Faith, Gender, and Spiritual Resistance: Reimagining Islamic Ethics in the Neoliberal Age in Mohsin Hamid’s How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
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Keywords: Mohsin Hamid; Pakistani Muslim novel; Islamic ethics; neoliberalism; gender; postcolonial modernity; moral subjectivity; resistance.Abstract
This study indicates Mohsin Hamid's How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013) examines the notion of faith within the framework of neoliberal Pakistan. While the previous literary studies viewed this novel as a satire of globalization. However, these works fail to address the reconstruction of Islamic ethical subjectivity. This study fills that significant gap. The study integrates postcolonial theory with Islamic ethical ideas such as niyyah (intention) and ihsan (benevolence). It claims that the novel expresses a form of spiritual opposition to hyper-materialism. The author uses second-person narration and a self-help format to question the dichotomy between secularism and fundamentalism. The analysis shows how the protagonist and female lead use resilience to negotiate challenging moral terrains. Finally, the story reimagines Islamic teachings as a subversive form of empathy. This view offers the essential ethical framework for the postnormal period.
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