Ishq Aatish / عشق آتش

by Sadia Rajpoot

Urdu romantic novel involving sufism and sacrifice.

Genres: Love, Romance, Novels

400 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Unni · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Bold stars, if I'd have option for more I'd give it all!
This book is phenomenal!!!
Honestly I don't have words to describe about the book... It's just perfect!
It's a tale of three people, Noor-ul-huda, Maliha and Wajdaan! (I don't wanna give any other info, coz I want people to dive into this as it is w/o any other info)

The Writing is BEAUTIFUL! The dialogues are simple yet tugs the heart strings so badly, ohmy, I was on the verge of crying many times while reading this. (I can't believe it's her first novel, and also amazed that how come I haven't heard about her before inspite of reading so much Urdu fic, anyways, der aaye durust aaye, Imma search about other novels of hers too) edit: am here after searching for other books,but sadly,very sadly, there's no other book written by her, it's her first and last as of now!

The storytelling is almost perfect (there's only one track in the story which I thought wasn't needed much) apart from that the flow, the speed, the mystery, all on point.

The topics which writer raised in the topics were so subtly raised, with so much sensitivity, it never felt an extra info! (Really Appreciate the writer there, coz many authors, esp. in Urdu can't do it this easily/subtly)

Another thing which I really loved was the realistic(ness) of the story, of characters and their dialogues, never even once I felt it's over the top or unrealistic novel type dialogue happening among characters, it was done so right!

What else... I loved everything about this book, period. And if you haven't read it yet.. GOOOO AND READ IT! You've such a nice treat ahead of you, I wish I can forget it and read it again! Anyways, you get the point how much I loved this one! Go read now!


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Spoiler PLEASE DON'T READ THIS BEFORE READING THE BOOK... I'm writing this here coz I wanna remember how much I loved this part of book.

I really really loved the scenes between wajdaan and Noor-ul-huda, right from beginning when they were pretty brief, like when he comes on stage and screams "Haadi Bhai me aap se yeh nahi kahuga ke use khush rakhna, kyunki me jaanta hu ke aap use sab se zyada khush rakhoge!" (Mein waari jao iss scene par 😌) in this age ,where lovers lose their temper when they see a rival in their love, this man knows that his rival loves her genuinely and here he is screaming on top of his lungs saying congrats to him, take a bow author, I'm impressed, totally!💝)
And then when they meet after all those years, where both of them want apology from each other, how much respect and love they had for each other, coz they knew their lover was in love with the other person. How wajdaan remembered her last dialogues about haadi, and had no negative emotions about him, coz woh uski mohabbat ki mohabbat tha) This is what love is, this is what I always searched in books. Love is about giving, totally!
So yeah I really loved that scene, I stopped while reading that scene and thought, wait, these two men, both who loved one girl so deeply, and here they are hugging each other...last where have I ever seen this kind of relationship? Woahh! I think I'll take pretty good amount of time to get out of this book. ahh, enough for now, otherwise I can keep going on and on.
Okay but last thing, there are sooo many memorable dialogues, but this one which was so simple and the way and the moment in which it was said, I loved it. It's my favourite dialogue out of whole book "Ab toh mujhe tang karna chodo, dekho meri dulhan bhi hans rahi hai mujh pe" 🥺🥺🥺🥺 (After reading this dialogue, le me to author: "teri le le balaye, tere sadqe utare)
Goodness, I've never written a review this emotionally, lol, I've just written whatever came in my mind, without editing or re-reading anything, but I don't regret it either! (So thanks if you read it till here, my emotional review, ❤️😭) and if you've read the book, I'd love to know your thoughts, discuss it with you.

[Muqudus Shahab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ishq Atish is a book that captures one's interest from the beginning to the end. It beautifully describes the philosophy of life. The book sketches the father-daughter relationship. How Maliha loses her life obeying her father against her love for Wajdan. Then, NoorulHuda and Wujdan develop close relationships with their children as parents. The novel portrays men's nature of losing hope when he didn't get what he has asked for. Besides love and sacrifice, Sadia Rajput has incorporated other various topics like schizophrenia, society's attitude towards abandoned children, sorrows of past life, repentance, and forgiveness.
This book is recommended to anyone who wants to experience all the emotions that our four main characters (Maliha, Wujdan, Noorulhuda, and Baba Jann) go through.

