Talking about the spongy, balmy and
affectionate story of a man who could presume and attain even impossible
but one day, he encounters corporeal wakefulness and departs the world
of facts. Striking subject, symbolic graphs, aesthetic and literary
dialogues are the most governing features of “Darwaza e gull” by Zia
Hussain Zia.
Sadiqain Raja is a wedded handsome professor of Psychology in a
university and Aneela, his colleague is fascinated by his debonair
personality. She is elegant but still single; loves professor but does
not want to disturb his family life. Fascinating is their life style and
the way professor is crazy for his wife, Atiya who is never seen by
anyone. A dreamy atmosphere dominates the reader throughout the novel
where Atiya, a woman is appreciated as a brain by her husband. On the
other hand, Aneela’s love gradually motivates Sadiqain and they decide
to marry. Atiya disappears and Sadiqain commits suicide soon after his
marriage.
Interesting is the apprehensive treatment that shocks the readers
that Atiya was just a creation of Sadiqain’s mind and does not exist in
real life.
The philosophy behind is quite evocative and multi dimensional. The
novelist has preferred a woman with heart and intellect rather than
heart and body. Body crumbles and decays whereas mind blooms and furnish
new emotions, fresh ideas and inquisitiveness every second. Being
truthful even to his thoughts, he kills himself to conclude his
ideology.
Moving in the passageways of matrimonial life, talking about the
cupboards and drawers, the author craves for the respect between a
husband and wife like any other relation. He specifies that everybody
yearns for space. We may see this mutual understanding in the flesh
through main characters, professor and Atiya. “Sometimes the characters
out of our context/framework are more striking and unattainable is more
alluring” can be another reflection of the novel.
But this complex philosophy is ornamented with poetic dialogues, versatile diction and marvelous characterization.
Aesthete emerges to be a separate topic when the writer articulates
that talking about philosophical God will smudge the aesthetic God; God,
who talks about butterflies, rainbows, eye shades and heart beats will
fade away.
There is a psychological disagreement of certain facts and beliefs of
life presented through characters and their conducts. Man’s instinct of
seeking mother in every second woman is illustrated brilliantly.
Even a
male female’s inner psyche is artistically painted and writer insists
that encouragement and appreciation is equally essential in matrimonial
relation as it is in a student teacher relationship.
The title and the sub titles are quite representative and figurative.
Everyone craves for sex comforter but it is handled differently here;
sex peeps through pages all the time but yoked with wit and crispy
dialogues. The idea, that it is not the body but intellect of a woman is
more inviting, serves as the main plot. We take pleasure in love
valleys where beauty and intellect pave their way all the way through
sex; where satin and God can be felt on the same dining table; where
there is mirror and its image, where absence is personified and spice of
words are fairly tempting.
Zia Hussain Zia is a reputed scholar, a poet and a novelist. “Darwaza
e Gull” is another moving work after “Mabain” which has fairly grabbed
the attention of fiction lovers.
Let me talk on boundless canvas of “Maabain” another famous novel by
Zia Hussain Zia as that is also a most striking novel. Unfathomable
tussle, intense but delicate conflict of Man’s logical rationality and
Omnipotent, Day of Judgment, limitations of Man in Heaven are the
high-flying themes of the novel “Maabain”. It is undoubtedly one of the
most striking novels of the era by Zia Hussain Zia that grabs the
readers and disconnects him from the outer world.
Symbolism is hallmark of this grand work as the very title of the
novel is quite symbolic; Maabain, shows the relationship between Man and
God, inner and outer world, intellect and Nature and the author and
reader as well.
Najam Afandi, the pivotal figure is in Heaven which is surely reward
for his truthful life. Heaven, the final destination of all human beings
cannot satisfy him and causes restlessness. Afandi, mouthpiece of the
writer is not happy there and his agitation is revealed through
spectacular dialogues with other characters that are quite learned and
possess worldly fame. The tussle arises when Afandi feels himself
restricted and cramped and all controlled by Nature. He desires for hard
work, true love, hatred and envy…. the common creative emotions but
there is no room for such possessions.
Combining his argumentative style with the vast plot and immense
characters, the author has weaved endless logical dialogues which enrich
our spiritualism, philosophical approach, aesthetic perception and
knowledge of consciousness. The inner thoughts, religious beliefs,
external development and specific trance are yoked together; pulled by
logic and reason.
The climax is quite peculiar and thought provoking when eventually
Afandi is thrown to an unknown planet as it was his own choice not a
punishment.
The diction is undoubtedly rich and appropriate for the theme
presented. The explicit expression and spectacular treatment has listed
Zia Hussain Zia as one of the top ranking novelists and ‘Maabain”, a
remarkable literary piece.
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