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Man o Salwa Novel, Authored by Umera Ahmed. The novel Man o Salwa revolves around the effects of morality and the blessings of halal glitter on human life. This is the story of a poor man who earned halal for his family and taught them that. It is about the difference between halal and haraam. It is the story of those who choose the path of sin out of fear of the curse of poverty, but at the same time, it depicts the power of character that can lead one to the purity of the soul.
The protagonists of the story, Zainab, Shiraz, Karam Ali، and Zari, are born into almost identical families in terms of financial status. The most complex character is Zainab, a very obedient, loving، and caring religious girl. Zainab’s father is an honest man. He is a clerk in the income tax department and has always insisted on earning a halal livelihood despite opportunities for corruption. Zainab is always under the protection of her father’s compassion. She is engaged to the man she loves. One of the flaws in her personality is that she is foolishly emotional, so she became so emotional in her love for Shiraz that she kept ignoring many obvious flaws in his character.
Shiraz is a staunch opponent of his father and his “Rizq e Halal” ideology. Unlike Zainab, he was not religious at all. If she had been a little wiser or a little less blind in her love for him, it would not have been difficult to see her materialistic thinking. Another thing that struck me as extraordinary was the liberalism of Zainab and Shiraz, which is not common in Pakistan’s lower classes and especially in religious families.
Shiraz left Zainab because of a relationship with a girl from a wealthy family, so she went through a lot of emotional ups and downs and realised that poverty was the cause of her troubles. Therefore, she wanted to get rich as soon as possible. She wanted to make as much money as possible in the shortest possible time so that she could put herself in the place for which Shiraz had left her. She is burning in the fire of revenge and wants to avenge her disgrace. Ironically, she chooses to humiliate herself further in order to fulfil her desire.
What I failed to understand was that Shiraz, an intelligent man, was so blinded that he did not even think about why a rich and powerful man wanted to marry his daughter to a poor man for no reason. In his lust for wealth, he gave complete control of his life in the hands of others. Throughout the story, he proves himself to be a complete fool, and strangely enough, he never feels as much pain as one should feel in such a situation.
Karam Ali’s character is the most adventurous, but the difference is that his actions were mostly unintentional, unlike Zainab and Shiraz. He is the eldest of his siblings and was responsible for earning a living for his family, like Shiraz. He was in a worse financial situation than Shiraz, but on the contrary, he never considered the possibility of making money through illegal means.
Zari’s character is a combination of ignorance, emotional weakness, and a desire to escape the clutches of poverty that is common to all characters. She wanted to marry Jamal, who is an unreliable, irresponsible, and violent person, but she wanted to live in the financial shelter that Jamal could provide her. Ultimately, his choice made him unhappy, disrespectful, and violent.
Man-o-Salwa is a very rich story about the life of Pakistan’s slums, the brutality of the Arab Sheikhs, the misery of the people in the film industry, their glamour, and their miserable and artificial lives. In this story, you will meet characters you love, hate, and regret. Their behaviour and actions will sometimes be provocative, sometimes irrational, and sometimes very gentle. It is a story of people who choose the wrong ways to escape poverty, but what is clear beyond doubt is that haraam sustenance is not a way out of poverty. What you get legally is “Man o Salwa,” and you should be thankful and satisfied with it.
Man and Salwa is the story of the struggle to take the right path and avoid going wrong. Struggle between halal sustenance (legal earnings) and haraam sustenance (illegal earnings) is part of our daily lives. The beauty with which Umera Ahmed tried to present this subject is commendable. The plot is solid and worth reading. This book is full of all the emotions that a person feels when they are in a situation in which the characters of the story are caught. Overall, this is an unforgettable and wonderful story.
It is hard to categorize this book and tell whether it is good or bad because all the characters and situations represent different extremes. Man o Salwa is an excellent novel in many ways but has some flaws. It’s unnecessarily long and dramatic. The other thing is that the characters have been used unnaturally and inappropriately. Third, I don’t think it exemplifies Umera Ahmed’s best writing.
Her other novels, Pir Kamil, Aab Hayat, Tora Sa Aasman, Amberbail, and other short stories, are very well written than this. I still like it because it teaches people a great lesson. Also, it provides awareness of some severe social issues. “Man o Salwa” was first published as a serial novel in the monthly Khawateen Digest from November 2006 to November 2007, then as a book.
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