ABOUT THE BOOK
Within the hushed precints of Sakina Manzil, love once bloomed quietly, only to be shadowed by loss and unspoken sacrifice. A heartrending tale of Jamila and Javed—a love so profound it transcends life itself.
When Javed passes away, his nephew Sami returns to the ancestral home for the funeral. Amid faded memories, Sami is startled to encounter Jamila, the graceful woman who had once enchanted his boyhood years as a beautiful young girl—and beside her, a young man whose striking resemblance to Javed stirs a haunting suspicion.
Through fragments of the past, Sami pieces together a love story torn by societal restraints and family honour. Jamila, once sent away in silence, bore Javed’s child – Murad. Her self-respect forbade her from disclosing this to anyone. As Sami navigates the delicate threads connecting past and present, he takes over the role of a benefactor and silent guardian for Murad.
Family pride wrestles with compassion; old wounds reopen as Murad discovers the truth of his parentage. Only through Sara—whose love for Murad echoes Jamila’s devotion—can healing truly begin.
Lyrical and deeply moving, Jamila is a timeless saga of love denied and love reclaimed; of women who sacrifice silently, and men who grapple with legacy and loss. Through the delicate glimmer of a pair of gold bracelets, Humera Ahmed weaves a story of devotion that outlives mortality—a testament to the undying power of love and the fragile hope that, across generations, hearts can find their way home.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Humera Ahmed has been writing short stories for the last thirty years. Her short stories have been published in various magazines and digital platforms. A collection of her short stories titled ‘Checkmate and other stories’ was published in 1994 by Writers Workshop.
An avid traveller and photographer she has contributed travel articles to various magazines. A travel memoir titled ‘A Year in Himachal – Memories of an Incredible state’ recounting her experiences during her tenure as Chief Postmaster General of Himachal Pradesh was published in 2016.
She ran an e-magazine ‘Ehsas for women’, the core objective of which was empowering women from the under privileged sections of society by creating awareness and providing a platform for highlighting their success stories.
Her debut novel ‘The Role Model’ was published during the pandemic.
Another collection of her short stories titled ‘Jehangir and Other Stories’ has been recently published (July 2025).
