Historical novels are based on the plot that depicts the settings in the past and focuses on the manners, social conditions and other details of the period. The history based novels allow the readers to understand how the people in the past responded with the environments and what significant role history play in our lives.
Naseem Hijazi is a well-known Urdu novel writer. Most of his novels are based on the Islamic history where he has shown the rise and fall of Islamic history. He was born before the independence of Pakistan and spends most of his life in Pakistan and died in March 1996. Some of his novels depict the rise of Islam to political, economic and educational power while some are based on the rise and fall of Islam in Spain. Yousaf bin Tashfin is one of his historical novel based on the Spanish Reconquista.
The novel is based on the conquest of Yusuf bin Tashfin, who was the leader of Moroccan Almoravid Empire. He fights to help the Muslims and eventually to lead them to the victory while promoting and Islamic system in the country. The story is based on his life journey. He emerged from the line of Berbers military leaders. It is a historical journey of a brave leader who got success in every conquest, for spreading Islam through the regions of Spain.
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Yousuf Bin Tashfin by Naseem Hijazi