Abdullah

by Hashim Nadeem

Abdullah by Hashim Nadeem

Genres: Fiction, Novels, Romance, Spirituality

296 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Hashim Nadeem Khan is a Well known & Skillful writer who became hugely popular in a short span of time. He belongs to Balochistan and a great drama writer and a novel writer. He has complete grip over expressing human feeling of love, desire, patience and so on. His work is widely admired by critics as well as the readers.
his novels are Bachpan ka December, Khuda aur mohabbat, Abdullah & Muqaddas are well known and most popular novels in urdu readers.


He also produced 27 Telefilms & 11 Drama Serial as 1st private producer among four of them have won different awards, in which he was also writer and director. Basically associated with civil service but due to his unique style of narration; now widely recognised as a successful Novelist. He has been also awarded with the Bolan Award for the best drama serial ( PTV ) for his serial 'Sipaahee'

Reviews

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

Captivating story of a guy who discovers himself and the mysteries of the world whileon the quest of finding his love.

[Jawad Khalid · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such an amazing book!
what a spiritual experience..........!
Sufism.......so beautifuly portrayed!

I believe that me reading this book......was not less than a miracle!
sooooooo true it is!

Ishq e Majazi se Ishq e Haqiqi tk
( 4rm romantic love 2 real love)

[M Shahid Yousaf · Rating 1 out of 5]

عبدللہ مجھے میرے دوست ہانی نے ریکمنڈ کیا تھا،، ساتھ ساتھ حماد بھی پڑھ راہا تھا اور جواد بھائی نے بھی تعریف کی تھی تو میں نے پڑھ لیا، بس پڑھا کیا گزارا جیسے تیسے کر کے۔ شروع شروع میں تو مجھے لگا کے میں یہ مکمل نہ کر پاؤں گا پر پھر جی پر پھتر رکھ کے پڑھ ہی لیا۔ نا جانے کیوں مجے ہاشم ندیم کے لکھنے کا سٹائل انتہائی بچگانہ یا "ایم میچیور" لگا ،، ایسا محسوس ہوتا تھا کے بس الفاظ کی گھمن گھیری ہے اور ایک نارمل سی بات کو بھی ضخیم لفظوں میں چھپا کر بامعنی بنانے کی کوشش کی گئی ہے۔ پورے ناول میں بمشکل تین یا چار دفعہ کچھ سسبپنس پیدا ہوا وہ بھی تھوڑی دیر کے لیے۔ عبدللہ ایک لڑکی کا عاشق ہو جاتا ہے اور وہ لڑکی کسی دوسرے عبد للہ کی اور پھر مصنف اّس لڑکی کو پانے کے لیے ایک سفر کرتا ہے جس مین اٌسے پراسرار قوتوں کا سامنا کرنا پڑتا ہے،،، اور آخر میں تھوڑا سا جزباتی ڈرامہ کر کے وہ لڑکی پھی مل ہی جاتی ہے اْسے۔۔۔مصنف درمیان میں ایک عام سے بات کو لے کر تین صفحے لکھ دیتا ہے محسوس ہوتا بس صفحوں کی تعداد بڑھانی ہے۔لوگ کہتے ہیں کے یہ عشق مجازی سے عشق حقیقی کا سفر تھا، کمال ہے مجھے تو پورے ناول میں یہ بات محسوس نہیں ہوئی۔ (ایک دفہ پڑھتے پڑھتے میں نے اس ناول کو زور سے اپنی میز پر پٹخ دیا تھا کے کیا فضول وقت ضائع کر راہا ہوں میں)

[Ammara Abid · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.7/5
Very intriguing, dramatic & intelligently written.
Irrespective of the fact many loopholes were there, many phenomenons need more detailed account, still I like it.
The novel started off like a typical love story, a rich guy fall in love at first sight, leave all the things for her but what then??? How? Why? Where?
here comes the magic of the writer. I always say Hashim Nadeem is an intelligent writer, he knows how to pick up the story and brought it to another level and that's what he did in this one. First 40 pages were average but after that it became interesting and more interesting. Not an exceptional story but still a good one to read.

