Urdu Novel: Mohabbat Subha Ka Sitara Hai by Umera Ahmed

by Umera Ahmed

It is the first job interview of her life, and Romaisa is totally unqualified for the job, and she knows it. Just a high school graduate, she knows she can’t compete with other girls in the interview room, with their glossy degrees, glamorous appearances and polished looks. Clad in a long ‘chaadar’ and sporting a makeup-free face, Romaisa knows she is a misfit. Till she is spotted by the Prince Charming. Nabeel Sikandar, the knight in shining armor for Romaisa, hires her instantly as his secretary. Besotted with her, he marries her just after a month, against all odds. And like all fairy tales, this one too, only lasts a few moments.

Life has a way of acting as a spectator and throwing all kinds of surprises our way, just to see how we flounder. Widowed after few short months of marriage, Romaisa soon realizes how her life before Nabeel wasn’t half as bad. Humiliated, insulted, rejected and tortured, Romaisa passively endures, keeping her little daughter as her connection to sanity. And then the moment it seems the bleak night will last forever, the sun bursts in, full of glory and magnificence.
The horse-ridden carriage had turned back into a pumpkin at the stroke of midnight, but the Prince has sent troops with the glass slipper to look for his lost Cinderella. Will the shoe fit Romaisa again?

Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 1998

About the author

Umera Ahmed is one of the most widely-read and popular Urdu fiction novelist and screenplay writer of this era.
She completed her Masters in English Literature from Murray College, Sialkot. Later she became an English language lecturer for the students of O and A levels at Army Public College, Sialkot. However she left the job a few years back in order to devote her full attention to writing.
She began her writing career in 1998 at a quite young age. Her initial stories were published in monthly urdu digests and later came out in the form of books. She has written about 16 books , comprising of complete novels and compilations of short stories. However it was her novel "Peer-e-Kaamil (S.A.W.W)" which became her identity.

Reviews

[Laiba Noor · Rating 4 out of 5]

اس کتاب میں تین کہانیاں ہیں۔
1. محبت صبح کا ستارہ ہے
رومیصہ، نبیل اور ذیشان کی محبت کی کہانی۔ نبیل کی محبت نے جہاں رومیصہ کو ایک الگ دنیا دی وہیں مجبوری کے تحت بندھے رشتے میں ذیشان نے اپنی محبت سے رومیصہ کو ہر طرح کی دنیا میں جینا سیکھا دیا۔
2. میری ذات ذرہ بے نشان
قرآن پاک کی عزت کرنے والوں کو عزت Allah دیتا ہے ۔ اس پر ڈرامہ بھی بن چکا ہے۔
3. آؤ ہم پہلا قدم دھرتے ہیں
تینوں کہانیوں میں یہ میری پسندیدہ ہے۔ مشکل حالات نے جہاں لوگوں کے چہرے سے نقاب اتارے وہیں معیز کو مضبوط بھی کیا۔ اور عایشہ کو بھی بلا آخر اپنے سفر کا کنارہ مل گیا۔ زندگی کی مشکل راہ میں کیسے دونوں ہم قدم ہوے اس کے لیے ناول ضرور پڑھیں۔
تینوں کہانیاں مختصر ہیں۔

[Nazish Islam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kis ne kaha sardiyon ki baarish rulati hai
har bar aisa thori hota hai :)

[Aneela ♒the_mystique_reader♒ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sad story with a great lesson.
Women should raise voice for their rights.
I felt bad for Rumaisa though.

[مومنہ❀ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read Umera ahmed after a very long time

[Rabia · Rating 3 out of 5]

یہ ایک سماجی، رومینٹک کہانی ہے جس میں ہمارے معاشرے میں عورت کی مشکلات کو بیان کیا گیا ہے۔ ایک بچی اس وقت یتیم ہو گئی جب اس کے والدین حادثے میں جاں بحق ہو گئے۔ اس وقت، اس کے تمام رشتہ داروں نے خود کو منقطع کیا اور اسے الگ تھلگ کردیا۔
وہ اپنی ظالمانہ اور لالچ رکھنے والی خالہ کے ساتھ رہتی ہے۔ ایک امیر کاروباری ، نبیل ، رومیسہ سے محبت کرتا ہے اور اس سے شادی کرتا ہے.شادی کے بعد اس کے شوہر کا انتقال ہو گیا اور اسے سسرال والوں کی طرف سے اسی رویے کا سامنا کرنا پڑا۔
کچھ غیر متوقع حالات اسے اپنے سسرال کے ساتھ رہنے پر مجبور کرتے ہیں ، اس کے ساتھ خادمہ کی طرح سلوک کیا جاتا ہے۔ یہ کہانی ایک مضبوط پیغام پیش کرتی ہے ، کہ ہر حکم کی تعمیل اور ہتھیار ڈالنے سے آپ کو معاندانہ ماحول میں بچایا نہیں جاسکتا۔ ہرکسی کو زندہ رہنے کے لئے اپنے بنیادی حقوق کے لئے لڑنا پڑتا ہے۔

[ayshkhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

welldone.. i like your novels..

[Khurshid Dar · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT NOVEL .

[Mateen Azram]

Good book

[Shaik.Arsheeya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love it

[MahRukh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considering the fact that its written by Umera Ahmed the story is not very well conceived....it was way too dramatic and predictable....but in the end the story was touching.

[Khadija · Rating 1 out of 5]

its a sad story. Depressing in some parts.

[Asra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Great Novel for sure.. It has a lesson to those girls who follow such patterns in their lives.

[Huma Aftab · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fight for your, right

good
not believable but message is good
why need 13 words may not need more than 5_6 words to tell how was book

[Nazish Islam · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was my first ever read Urdu novel. It's depressing at some parts but end was justified.

[Rimsha Sabtain · Rating 3 out of 5]

just a good book. . .nothing more or less. . .

[Rahim Sk]

this is amazing story

[Shagufta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hi...I cannot open & the novel...Can anyone advice me how to open it ?