[Batool✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't feel like i have words to describe this book, it broke me up it makes me feel what it's like to love and to be obsessed, never have i cried so much in a book but this book makes my eyes cry even when there was nothing to be cried,
i think i should find some words before i write them:'/
:/

[مومنہ❀ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Urdu Bingo 2025 (11) : A book that made people cry

2.7 🌟

I soo wanted to love it like everybody even if it meant tearing my heart a part ;(
While I understand and can see why people love this book so much, I personally did not.
I think I expected too much from this book because I haven't read a single negative review about this book. The only thing that was keeping me away from reading it was the "tragic part." So when I finally got the courage to read it (thanks to Urdu Bingo Challenge; otherwise, I wouldn't dare), I was very much prepared to get my heart shattered, but then nothing happened to me. I had teary eyes once or twice, but for different reasons.I liked the part about Abdullah and Molvi Ji and Child Shaayan. Actually I rarely enjoy this kind of Love at first sight and Deewangi and all. This time I didn't, sadly.

One thing I really liked about this book is how the cover is connected to the story. This is something we don't see in Urdu novels, especially contemporary romance novels.

Some dialogues were really good too ♡. (I wanna qoute some but do not exactly remember, will find and qoute later)

[mahnoor]

wayyyyy 2 sad and caused me to experience insane dreams but she rly is such a good writer. the story isn't all that but the dialogue is actually breathtaking. i felt every characters pain deeply :(

[Anisa Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a solid ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75 for me.
This book is too good. The writing style is so engaging and the plot is also amazing. It beautifully written. I will never forget the characters Maleeha and wajdan. They have become beloved to me as they were to each other.❤️

Read it if you want a good cry.
Though the book is heart wrenching but I am still satisfied and glad that I picked it. Author penned down the emotions and characters perfectly.
Love it.

[Tayyaba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ishq Atash is a book that didn't capture my attention. Firstly, when I read it there comes a reading slump so I leave it and pick it up after many months and yeah finally it captures my attention. It beautifully describes the philosophy of life.The book depicts the father-daughter relationship.How Maleeha loses her life by obeying her father against the love of conscience.After that, Nurul Huda and Wajdan developed a close relationship with their children as parents.The novel portrays the nature of men losing hope when he doesn't get what he asked for.Apart from love and sacrifice, Sadia Rajput covers various themes like schizophrenia, society's attitude towards abandoned children, grief of conscience, Noor ul huda and Baba Jaan.

[Khadija · Rating 2 out of 5]

Geniunly could not finish this book. It is way too unrealistic for me. The plot has sooo much potential, but little to no decent execution. Maleeha and wajdans' story could have been developed a lot more for an intriguing story.

Personally, not a big fan of 'love at first sight' but still went into this book thinking that it may change my view. Did it? Nope - in fact validated my dislike, intensifying it even more. I cannot wrap my head around how someone "falls in love" with a human they only saw from afar. Fine, even if you did start falling for them... the fact that you go mentally unstable at the thought of losing them. Yeah... no. That's way too unrealistic for my liking. I'm all for fictional men going above and beyond for their partners (keyword: Partner), not some random girl on the street who doesn't even know their name. Wajdan didn't even know her!! Uff. The story would have excelled if Maleeha and Wajdan started falling in love slowly and then parted. It was more like a rapid fire Q&A.

On the other hand, Maleeha and Nur ul Hudas story was wholesome and cute. If his screws loosened from their parting , it would be heartbreaking and VALID!

[Minalreads · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars
'Right person wrong time' meets 'Not everyone gets a happy ending'
First things first, I could relate so much to character of maleeha and the way author worded out emotions... It had me crying. Overall, it was a good read where you get to see and understand things from different POVs. I know you can sense a but coming. So yes, BUT I think first half was significantly a lot better than second half. Some parts were relatable but storyline became more and more unrealistic. I wanted to connect- yes but well I couldn't. Storyline was written in two different timelines which is amazing honestly. The thing is this book wouldn't be a part of my trophy shelf so yes I won't recommend it quite much either.

[Shanza Kashaf · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read an Urdu novel after ages and it didn't disappoint me at all.
A nice story for sure. Realistic portrayal of "Man of the House", Azher Farooqi whose egoisitic decisions just devastate everyone. At every page I murmured, "Ahh shall we not deal with our life traumas but that of fictional characters that are even more traumatizing ." Loved it!!!!!

[Fizza Imtiaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Realistic. We are incomplete without having our own Pakistani literature. The novel represents the story of people belong to elite class. The characters are humanely. Love is more about giving.

[Qureshi Taiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very beautifully penned.

