Justuju Ka Safar

by Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani

Justuju Ka Safar defines the struggles of an ordinary man to come to terms with extraordinary circumstances in order to discover the exact nature of his identity. Though the characters are fictitious, the land, with its convoluted internal struggle as well as its abysmal darkness of ignorance, corruption, illiteracy, and its defiance and obstinacy to come to terms with this malevolence is very much real.

Justuju Ka Safar takes its start in an impoverished, rural village in Pakistan where the question of the day is survival, even at the cost of dignity. Abdullah, the protagonist, is a nameless son of a ploughman who sets out to defy the odds and change the course of his life. His odyssey of self-discovery is through the channels of religion and spirituality. Abdullah realizes that his greatest battle is finding a voice in a third world country where poverty is a man's greatest foe. Using faith and spiritual guidance as his weapons, he nurtures his relationship with God and seeks spiritual leaders. As his education increases, so do his questions about the morality and ethics of the society in which he struggles to make his place as a Muslim. A coveted scholarship allows him to move to the US. Here he challenges every assumption he has made throughout his life about the country, its culture and its people.

The questions about life that Abdullah seeks to answer are real life narratives that frame the current political and social position of Pakistan on the global stage. Justuju Ka Safar is not only a social reformist novel but also a seething satire on modern Pakistani society. It is the story of a traveler who begins his journey without a destination in mind. A traveler who hitches a ride on any caravan that is headed anywhere. It is only at the end of the journey that he realizes that it was the wrong caravan and the wrong destination. All of the people whom he yearns would join him do not share his passions nor his visions to make the land as pure as it could-and should-be.

Genres: Spirituality, Novels

Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2012

Reviews

[Muhammad Abdullah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing read for me at least. This book is written in the form of novel which is actually filled with questions about knowing ourselves and our real purpose here in this world. The story of the book started with a boy named Abdullah, who was the son of a poor village. His father and mother used to work at the landlord farm. The boy was very curious. He managed to get scholarship for abroad studies, despite all the hardships that he had faced throughout his childhood and during college/university in his own country, Pakistan. The book described his journey from nothing to one of the world's top Data Scientist in a very profound way. Furthermore, the second half of the book displayed his eagerness and curiousity to find out his real purpose of life. He tried really hard and travelled every nok and corner of his country to find answers to his questions. A very fascinating, valuable, and mind changing book for me.

Note:
If you are happy with your current life and read it for enjoyment purpose only, then this book is not for you. Only read this book, if you want to change yourself. This book will change your perspective of seeing the life and things that are happening around us. Even your beliefs may be changed.

[Dil Nawaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

ناول ایک کہانی ہے یہ سچائی
یہ بات پڑھ کر سمجھ آئ

اندرون سندھ سے دنیا کے ٹاپ ڈیٹا سائنٹسٹ تک کا سفر
یہ ایک ناول ہے یہ مصنف کی کہانی

دنیا سے دین تک کاسفر اور پھردین اور دنیا دونو حاصل کرنے کی محنت وہ آپو اس ناول میں پڑھنے کوملے گی

ذیشان عثمانی صاحب کو کافی دفعہ سنا لیکن کبھی کوئ دلچسپی نہیں لی
یوٹیوب پر انٹرنیٹ مارکیٹنگ سرچ کرتے کرتے ان تک دوبارہ پہنچا

کافی ویڈیوز ایک ہی دن میں دیکھ ڈالیں اس کے بعد انکی کتابوں سے دلچسپی بڑھ گئی
انکی ویب سائٹ گفتگو پبلیکیشنز سے کچھ کتابیں آرڈر کی پر دوبارہ سوچا کونسی کتاب پڑھنی چاہے

پھر یہ ناول خرید لیا کیونکہ مجھے ایسا لگا ناول انکی اپنی کہانی ہے

اس گروہ میں ہر کسی کو یہ کتاب پڑھنی چاہیے

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[Waleed Bin Yousuf · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is really a beautiful book to read. It made me engrossed in it all the time. Didn't get bored for even a single time. The success story is inspiring. Simplicity of thoughts and the way the writer gets his ideas from normal daily tasks made me admire him more. I'll read it again in near future to get more pearls of wisdom. The writer has narrated his story in such a away that I felt like I was talking to my mentor and he was giving me a step-by-step guidance, whether it be spiritual or materialistic. A must read and highly recommended.

