Hussn ul Muaab Or (Saira Raza)- Episode 3 Review by Shoby
It is not very often that I get stuck in the very first scene of an episodic novel. Husnul Muaab Or is different. By stepping inside the other side of the wall, we witness a bigger extravaganza waiting our eye sight. Muslim Munna is all set to tie the knot with none other than Christian Maria in a Masjid and this is all but good for the bride's family.
The way Saira Raza has compared Maria's mother situation with blind, mute & handicapped cat, a deer standing in front of a lion ready to swallow her fawn and a feather headed dove just about to fall, is simply out of this world. Woh aik maa ka chehra tha... Dunya ki sab se bebus makhlooq...
She made us look two altogether diverse side of stories in one single frame. At one side, there was a happy contented family where everyone including Khadeeja, Maria and Munna were considering themselves blessed for becoming a source of converting a non Muslim into a Muslim, whereas on the other side, Maria's family is seriously thinking of being cursed as GOD might have left them for something like infinity.
Yeh asman bhi un ke gham mein barabar ka shareek tha... Or Maria usey baarish ki awaz jaltarang lag rahi thi...
Effortlessly, Saira's words are soothing as ever:
Maria ne wohi alfaaz duhraney shuru ker diye they, jo nijaat ka bais hain... (Subhan ALLAH... Beshak).
You know what... there is another type of pride which we do not realise and which flows in all of us, the pride of being the modest one. It is rather irritating to notice that the most down to earth persons, the ones who really think they are nearest to ALLAH sometimes fell in the prey of Satan and start developing a pride of humbleness. Same is the case with Khadeeja who was fortunate enough to be a Muslim by birth and Maria was unfortunately not a born Muslim, rather she selected the religion for her.
The dilemma is, we do not accept the converted Muslims as pure & complete in their religious views & characters as ourselves. Maria has learnt the Bible by heart and this one thing is enough for Khadeeja to have enormous volume of doubts regarding her religious beliefs. Commendable job indeed by Saira for picking up a very delicate topic and treating it with utmost honesty & sensitivity. Exceptional writing indeed.
He is still stuck in the desert and he is ready to die of hunger, thirst & the worst of all, the loneliness & helplessness. He is in one such condition where man finds himself standing in front of the one and only ALMIGHTY ALLAH. I feel, he is about to change. He will surely be rescued even in the worst of these conditions but he will come out of the catastrophe as a completely modified personality.
Now the story of Musa B is getting real interesting. He works with a new comer Soha Khan in the next video and this has not gone well with his earlier partner Sheher'zaad. However she thinks of taking him in confidence again and extend a hand of friendship which he welcomes warmly. After all, it is all about self survival for her.
Yet another engaging aspect of the novel Husnul Muaab Or is obviously the tale of the lead protagonist. The Gang of Girls is trying to clear Husnul's mind but she has one thing which makes her stand out in the folk. She is all belief... Non shake-able belief that ALLAH will surely answer her prayers...
Jis ALLAH ne, jis Maalik ne mujhey us ki janib matwajah ker diya... Main usi se usey kiyo na maang lu???
Husnul is in search of a dua, a wazeefa... Any thing that can bring Musa B in her life and Abdul Mubeen has given her the lesson of the life...
Dua ki qabooliyat ke liye eham cheez niyat or talab ka ka sacha hona zaruri hota hai...
Neem ke pair per gulaab khil janey jaisi dua... Ahhh... The beauty of writing... Stunner indeed. .. In this episode, Nana jaan's character has emerged with the whole lot clarity for the very first time and it is pleasantly surprising... The conversation between Nana & Husnul is awesomely soothing.
So, Husnul is now head to toe all obedience as she now wants Musa B at any cost and there is only ONE who can help her in her cause... ALLAH ALMIGHTTY.
Kal ki uktaahat, apni gharz ki khatir lagaawat mein badal gai... See, how mean we human beings are in the nature. We can do anything for our own personal gains. Anything... I repeat....
In the flashback, due to their busy schedule, cannot give Badar ample time. So his parents hire an atheist Philip as a caretaker for the growing Badar but this was not at all a very good decision as far as morality is concerned. After the death of Philip, he meets Scarlet who went on to define the rest of his life.
Us ki naazuk ungliyan jaam banana janti thi... Us ne baqi sari zindagi BadrudDin ke hathon se paimaney ka kaam liya... Wah...
And although Badar knew she was not good for him but he still cannot afford to lose her:
Woh mera cancer zada haath tha...
At this part of life Mohiy-un-din have realised that they themselves were the whole solely responsible for the drastic life of Badar and they wanted Sami not to become something like his father and he has surprised him. He wants a girl a totally opposite of what his mother was.
I really do not want to be a spoiler but let me give you my own personal take to this. I get a feeling that Sami, the person lost in the desert and the celebrated musician Musa B is same and the prayers of Husnul will be answered positively but I really don't know where it all heads to. (I may be totally wrong in my predictions and I take no responsibility for whatever is coming up next) :p
Nevertheless let me tell you honestly, Saira Raza achieves 10 on 10 for this episode. Such an exceptional depiction of some serious dose of melodrama that was all pertinent to move the story. I enjoyed each & every sentence of this episode and literally wanted to quote almost every master stroke penned by the writer. The wedding scene of Munna & Maria, the scene featuring Husnul and gang of girls and the conversation between Husnul and Nana were the highlights of the whole episode.
It has been so long that I was looking for one powerful writing and I believe Husnul Muaab Or Episode 3 has never disappointed me. Way to go Saira...
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