[Ayesha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, sober love story, nicely written..

[Hasnain · Rating 5 out of 5]

y kesi parhi jaye g edhr sy

[Naeem Amin · Rating 4 out of 5]

کہتے ہیں کہ گزرتا ہوا وقت بہت ساری چیزوں کے متعلق آپ کی رائے کو بدل دیتا ہے، کچھ ایسا ہی میں نے اس کتاب کو پڑھتے ہوئے محسوس کیا۔ اس کتاب کی شروعات میں میں اُس طرح سے دلچسپی محسوس نہیں کر سکا، مگر اِس کا ایک تہائی حصہ پڑھ لینے کے بعد میری دلچسپی انتہائی حد تک پیدا ہو چکی تھی۔
یہ کتاب مصنفہ سعدیہ راجپوت کی پہلی کتاب ہے اور اُنہوں نے پہلی تصنیف کے طور پر بہترین طریقے سے اسے تحریر کیا ہے۔ اِس کتاب میں دیگر کتب کی طرح بالکل واضح فلسفیانہ تحریریں تو بہت کم آپ کو نظر آئیں گی، مگر کہانی میں زم شدہ جو فلسفے اور معاشرتی حقائق بیان کئے گئے ہیں، اُن کے لیے مصنفہ یقیناً تعریف کی مستحق ہیں۔
اِس ناول میں مختلف کرداروں کے ذریعے ماضی اور حال کا جو تقابلی نقشہ کھینچا گیا ہے وہ مجھے انتہائی دلچسپ لگا۔ اس کے علاوہ اس کتاب میں شیزوفرینیا (Schizophrenia) جو کہ ایک ذہنی بیماری ہے جس میں انسان کو غیر موجود جاندار اپنے اردگرد حاضر اور چلتے پھرتے ہوئے نظر آتے ہیں اُسے بھی آسان الفاظ میں بیان کیا گیا ہے۔(اس بیماری کے متعلق ہالیوڈ کی مشہور فلم A Beautiful Mind بھی بن چکی ہے)
یہ ایک حقیقت ہے کہ انسان کی زندگی میں کئی "کاش" اور کئی "لیکن" رہ جاتے ہیں اور یہ بھی کہ معافی کا حصول کہیں نہ کہیں احساسِ ندامت کو کم تو کرسکتا ہے مگر کبھی بھی کوتاہیوں کا کفارہ نہیں ہوسکتا، انا اور غرور کی آگ پر جب پچھتاوے کا پانی ڈلتا ہے تو نتیجے کے طور پر ایسی راکھ بچ جاتی ہے جس کی تپش اور جلن اُس آگ سے بھی کئی گنا زیادہ ہوتی ہے اور پھر انسان ساری زندگی اپنے جذبات اور احساسات کی نرمی کے ذریعے اُس جلن کو کم کرنے کی کوشش میں لگا رہتا ہے۔
اِن تمام فلسفوں کو اِس ناول کی کہانی کے ذریعے بہت خوبصورتی سے بیان کیا گیا ہے اور میرے اِن جملوں کو اِس کتاب کو پڑھنے کے بعد ہی مکمل طور پر سمجھا جاسکتا ہے!
زندگی میں جب انسان کمزور پڑتا ہے یا اپنے اندرونی یا بیرونی زخموں کی وجہ سے ٹوٹ پھوٹ کا شکار ہوجاتا ہے تو جہاں سینکڑوں مذاق اڑانے والے اور پتھر مارنے والے ہوتے ہیں، وہیں پر چند ایک مرہم رکھنے والے اور درد کو محسوس کرنے والے بھی ہوتے ہیں اور اِس ناول میں مولانا عبدالخالق صاحب کا بھی ایسا ہی کردار ہے، اسی وجہ سے اِس ناول میں وہ میرے پسندیدہ کردار ہیں۔
اِس کہانی کی رفتار عام ناولز کے مقابلے میں کافی تیز ہے مگر اتنی خاص ضرور ہے کہ اسے پڑھا جائے اور میں سمجھتا ہوں کہ اِس تیز رفتاری میں ہی اس کی خوبصورتی ہے، کیونکہ اس کہانی کا طویل ہوجانا اس کی چاشنی اور پیغام کو اثرانداز کرسکتا تھا!
اگر ممکن ہو تو اس کتاب کو ضرور پڑھیں اور اگر پڑھ چکے ہوں تو اس کتاب کے بارے میں اپنی رائے کا اظہار ضرور کریں۔ شکریہ!

