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.
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.
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.
Infidelities, betrayal, intrigue, selfishness along with altruism are the recurring themes of this extensive novel. It is a story of people whose lives were an outcome of their ethics and moral values rather their circumstances. There is a medley of settings and characters that live separate lives in different worlds but intertwine at a point in the end.
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
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.
Rash and reckless behavior can shatter lives with the blink of an eye, especially if you are a woman. Bus Eik Dagh-e-Nadamat Hai is the story of Moomal who ruined her life by her irrational behavior. Her friends knew her brash demeanor and took advantage of her foolishness. Moomal being a classic example of a young thoughtless girl who is blindly driven by her impulses gets herself stuck in a huge mess.
Rash and reckless behavior can shatter lives with the blink of an eye, especially if you are a woman. Bus Eik Dagh-e-Nadamat Hai is the story of Moomal who ruined her life by her irrational behavior. Her friends knew her brash demeanor and took advantage of her foolishness. Moomal being a classic example of a young thoughtless girl who is blindly driven by her impulses gets herself stuck in a huge mess.
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.
