda Tareq This is me
Bangladesh

Publication Date

February 21, 2022

Submission Date

September 12, 2021

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Number: 1

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https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC

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APA

Tareq, N. H. (2022). The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love. Overtones Ege Journal of English Studies, 1, 47-54. https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC

AMA

1.Tareq NH. The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love. Overtones. 2022;(1):47-54. https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC

Chicago

Tareq, Najmul Huda. 2022. “The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-I-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love”. Overtones Ege Journal of English Studies, no. 1: 47-54. https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC.

EndNote

Tareq NH (February 1, 2022) The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love. Overtones Ege Journal of English Studies 1 47–54.

IEEE

[1]N. H. Tareq, “The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love”, Overtones, no. 1, pp. 47–54, Feb. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC

ISNAD

Tareq, Najmul Huda. “The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-I-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love”. Overtones Ege Journal of English Studies. 1 (February 1, 2022): 47-54. https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC.

JAMA

1.Tareq NH. The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love. Overtones. 2022;:47–54.

MLA

Tareq, Najmul Huda. “The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-I-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love”. Overtones Ege Journal of English Studies, no. 1, Feb. 2022, pp. 47-54, https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC.

Vancouver

1.Najmul Huda Tareq. The Ineluctable Chords of Forty and Ella’s Journey from Nausea to Madhab-i-Ishq to Eudaimonia: Prismatic Effects of Elif Shafak’s The Forty Rules of Love. Overtones [Internet]. 2022 Feb. 1;(1):47-54. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA75UD93LC