[Shabeeh Haider · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good story with suspense and narrative built not too slow neither too fast. I think the book deserves a 3 star review because in many parts of the book it was very emotionally convincing, however the book shifts between being rag to riches story and a spiritual journey of a man. I personally didn’t like unnecessarily elongated prayers of Abdullah in the book which overall ruined my interest and i started skimming the book.

[WAQAS SHAH · Rating 5 out of 5]

first of all i want to write here some thing about my favorit author sir zeeshan usmani
he is a best author in my readings he belongs to poor family and backward area but he was intelligent and dedicated and now he is a Data scientist and work in many more international companies i really like this type of person he got success without any source this is a man of hope and struggle .

after that this book is a novel and story about a poor and a needy boy and he lived in a backward area of Pakistan and that area is under the "wadera" system and these "waderas" did'nt want poor people to get educated however this boy got education & achieved success after many diffculties , this is a moral of this novel .

but i think this novel is based on a real story of Sir Zeeshan usmani . But i can not confirm.

[Fahad Shaikh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Those looking for some motivation, those who aspire to do something great in life, Those who want to up their game and challange themselves, this book is a must read. A beautful book written in very easy and relatable language. This book will open doors of your mind to think in directions you never thought before.

[Muhammad Imran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliantly wrote! An inspiring book to do some research about self - what's the real purpose of life and what direction we're following. An excellent guide for those who are lost in the journey of life and want to reflect and start from a point that can lead to a satisfaction zone. Sometimes illusions take us so far and in the end, leave us empty-handed and scrunched.

Great and inspired:

تو نے چھو کر مجھے پتھر سے پھر انساں کیا
مدتوں بعد میری آنکھ میں آنسو آےٴ

[Farrukh Anwaar · Rating 4 out of 5]

ذیشان عثمانی صاحب کی ایک عمدہ تحریر!
اس ناول سے اگر آپ کوئی ایک سبق حاصل کرسکتے ہیں تو وہ ہے مستقل مزاجی، یہ ایک ایسی کہانی ہے جو آپ کو بتاتی ہے کہ اگر آپ دھن کے پکے ہیں تو آپ کو آپ کی تقدیر کے سوا کوئی چیز بھی مات نہیں دے سکتی۔
گو کہ یہ ایک ناول ہے، لیکن اپنے طرز تحریر اور مقصد کی وجہ سے ایک اصلاحی کتاب معلوم ہوتی ہے، اشعار کا استعمال مروجہ ناولوں سے زیادہ محسوس ہوتا ہے
بہر حال اگر آپ سنجیدہ ادب پڑھنے کا ذوق رکھتے ہیں جو آپ کی زندگی میں مثبت تبدیلی بھی پیدا کرے تو آپ کو اسے ضرور پڑھنا چاہیے۔

[Aadam Iqbal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing novel. The story grabs the reader's mind till end. It teaches different lessons, provide some kind of selfhelp stuff. As a reader I want that story should never end. Recently Part two is published. Recommended for everyone to read, learn something and share your review.

[fahad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing journey

A nice and motivating story of a young boy from a village who works on a things to do list to achieve his life goals

[Noman Naseer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read book for students and freshly graduates or someone who is struggling hard in life. If you are worrying for not getting results, don't lose hope just read this book. Highly Recommended.

[Haseeb Ijaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gave me a chance to view life from a different angle

[Abdul Rahim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mashallah good Book

[Abdul Rehman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic, beautiful book. A Mesmerizing journey of reading it.
Recommend

[Noor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book.

[Zohaib Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wept and I wept and still weeping.
There is a burden on my heart After reading this book. I can't sleep, I can't talk.

[Mohammed Faisal · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing life story of a poor man

[Syed Hussain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read. 📚👏

This book has given me thoughtful lessons to learn and adapt.

[Qasim Raza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book, being a citizen of the same country, about which this book is, I can relate to many things in this book and the way the writer describe the journey of Abdullah is very heart touching.

[Muhammad Hassan Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

عبداللہ مسلسل سفر میں ہے رب سے ملنے کے سفر میں رب مل بھی رہا ہے اور نہیں بھی

[Habib Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insaan Khtm Ho Jaata par us ki khuhwaishaat aur khuwaab ni khtm hotey

[Soman · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's like novel to motivate people to studies and work

[Z U L F i · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written. Author has a very good taste in using words. Depiction of scenarios (manzar kashi) is at its very best.
Author has pictured the current society of Pakistan at a very efficacious manner, everything is mentioned as it is in reality.
Hope to read more of Mr. Usmani in future.