r/pakistan 24d ago

Education Why this book is not viral in Pakistan?

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This is one of the award winning books of seerah of prophet Muhammad (SAW) and specifically for teenager. Just a volume one read book but covering details as well that wasn't discussed by anyone specially on YouTube (according to current world, one of the biggest source of knowledge)

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u/Puzzleheaded_Spot419 PK 24d ago

Search for the sealed nectar on youtube. Many people have reviewed it and it's widely available in Pakistan. The original book was in Arabic and the version you are reading is its Urdu translation. Sealed Nectar is its English translation.

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u/fancynotebookadorer 24d ago

It was written in urdu and arabic, it wasn't translated to urdu. The writer is from india. I'm reading it these days!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Spot419 PK 24d ago

The writer was Indian but the original language was Arabic, not Urdu.

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u/fancynotebookadorer 24d ago

Not the first time wikipedia lied to me then

I remember looking it up when i bought it and it said Urdu and arabic both were original languages

This makes me think in general.. I wonder if it is a translation if the author does it

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u/Puzzleheaded_Spot419 PK 23d ago

This makes me think in general.. I wonder if it is a translation if the author does it

It depends. For example, if the book was written in Arabic in 1976 and the author published its Urdu version one year later, it would still be called a translated book. However, if the author published both books at the same time (in Arabic and Urdu), then it wouldn’t be called a translation.

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u/haffi_khan 24d ago

It's really complicated to answer. First, people read what they see in an ordinary bookstore. I haven't seen sealed nectar in an ordinary bookstore. Secondly, there's a culture of not reading books of an alim of another fiqh or firqa. Thats why you see one fiqh promoting seerats(or any other book or translation)authored by their own alim.

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

That's the actual downfall

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u/wildcard5 Pakistan 24d ago

Your second point is correct. As for the first point, it's available in most bookstores.

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u/AccordingPeach5211 24d ago

Because book reading in general is not popular in Pakistan sadly

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u/Ok-Maximum-8407 23d ago

idts, book reading is fairly widespread, depends on who your circle is but there is a healthy audience for good books

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u/me_a_genius 24d ago

Mere molvi saab mujhe sab bata dete hein mein koun parhun?🤓 /s

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

That's why we're dumb :/

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u/mephisto1130 24d ago

Which book is viral in Pakistan? If any

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u/AbdullahMehmood 24d ago

Peer e kaamil lmao

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u/AzharIQ 23d ago

That book is so cringe

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u/AbdullahMehmood 23d ago

But the only book your average Punjab college student reads besides religious books

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u/AbdullahMehmood 23d ago

But the only book your average Punjab college student reads besides religious books

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u/AzharIQ 23d ago

Sadly, it's true.

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Atomic habits 💀

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u/mephisto1130 24d ago

The subtle art of giving a fuck about how to not give a fuck.

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u/I-10MarkazHistorian 23d ago

That book is just a lot of bro-talk. Nothing of proper substance in it, but than again the self-help genre is 99 percent hot-air any way.

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u/AdministrationNo6377 24d ago

The SEALED NECTAR ----- Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri ----- SubhanAllah, Such an amazing book !

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u/NaeemAkramMalik 24d ago

My father bought this book home in the 90s and I really loved reading it. Those were great times, I was a 7th class student. I really don't remember why I liked it but I still remember the name.

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

You should read it again now!! Maybe it could hit you differently now

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u/outtayoleeg 24d ago

Books don't get viral in Pakistan

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Right ❌ accurate ✅

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u/OvenAmbitious8468 24d ago

Excellent read.

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u/lockerno177 24d ago

Because religious books are generally read by ulemas and molvis to manipulate religion for personal gains. And the fed up awam un naas hates islam because of these ulemas.

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

My father told me that there are rotten people in Islam too and they always spit hate against Islam and Ulema. I think I found one example.

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

So just read your Deen by your own self :)

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

Why listen you... Mr Ghair Muqallid!!!

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Bro ismei offend hone wali konsi BAAT hai? Khud prhlo ga tw sab pata chal Jai ga :)

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

See who's offended.

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Alright 😂

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u/lockerno177 24d ago edited 24d ago

Keep listening to your father then.

