t is a collection of three stories published together; Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Abhi to Maat Baaqi Hai and Aisa Kabhi Nahi Hota. Zindagi Gulzar Hai (English: Life is a Rose Garden) follows Kashaf and Zaroon, class fellows with backgrounds poles apart. Kashaf, an average looking girl from a middle-class family, has a lot of responsibilities. She has an extremely unsatisfied life due to the financial constraints which affect her self-esteem badly. Zaroon belongs to the elite class, has every good thing in life and an unshakable self-confidence. The only thing lacking in Zaroon’s life; a close knit family with enough time for each other.
They meet in college and their lives are forever intertwined. ZGH chronicles the journey of these two characters, how they overcome their animosity for one another and learn to love and respect each other.
Enigma, mystery, and emotional upheaval define Aks. It is a mind blowing story of human perseverance and courage. Dealing with the intense subject of Child abuse, Aks portrays different shades of human psyche. It displays the ugliness of selfish and self centered characters, while soothing the nerves of the reader by selflessness and Altruism at the same time. It introduces us to Kherdin who is an epitome of love and sacrifice while exposing the malice of Shehbaaz who despite being guilty keeps on plotting to ruin the life and future of his victim.
Hasil (English: Reward) highlights the relevance of religion in a Muslim’s life. It helps the reader explore the strength inherent in an individual’s determination in seeking divine help against enormous obstacles.
Hadeed is a neglected child raised in a luxurious yet abusive environment which turns him into an insecure introvert. His extreme dissatisfaction with life leads him to make a dangerous decision. At this stage of his lonely life, he meets a strange girl named Saania and his life begins anew.
La Hasil (English: Hollow Pursuits) is a sublime tale of individuals who faced different trials in life. Driven by desire, belief, pride and prejudice, they run their lives according to their views. Khadija Noor, the centre stage character is the epitome of belief, patience and self-sacrifice. Mazhar, a seemingly practicing Muslim, is a self proclaimed caretaker of Islam. Marium, another main character, is desire personified. Catherine is a British girl, whose Pakistani father betrayed her mother, Ruth. This left irreparable scars on their lives.
It’s a story of redemption of someone and regrets of someone else. It’s a story of bringing out yourself from filth and then walking on the path of self-rectification & self-righteousness. It’s a story that tells when someone finds the light by the Grace of Almighty then nothing else matters anymore.
It revolves around the blessings and influence of ethics and morals on people’s lives. It’s an account of a religious girl who makes wrong choices in distress and faces adverse consequences. It also narrates how poverty defaces human emotions and affects blood relations and tends to turn them into insecure emotionless parasites
Mishal is a beautiful girl. Everyone loves her. Brought up in an elite household with everything she can wish for, you think, she has everything she ever wants, but does she? On the other hand is Mishal’s cousin Mehreen; a girl who is not-so-pretty and has a disturbing background. Everyone’s annoyed by her bad behavior and ill-mannered ways. Living in the same house, these two girls go head-to-head. And in the middle of these two is caught Aswad, a handsome young guy, who is their cousin and who is also madly in love with Mishal, and hates Mehreen. All three of them think they have their lives perfectly planned out for themselves but can this much hate and competition really end up in something good?
Peer-e-Kamil or ‘The Perfect Mentor’ is one of the best and most popular Urdu novels written by the famous Pakistani author Umera Ahmed. It was first published in Urdu in 2004, and later in English in 2011. The book deals with the turning points in intervening lives of two people very unlike each other: a runaway girl, Imama, and a boy named Salar who is gifted with extraordinary intelligence.
The story of encircles a hardworking and diligent filmmaker named Momin, who is shown to be tangled between his spirituality and the glamourous life that he leads.
The novel comes packed full of sentiments and love which surrounds family values and depicts the love of a dervish in the novel.
