The novel "Tauba-tul-Nasooh" by the Indian writer Deputy Nazir Ahmad is a model of classical Indian literature, and it provides a scientific and literary material that serves researchers in comparative literary studies.
And the novel "Tauba-tul-Nasooh” was originally titled “Tawbah Al-Nasuh” and its first edition was published in India in 1877, and it has gained popularity since its publication until today that no other novel in Urdu literature has achieved, and the evidence for that is that it is still widely printed to this day. . It should be noted that it was translated into English, and was issued in London in 1884, then a second edition was issued in 1886 AD with footnotes and a glossary.
God has endowed man with the blessing of the senses and the blessing of the mind and spirit, and gave him the position of faith to be the noblest of creatures.
If a person thought correctly about his condition, he would not find in this world someone who is more helpless and more afflicted than him:
If you look and look closely, what God has given you. You will not find someone who is more helpless and needy than you.
The life of a human being does not exceed sixty or seventy years on average. This is the duration of his stay and his existence on this earth, and he is also exposed from the beginning to the end at every moment to danger, and at every moment he is the target of calamities, he wastes half of his life in sleep and helplessness and petty business; He will have thirty or thirty-five years left, including his childhood, youth and old age, and at least ten years he spends in childhood and in illness. In conclusion, the entire life span ranges between twenty and twenty-five years.
But how many jobs, and how many necessities, how many issues and issues before him: worshiping God, researching matters of religion, earning money, thinking about livelihood, serving parents, raising children, visiting the sick, and visiting loved ones Participation in weddings, tourism in the country, participation in managing people’s affairs, crying over the sick, attending funerals of the dead, birthday celebrations, being happy with meeting loved ones, facing difficulties, bringing benefits, and holding oneself accountable for what has passed. Planning for what is to come, joy for no reason, obsession with fame, regret over loss, heartbreak for what is lacking, avoiding what is past, anticipating the future and what is to come, bonding with friends, guarding against enemies, and keeping Dignity, keeping pace with traditions and customs, preserving money and making profits:
Is this life or a flood?
We have despaired at the hands of this life.
In this narrow time, when deeds abound, the emptiness of the heart is lost, and the peace of mind is absent.
“Thinking about earning a living, remembering God, and remembering what has passed and life is two days, so what are we to do in this life?”
In this book there is an explanation of a duty that a person must perform, which is the duty known as “raising children.” The aim of the book is to correct some of the misconceptions that have spread among people, and to emphasize that raising children does not mean feeding them until they grow up, so feeding and searching for food It is not an art for children to learn, rather it is the duty of parents to refine their morals, reform their natures, and correct their habits, thoughts and beliefs.
But many people neglected to perform this duty, and they forgot to fulfill this duty, and a person cannot fulfill the duty of raising children unless he makes himself a good role model for them, and unless he always holds his children accountable, it is not reasonable for a father to give his children a bad example. Through his bad character, then he expects them, after they grow up, to abide by what came in the advice books, and thus become good people.