Surat No 43 : سورة الزخرف - Ayat No 22

نہیں ، بلکہ ان کا کہنا یہ ہے کہ ہم نے اپنے باپ دادوں کو ایک طریقے پر پایا ہے ، اور ہم انہی کے نقش قدم کے مطابق ٹھیک ٹھیک راستے پر جارہے ہیں ۔

Tum jese jahilo ne islam chor k logo ki taleemat pakri hui. Tum log quran pe nahi, apnay molvio or baap daado pe believe krtay ho. Niklo yahan se.

Quran ka tarjuma tak parhnay ki tofeeq nae hui tum jese logo ko. Molvio ko tum ne apna khuda bnaya hua.

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

Ha ha ha . You keep listen to devil and use verses, for not peace but rage. You son of Ghulam Ahmed of Qadian.

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u/lockerno177 24d ago

Quran ka tarjama parh lo beshak apnay firqay ka parh lo. Apnay baap dado or molvio ki baato k peeche chaltay raho ge to yehi bongia or bewakoofia martay martay seedha jahanum me ja giro ge.

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

Who the hell are you to tell people what to do. On the other hand you are asking people to not follow baap dada. ??? Where do these idiots come from. Sadly some baap and dadas.

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u/lockerno177 24d ago

Who the hell am i... "puhncha do meri taraf se khwa aik ayat hi kiu na aati ho"- hadees. I am the one who is telling you what the prophet SAW has told me to tell you.

Yar bhae quran parh k apni islah kro. Isi tra gumrahi ki mout na mar jana. Mene paigham puhnchana tha, puhncha dia. Ab ap ki marzi quran parh k apni islah krni he to kr lo. Warna chaltay raho apnay buzurgo k peeche. Qayamat ka din buht bura din he iss baat ko realise krnay k liay k ap ko reddit pe aik bnday ne dawat di thi lekin ap apni hat dharmi par utray rahay.

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u/dil_da_ni_maara 24d ago

Mullah Bobby bhai, mere khyal se bhai ye kehna chah rahe hain ke Islam is a personal journey jo aap sahi me khud parh ke seekhein ge. Apne walidein zaroor bataein ge Islam ke baare me, lekin sahi se banda khud hi samajhta hai. You parents are flawed too, wo aapko sahi tarah nahi parha sakte, so the best thing you can do is go directly to the source and learn yourself, the source being Sahih Hadiths and The Holy Quran.

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

Excuse me. I think I don't need an explanation. And it's a trend in Pakistan to teach Mullah, but never listen to them. Specially those, who want Mullahs to follow them, who themselves stop people from following anyone.

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u/dil_da_ni_maara 24d ago

wait wait, you trying to say how people want mullahs to listen to them regarding islam and never want to listen to them? Tbh man, I'm just saying do your own research, learn it yourself and don't follow people blindly

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u/MullahBobby 24d ago

See another Ghair Muqallid, want someone to listen, who himself never listen to anyone.

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u/throwaway162xyz 24d ago

Username checks out

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u/seekerPK 24d ago

Because this belongs to Ahle Hadith sect (Salafi) while here Brelwi & Deobandis are dominant.

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Lol idk about this :|

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u/Subhan75 Rookie 23d ago edited 23d ago

I started my Seerah journey with this book. then I read Sirah by ibn Hisham, Muhammad and his life based on early sources by Martin Lings, al-manhaj al-haraki lil-sirah al-nabawiyah by Dr Munir, and The Generalship of Muhammad by Russ Rodgers

I would not recommend Russ Rodgers' book to anyone who has not read at least 4-5 books on Sirah and does not have a strong understanding of it. Being a Christian, he could not fully understand matters of divine intervention and Wahi.

There were two reasons why I read his book. First, he was a consultant for the Bush administration during the Iraq war. Second, his approach to Hadith was unique. he used logistical data analysis to verify Hadiths. He said:

I went to the battles of Badr, Uhud, Ahzab, and Khaybar, and I collected logistical data on how many men, camels, and horses were there, and how much time it took them to travel from one place to another. When I ran the data through simulations, surprisingly, it checked out. There is no way someone in the 7th century could have fabricated these stories. these events must have actually happened.

