Alone in the Dark | Book review

The novel, ‘Alone in the dark’, is an inspirational story that has derived the attention of many people all over the world. This novel is written by a Muslim writer namely ‘Aslam Shah’ which is known as one of his best and exceptional novels of all time. He has written two popular novels. The first one is ‘Broken dream’ and the other one is ‘Alone in the dark’.

I found this book interested in a phenomenal way. The story is admirable and is a good read recommendation.

This book is about a young man who is searching for his covert treasure which was stolen by the monarch of his own region while traveling from one place to another.

In order to accomplish that treasure, he suffers through lots of difficulties and troubles. But he didn’t relinquish and never lose courage.

On the other hand, in this long-term journey and voyage, he seeks some blessings from the divine in the shape of ‘flying elephants’. Similarly, he was amazed and shocked once while seeing them. Later, the ‘flying elephants’ offered him help. But beyond any hesitation, the young man denied that offer.

And later he goes in his path so as to find out his hidden treasure by himself.

Furthermore, one day, he reaches a giant forest where someone attacks him, and sadly, he loses his one side shoulder. But he does not give up and later changes his way to Hilly where he meets with a beautiful girl and falls in love with her. They both go to a small village where they marry each other. But after some months the man leaves her.

And, again he proceeds to his destination. And one day he goes towards a saint for getting information about his treasure. Unfortunately, the saint cannot give information about his hidden treasure.

Again, the flying elephant approaches him to help. This time the man accepts the support. And they also bring his wife and his son too.

Later, the ‘flying elephants’ and the young man go for searching the treasure. Suddenly, a noisome and a deadly catastrophe arrives one day and abolishes all the elephants except one. After that, the only ‘flying elephant’ also leaves the man and goes in his way.

Additionally, the man, one day, goes towards another honest and trustworthy saint with his wife. But the saint only gives him information about his treasure if the man provides half of his treasure to the saint. Finally, the young man also agrees with him.

The saint tells him to go to ‘Iraq’ in a cave where he will get his treasure.

Then he goes to ‘Iraq’ to find his hidden treasures. And finally, he gets his treasure at the end and feels extremely happy and thanks, God. After that, he spends half of his treasure to that saint and goes to his own country where he starts a new life with his family.

In conclusion, we seek a lot of lessons from this commendable novel which has changed many people’s minds. Anyhow, whatever problems and difficulties come in our life, we must learn to face the challenges besides giving up. A writer well said that “God helps those, who help themselves.”

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Alone in the Dark | Book review | Written by Shahzaib Arz Baluch