[Salman Tariq · Rating 1 out of 5]

ادیب نے جن کوہ پیماو٘ں سے تصوف کے پہاڑ چھونے کی کوسش کی ہےوہ اس کی اصل روح سے نابلر نظر آتے ہیں۔کشف اور الہام میں مغرب زدہ لوگ کہاں الجتے پیھریں گے، ہمارا حقیقی مسلہ اس سے ماورا یے۔ کچھ بڑھتے فاصلے کم ہو سکتے تھے ۔۔۔عورت پر رنج والم ،اس مقصد کے اصل مقصر کی طرف موڑا جاسکتا تھا۔تسبح اور ٹوپی سے رزق کو جوڑنا میری سمجھ میں نا آسکا۔ محبت کے اس بوسیدہ انداز پر ہر قلم رکنا اب چاہیے۔ تاکہ ہلکے پھلکے چسکوں سے ہم بڑھ سکیں

[Rana · Rating 5 out of 5]

this novel is very helpful to find those, which we like or find.......
further, this novel is written awesome. Hashim Nadeem is very very very good novel writer.
i love this novel very much and i love sufisim and tasawuf very much

[Ftm sair · Rating 5 out of 5]

sahr in the novel is the mussmerizing character for me..he is the one who got the right path means "eshq-e-haqiqi" through "eshq-e-majazi" that he found in the face of Zohra..for that purpose on require proper guidline from a proper and well-observed teacher that Sahar got from Sultan Baba..i learn from the novel how to sacrifice for love either for a person or ALLAH...
i can't found words to pay tribute to this greatest novel and the writer..

[Farheen · Rating 2 out of 5]

اردو ادب کا قتل ہے یہ ناول!!

[Sibghat Ullah · Rating 5 out of 5]

cant be explain in words ...second part ov peer.e.kamil in touching the feelingss

[Zoya Tanveer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really confused about how the story progressed.. strong beginning but it kind of diluted towards the end. Not sure if i'll be reading the sequel.

[Sayam Asjad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hashim nadeem is one of the best abstractor in current era. He has depict factual definition of love in this book & portray islamic doctrine quiet handsomely.😋 It is a very simple and straightforward novel about Sufism that's lead us to Ishq-e-Haqiqi from Ishq-e-majazi. It leaves you with a lasting sense of love, the fragrance of emotions and the courage needed to travel on the ways you feel are right.🙏 This novel gives you answers about divinity. Author gave his best like he did in Khuda aur Muhabbat. 😊
All characters and events are well described, suspense of reader remains till end. I must appreciate Hashim Nadeem for his highest approach to deliver such a beautiful subject. 👌

[Namra · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75⭐

1. It was good but not as good as I was expecting it to be.

2. I did not find that Ishq e haqeeqy factor (due which I had actually gotten this book). It started with ishq e majazi, it went on with ishq e majazi. The 'issues'/'problems' were directly/indirectly related to the same dunyawi muhabbat and all. The use of adjective ooooof!!

3. At some points there seemed a forced use of مشکل باتیں. Looking at the background of our narrator, the dialogues seemed a lil forced (sometimes).

4. I loved how the author talked about جنات and other worldly creatures, their presence, their interactions with humans and all that.

5. I LOVED the whole idea of being of عبدللہ in "real sense."

[Unni · Rating 1 out of 5]

sach me Tareef ke layak toh kuch bhi nahi hai mere paas......ha albatta taruf ke liye kitab ka naam abdullah hai!
Not recommended at all !
The story starts like khuda & mohabbat ..turns into one sided love to super weird love triangle to mutual love And then where it goes , you'll never thought of.... feels like the protagonist is roaming in the whole book wherever he wants...meets anyone...does anything.
The last thing I remember, I read ,when from behind the peepal ka tree zohra comes and she sits and talk and then magically disappears....wow!!!!!...and then I stopped to never read again

[Hassan Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome novel by Hashim Nadeem. When you finish reading, after each chapter it leaves you with a lasting sense of love, the fragrance of emotions and the courage needed to travel on the ways you feel are right. One of the best books.

