Aab-e-Hayat is the novel everyone wants to read. It picks up right where Peer-e-Kamil left off in terms of the story. It was published as episodic form in November 2014 in Khawateen Digest.
You should read Peer e Kamil before we talk about the story of the Aab-e-Hayat Novel, If you haven’t read it yet. Because there are Peer e Kamil spoilers further down this post. That means you’ll know what happens, which will take away from the fun of reading it.
Aab-e-Hayat Novel by Umera Ahmed
Summary & Review of Aab-e-Hayat Novel:
One of the main characters in Pir e Kamil (پیرِکاملﷺ) was Imama Hashim (امامہ ہاشم), and the other was Salar Sikandar (سالار سکندر). It tells how the Imam converts to Islam, and Salaar rediscovers his faith. Along the way, they fall in love and get married. The story of Aab-e-Hayat (آبِ حیات) now starts where Peer-e-Kamil left off.
Salaar and Imama are together and need to choose what they want to do with their lives. This part of the book talks about how their family grows, including their children, the things they give up, and the heated arguments and disagreements that happen because of love. Simply put, this book is about their life after getting married. In this book, Salaar’s character is very different from the last one. He quietly puts up with the Imama’s sensitive nature.
In her writing, Umera Ahmed always aims to bring attention to social problems and how to solve them. This also happens in this book; the social issue she writes about is making money from interest (سود). There’s no sign that she’s trying to preach, but she does get her point across by telling a very interesting story. You should read this book if you don’t want to read or talk about this subject. It might change your mind.
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Aab-e-Hayat was a controversial follow-up to Peer e Kamil because living up to the book’s quality was hard. Some people really liked the book, and some people really didn’t. You should read this book and decide if it is the proper follow-up for Peer e Kamil.
In general, it’s an interesting story with a strong message. As you get older and have kids, it teaches you how to deal with problems and get over your fears. You should read this book to learn what happened after Salaar and Imama got married. Their life after getting married is the focus.
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