Peer-e-Kamil
Peer-e-Kamil
S.A.W.W is an amazing novel which teaches and throws light on numerous
aspects of life, it is hard to decide what to mention and what to leave
in this review. The novel is emotionally gripping and fascinates as you
read it. It is a journey to find eternal peace, there comes a time in
every humans life when he becomes oblivious of the worldly relations and
blessings. He tries to find the reason for his very existence. He sets
upon the path to find Peer-e-Kamil S.A.W.W as it is the only thing which
satisfies the inner self, the soul of a human being. Umaima belongs to
an elite and influential Qadiani family, she finds displeasure in her
religion, so she studies Islam and accepts the religion. After embracing
Islam she has to go through utter difficulties in the love of Prophet
S.A.W.W and Allah. She decides to leave her house, as she was being
forced to marry her Ahmedi cousin. Salar, her neighbour, helps her to
run away. After abandoning the house she has to live in solitude, hiding
her true identity. Salar the main character of this fiction has all
what one desires in this world, he belongs to a rich family, has an IQ
level of 150+, an excellent academic and professional record but he is
induldged into all the wrongdoings in his life. He has attempted suicide
a several times, just to experience ecstasy. For him, everything is an
adventure, as it was to help Umaima, as it was to atempt a suicide.
After helping her run away, Salar's idea of living a satisfactory life
changes, the lies he had once told to Umaima, become a constant source
of agony to him.
All the despise, he had for Umaima turns into admiration and then into
love. Once he had thought her idea of leaving the house in the love of
the Prophet S.A.W.W was mindless and insane, now he adores her for that.
He begins the journey to find his true self, he searches for spiritual
fulfillment which he only finds in Peer-e-Kamil S.A.W.W. He searches for
Umaima at every possible place in the passion of his ever growing
obsession for her. They were a constant source of pain to him. As the
author writes, "what is next to ecstasy", answers "its pain". During
this pain he sets upon to find "Sirat-e-Mustaqeem", he wanted an end to
his suffering, the novel teaches as it progresses, his prayers which
were a displeasure for him, now were the only thing which gave him
respite. For what happens during his journey, i will leave that for you
to read. As it ends, it tells us"Aye Ibn e Adam...Ek teri chahat hai aur ek meri chahat hai...Par hoga wohi jo meri chahat hai...Pas agar tu ne supard kar diya us ke...Jo meri chahat hai...To mein bakhsh doonga tujh ko wo bhi...Jo teri chahat hai...Par agar tu ne naafarmani ki us ki...Jo meri chahat hai...To mein thaka doonga tujh ko us mein...Jo teri chahat hai...Phir ho ga wohi... Jo meri chahat hai..."
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