[Mujeeb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is really such a nice book and its help me how to i spend my life and how i find the truth way
if no one study it plzzzz study and think about it

[Fabia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heart touching , breathtaking and magnificent. I wish i could give more stars to this book!
Its a master piece.

[Zahoor]

best book i ever read

[Ghulam Murtaza · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a very simple and straight forward novel about Sufism that's lead us to "Ishq-e-Haqiqi" from "Ishq-e-majazi".

[Mona]

fine. Khuda aur muhabbat is also good

[Talia · Rating 4 out of 5]

As all the books of Hashim Nadeem were good so i think this will also be good actually i just started it

[Arfa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is attaining the highest level of spirituality the only way to gain love? Hashim Nadeem answers the questions. The events of the story are well-linked.

[Anum Arshad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Erratic, beautiful and so intense. The kind of book where every page will make you highlight more than couple of sentences.
Sentimentally devastating!!

[Yusra Hussain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Abdullah is the kind of book which gives you answers about divinity. I read it at a time when my brains were bursting with a lot of questions about science and religion. This book has solved my problems and dilemmas about the divine nature and science. I won't say that after reading this book, the thirst I had for my questions is quenched. But it sure did help me in seeing a different perspective of the divine nature.

I like how after falling in love with a girl at first sight, Abdullah goes on a journey that brings him closer to Allah. This love story is not your traditional love story where a boy and a girl falls in love and get married. Abdullah has described a more beautiful form of love which is not restricted to the union of two bodies but a love that is search for the love of another person's soul. When the love reaches a person's soul, it becomes purer. This love story tells how a love can turn a person's life upside down. It tells how hungry the soul gets to know more when it gets the knowledge of the divine. It tells how the souls are linked and connected. It tells how there are a lot of questions that science cannot answer.

This book has pure thoughts and feelings.
Amazing read!

[Siyab Hassan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has written by Hashim Nadeem , a well known writer of urdu language.
You might have heard that words speak, cry and smile or you must have passed from the experience of hypnotising while reading a book.If you experienced such things then you will get the essence of this book but if you not then you must read it, in order to become familiar with such experiences. This book is related with a young person who belongs from elite class and the only son of his parents.But something,which you will know in the book, changes his entire life. Do you know what was that? Love , the feeling which let Sahir (Abdullah) to leave own luxurious home and parents and adopt a life full of simplicity in a darga. From onward his journey begins which lasted on other book named Abdullah 2. He passes from tremendous pain and every time his eyes were full of tears which he uses to nourish love in his beloved heart.
The words are full of pain and it ultimately fills eyes with tears which you will not know but those tears will be coming out from your eyes.
A journey from unknowing to knowing.

[Bushra Ayub Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was just awesome ... I read it like this is the last book ... emotions .. my my .. just superbly described .. It won't be lie if i say all the characters were like I am seeing them ...
the story was of a boy called SAhir ( impressive name and he really spellbound me) he was a rake, ,, umm rake may be the wrong word, I shoud say " careless in his belief of life " and then ... he fell in love with a girl named " zahra" the beauty of her mesmirized her ... his parents agreed to marry him, the girl's parents were ready, so what was the problem ? the problem was , zahra .. who loved someone .. after that there is struggle of sahir who becomes Abdullah and become religious and start his journey from "worldly love to eternal love " ... the writer really made impression with this one ... just made my heart melt .. truly worth reading ...

Bushra ayub khan

[Zunaira Saleh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well as for me It was a good "love story" but as far as talking about the religious side of this story it was highly unsatisfactory. Because in my view Prayer is only said to Allah by a person and he does not need any other person to do it for him because all of us are same . We all are equal. This thought should be vanished that we need some sort of source to make contact to Allah.