[Maryam Chaudhary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good one .
Tbh I didn't like Wajdan that much but LOVED Noor ul Huda . And I would never understand how can a girl just fall in love with a stranger who met her outside the library and says that he loves her ?? A sane girl would slap that man or atleast says something offensive that scene was non sense for me but the other novel was good

[Ayesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

عشق آتش۔۔۔ کہانی ہے نورالہدی، ملیحہ اور وجدان کی۔
اس کہانی کو اگر کوئی محبت کرنے والا پڑھے تو اس میں رفاقتیں اور جدائیاں ہی دیکھے گا۔ لیکن اگر میں دیکھوں تو ایک باپ کی محبت ہی نظر آتی ہے۔ اس کا تعلق اپنی بیٹی کے ساتھ۔
نورالہدی باہر سے پڑھ کر آئیں ہیں اور ملیحہ سے محبت کرتے ہیں۔ نورالہدی بابا جانی کی بھتیجے ہیں اور ملیحہ بابا جان کی سات سال شادی کے بعد پیدا ہونے والی اولاد ہے۔
نورالہدی کے والدین ایک حادثہ میں انتقال کر جاتے ہیں اور بابا جان انہیں اپنے بیٹے کے طور پہ ہی پالتے ہیں۔
ملیحہ نورالہدی سے محبت کرتی ہے۔ لیکن اسے وجدان سے عشق ہو جاتا ہے۔ حالانکہ نورالہدی کو اس بات کا معلوم نہیں ہوتا۔ لیلہ بابا جان کو بتای ہے وجدان کے بارے میں لیکن وہ انکار کر بیٹھے ہیں اور تین دن کے اندر وجدان سے نکاح کی تاریخ تہہ کر دیتے ہیں۔ لیکن ملیحہ کسی کو دکھ دینا نہیں چاہتی نہ بابا کو نا نورالہدی کو اور نہ ہی وجدان ہو۔۔۔ اور نکاح کے دن ملیحہ کو ہارٹ اٹیک آ جاتا ہے۔ اور وہ انتقال کر جاتی ہیں۔
اور وجدان ملیحہ کی جدائی میں پاگل ہو جاتے ہیں شیزوفرینیا۔ اور وجدان ساری ذندگی شادی نہیں کرتے ہیں۔ لیکن وجدان اپنے بیٹے جو انہیں جھاڑیوں سے اپنے پاگل پن کے دوران ملتا ہے۔ شایان ۔۔۔ شایان کو نورالہدی کےی بیٹی سے محبت ہو جاتی ہے۔
شایان رانیہ سے اس لیے شادی سے محبت کے باوجود انکار کرتا ہے کہ وہ نورالہدی کی بیٹی ہیں۔
اور بابا جان کبھی شایان کو نہیں اپنائیں گے۔
لیکن اختتام اچھا ہے۔ کہانی بہت اچھی لکھی گئی ہے۔ ڈائیلاگ بور کرنے والے بالکل نہیں ہیں۔ رونا تو بہت آیا۔

[Ahsan Iftikhar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ishq aatish By Sadia Rajpoot

" بہت سی یادیں ایسی ہیں جنہیں انسان بھلا نہیں پاتا ، مگر انہیں بھول جانے کی خواہش تو کر سکتا ہے "