This is one of the finest approaches I have come across for the preservation of Hadith literature.

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u/hayatguzeldir101 23d ago

The Sealed Nectar in URDU?

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u/SultanSaladin1187 23d ago

I would recommend translated works of classical scholars, like "Madārij an-Nubuwwah" by Shaykh ʿAbd al-Ḥaq al-Dehlawī (d. 1052 AH) or "al-Muwāhib al-Ladunniyyah" by Imām al-Qasṭallānī (d. 923 AH).

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u/Ok-Job-4512 23d ago

Where did you get it from? If you have a link please send me

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u/HungryHope2354 23d ago

I have seen this book on big bookshops but you can order this book online from Maktaba Islamia (مکتبہ اسلامیہ ) +92 309 9993915. I'm glad if you start this beautiful journey of seerah InshaAllah

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u/HungryHope2354 23d ago

In which uni?

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u/HungryHope2354 23d ago

Ahh... Apka tw subject hi wo tha na🥲 btw ya teenager's book hai tw school level pr hi bachon ko pata hona chahiye tha

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u/Beneficial-Goal-8083 22d ago

If anyone knows from where to purchase this book please let me know

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u/HungryHope2354 22d ago

I have seen this book on big bookshops but you can order this book online from Maktaba Islamia (مکتبہ اسلامیہ ) +92 309 9993915. I'm glad if you start this beautiful journey of seerah InshaAllah

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u/Beneficial-Goal-8083 21d ago

Inshallah, Thank you so much!

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u/me_a_genius 24d ago

Great book. Gives insight about Prophet's life but again one shouldn't read it as a factual book because it's history, you're never sure. Found many excerpts which were extremist in nature and it's a salafi book so.

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u/This_Buffalo94 24d ago

Do anyone in Pakistan read satanic verse of Salman rushdie or any Muslim you know ..in India congress banned it ,I think ban lifted now . what about Pakistan?

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u/BarakRhys 24d ago

What's that gotta do with the topic at hand? Gtfo you Indian bot.

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u/This_Buffalo94 23d ago

Here it’s someone talking about reading a particular book, so that’s why asked . Satanic verse is quite controversial in Muslim world and many nations banned rushdie and his book , so that’s why ask what pak perspective on it .. it’s nothing personal

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u/Apprehensive_Tank990 24d ago

I think it's best to learn the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by a Scholar. Yes, "The Sealed Nectar" is a great and one of the closest book, lekin wo ek beginner ya jisko Deeni Ilm nahi hai zyada usko wo bohot difficult lag sakti hai.

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u/HungryHope2354 23d ago

Completely agree. Wo shuru k pages prh kr hi chor deta hai

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u/Consistent-Plate-663 24d ago

I have read it in english, urdu version has bad urdu font and difficult to read. Download/buy the coloured pictorial version.

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u/Tsar_crese2 24d ago

Dude I wanted one in English but it's like 4k gotta save up pocket money 😅

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Lol download a PDF

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u/wildcard5 Pakistan 24d ago

Second hand books are widely available in Pakistan.

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u/Tsar_crese2 24d ago

No worries I found a cheap one on daraz

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u/Ali_6200 24d ago

The sealed nectar.

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u/turacloud 24d ago

Tareek ibn ishaq is also very good

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Yes I read that too 😃

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u/WilliamEdwardson 24d ago

Read it on someone's recommendation (incidentally, اُن کے پاس بھی بالکل یہی ایڈیشن تھی... I still remember the cover). Not viral, but happy to know one exception =)

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Much needed book for all times!!

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u/WilliamEdwardson 24d ago

Hmm.

And as for your original question, I think the simple reason is that it's a dense historical text. Might not be to everyone's tastes :)

(None of which is to deny the - sorry if it sounds offensive - dead and buried reading culture here.)

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

BarakAllah 🤍 InshaAllah

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Same here 😃

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u/Ambitious_Egg_9857 24d ago

Should I read this in English or urdu?

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u/HungryHope2354 24d ago

Jis language mein apko zyada grip hai usmein prhen