[Zainab Mushtaq · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well the story was perfect until some over lengthy paragraphs of the characters which were not even important for example in jabal pur we are given the entire chronicle of Laraib ‘S family and what was the point of mentioning Zehra,S step sister? Perfect for those who want to get a cut look from ordinary to adventurous story

[Sami · Rating 5 out of 5]

This kind of 'ishq is instinctive and always active in the governing Intellects and is the striving of the human and celestial souls.
Get Yourself a Copy

[سنگین · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good book

[Naeem Amin · Rating 5 out of 5]

کچھ کتابیں انسان کے سوالات اور الجھنوں کو سلجھانے کے بجائے مزید الجھا دیتی ہیں لیکن یہ الجھنیں بھی نفع سے خالی نہیں ہوتیں یہ الجھنیں ہی مستقبل میں انسان کے خیالات اور نظریات کی درستگی کا سبب بنتی ہیں۔ ایسے ہی سوالات اور الجھنوں سے بھرپور یہ کتاب یا ناول "عبداللہ" ہے۔
عبداللہ ناول دراصل اللہ کے بندے کا اسم "اللہ" کو اُس کے "الف" سے لے کر "ہ" تک مکمل کرنے کی داستان ہے۔ اس سفر میں پیش آنے والے واقعات کو ایک سفرنامے کی صورت میں ہی تحریر کیا گیا ہے لیکن یہ سفرنامہ کسی بھی جگہ اور وہاں کے باسیوں کے ظاہری خدوخال پر روشنی ڈالنے کے بجائے زیادہ اُن لوگوں کے باطن یعنی اُن کے احساسات اور جذبات کی عکاسی کرتا ہے۔ اس کٹھن سفر کی تکمیل کے دوران اُسے بےشمار حالات و واقعات کا سامنا کرنا پڑتا ہے، اور یقیناً اُن واقعات سے حاصل شدہ اسباق کسی بھی طور پر نفع سے خالی نہیں ہیں۔

اس ناول میں سنسان جگہ پر واقع درگاہوں اور وہاں کے مجاوروں کی زندگیوں کو کھنگالا گیا ہے اور بہت سی غلط فہمیاں جو ہم ظاہر کے پجاری انسان اپنے ذہنوں میں پال لیتے ہیں، وہ دور کی گئی ہیں۔

اس ناول میں کرداروں کی تعداد بہت زیادہ ہے لیکن ہر کردار ناول کے ایک خاص حصہ تک محدود ہے۔ پورے ناول میں جو کردار مستقل طور پر چلتا ہے وہ عبداللہ کا کردار اور اُس کے ساتھ "اللہ کی پہچان" کا فلسفہ ہے۔ یہ کہانی معمولی عشقِ مجازی سے عشقِ حقیقی تک کے سفر کی کہانی نہیں ہے بلکہ اس کہانی میں دونوں طرح کے عشق عاشق کی ذات کے توڑ جوڑ کرتے ہوئے نظر آتے ہیں۔ اگر آپ کو محبت یا عشق کا عملی تجربہ نہیں بھی ہوا، پھر بھی یہ ناول آپ کو اس جذبے کی شدت کو سمجھنے میں مدد دے گا۔ اور یقیناً آپ کو اندازہ ہوجائے گا کہ گزشتہ ڈیڑھ سے دو دہائیوں میں جس شے کے بارے میں سب سے زیادہ غلط فہمیاں عام ہوئی ہیں وہ شے "جذبہِ عشق و محبت" ہی ہے۔

مصنف ہاشم ندیم کا مداح میں بچپن کا دسمبر پڑھتے ہی ہوگیا تھا لیکن عبداللہ پڑھنے کے بعد شاید ہی میں ان کی کسی تحریر کو نظرانداز کر پاؤں۔۔"بچپن کا دسمبر" میں جہاں انہوں نے محبت کو ایک چمکتے ستارے یا ایک شعلے کی مانند دکھایا تھا "عبداللہ" میں انہوں نے اُس محبت کو باقاعدہ ایک دہکتے ہوئے الاؤ کی شکل دی ہے۔

اس ناول میں بہت سارے سوالات کے جوابات بہت عمدہ طریقے سے دیئے گئے ہیں مگر میری ایک الجھن یا سوال اب بھی باقی ہے کہ کیا عشقِ حقیقی کا دروازہ کھلنے کے لئے اوائل میں عشقِ مجازی کی آگ سے گزرنا ضروری ہے؟ کیا ایسا نہیں ہوسکتا کہ انسان عشقِ مجازی کی ابتدائی چوٹ کے بغیر عشقِ حقیقی کے ابدی سفر پر چل پڑے؟