یہ کہانی ہے ملیحہ فاروق اور وجدان مصطفیٰ کی۔۔۔ اصل میں یہ بس ان دونوں کی محبت کی داستاں نہیں بلکہ اس میں اور لوگوں کی محبت شامل ہے ، محبت کی داستانیں ۔۔۔۔
لیکن جو واضح اور مین کردار ہیں وہ یہی ہیں ۔ بہت دلچسپ کہانی جو عشق مجازی سے عشق حقیقی تک سفر کرتی ہے۔۔۔
اس میں بہت سے کردار ہیں جو یقیناً اس کہانی کو بہت دلچسپ بناتے ہیں جیسے
" عبداللّٰہ " ۔۔۔
میرا جو خیال ہے وہ یہ ہے کہ کہانی بتائی نہ جائے نہ ہی زیادہ کردار بتائے جائیں اپنے Review میں اس لیے میں کرداروں کے بارے میں بات نہیں کروں گا زیادہ ۔۔۔
مجھے ایک چیز لگی کہ کہانی کافی تیز چل رہی ہے لیکن بعد میں مجھے ایک ہمارے بھائی نے سمجھایا کہ اگر یہ کہانی آہستہ چلتی تو بور کر دیتی اور واقعی ان کی یہ بات بالکل ٹھیک ہے ۔ کچھ ایسے سینز بھی ہیں جو مجھے اچھے نہیں لگے لیکن سارے ناول کو ایسے نہیں کہہ سکتے ناول کی ایک اور بات جو مجھے محسوس ہوئی کہ جو کرداروں کا ری ایکشن ہے وہ مجھے زیادہ اصلی ٹائپ نہیں لگا لیکن یہ بھی کہانی کی وجہ سے ہوگا ایسے کہانی جس قسم کی ہے ویسے ہی اسے لکھا جاتا ہے۔۔۔ سعدیہ راجپوت ایک نئی مصنفہ ہیں ۔ شاید یہ انکا پہلا ناول ہے اس کے بعد انہوں نے (میرے علم کے مطابق) کوئی ناول نہیں لکھا۔۔۔
ہمیں چاہیے کہ ہم نئے ٹیلنٹ کو پروموٹ کریں ہم کتابیں خرید کر پڑھیں تاکہ رائٹرز کا حق ادا ہو سکے ۔۔۔
یہ میرا پہلا ناول Review ہے میں بہت کچھ سیکھوں گا ابھی انشاء اللّٰہ
احسن افتخار
امید ہے آپ مجھے جانتے ہونگے

[Mahwish Abbasi · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's hard to believe that this was the first written piece of Sadia rajpoot. So beautifully she has written it. They way dialogues and character justify their part is commendable. If you want to read something that has drama, love and purity you can just go for it. Both main leads were too good. This one is going to make you cry definitely. The moment of revelation when Tania read the diary of the girl who was mystery for her will give you shock. And I remember after that I have read each and every page crying. The love and passion shown here is just remarkable. " Some people die but they remain alive in our hearts."

[Kainat Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice bonding and experiences that characters experience. And an excellent portray of emotions love, care, friendship, parental consent, and guilt. All was a nice combination of emotions.

[Mirha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Except for that abdullah part i really liked this novel, one of my favourite novels.

[GUL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Melancholic yet too dramatic and dragged

[Mukarrama · Rating 4 out of 5]

my heart will always heart for them.

[Deeba Umar · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY FAVOURITE URDU NOVEL EVER.
😭😭😭😭

[Hamdha · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say about this book? If something could suck the life blood out of you and replace it with lead, if something could replace your heart with a stone, this book has that power.

[Safa · Rating 5 out of 5]

PLS I LOVED THIS ITS SOOO GOOODDDD

[Zahra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea. I will just say this, You don't have right to cry over love you never fought for.

[Ayesha Ayaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[A. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don’t remember much but I don’t like too much ishq

[T. Shree · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is phenomenal. Despite the sad ending it gives a different peace to the heart. Meaning of love was different for everyone in this story but ultimately it ended at being selfless. I am so much in love with this story and it’s one of those stories that lingers for long in your heart and mind. There is so much pain and there is so much of love too. Oh that unconditional selfless love that doesn’t demand anything… it just exists there. And last scene… OMG!!

हमने भला किससे कहा
करते रहे हैं रात भर किस रहगुज़र की जुस्तजू,
आँखों से क्यों ओझल हुआ मंसूब जिसके नाम थी,
हर रोशनी हर आरज़ू,
तेज थी मौजें बला पर तमन्ना आम थी,
चुप चाप हम किसके लिए थामे रहें जलते रहे,
देखो के फिर सैकल हुए शहरे वफ़ा के आईने,
आती ऋतु की आहटें, बीतें दिनों के नक़्शबा,
देखो के वो आरामें जाँ हम पे हुआ फिर मेहरबाँ,
हमने भला किससे कहा..

These lines would send a sharp pang of pain that would perforate through your heart. If you’re engrossed in the story, you’d feel that pain. I am so much in love with Wajdan for his commitment towards Maleeha & Noor-ul-huda, he loved her as someone breathes air. Maleeha was the oxygen for both these men and Shayan what to say about him. He had very limited presence in the story but the story revolved around him and everything changed for him.

Every character leaves an imprint in your mind whether it’s Wajdan or Noorulhuda or Baba jaan. Even the secondary characters especially Afaaq & Sumeira or Maulvi Saab they bring a different human angle to the story.

Hats off to the writers who wrote this brilliant plot that stirred the every emotions of the heart. Wonderful work ❤❤