''Mera Rab Waris'' () was a

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drama television series, written by Jahanzeb Qamar and produced by

Abdullah Kadwani Abdullah Kadwani (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani actor, producer, and director. As of 2019, he holds the position of group managing director at Geo Entertainment, a leading television network in Pakistan. He is currently responsible for "Geo Enterta ...

and Asad Qureshi under their banner

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. The drama changed between airing weekly and then two episodes bi-weekly (60–90 minutes) on

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every Wednesday and Thursday, replacing '' Baba Jani'' and ''

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''. It stars

Danish Taimoor Danish Taimoor (; born 16 February 1983) is a Pakistani actor, producer, host and former fashion model. Beginning his acting career in 2005, Taimoor is known for his roles portraying a form of toxic masculinity in Urdu television series, es ...

and

Madiha Imam Syeda Madiha Imam () is a Pakistani VJ-turned-actress and television host. She is known for her roles in ''Heer'' (2015) and '' Dhaani'' (2016). Career Her television debut was in the Hum TV drama '' Ishq Mein Teray'' (2013) opposite Mehwish ...

Plot

This is the story of Ayesha, a young vibrant girl who has strong beliefs, a deep understanding of religion, and respect for a traditional and respectful lifestyle. When Haris, who belongs to a liberal household with a modern outlook, meets Ayesha accidentally because of an incident, the unexpected spark between them leads to them getting married. Haris first does not want to marry her due to her pardah, but when he accidentally sees her face, he falls in love with her. His mother does not want him to marry her but finally agrees when Haris threatens to take his life. When they get married, this does not go down well with Faizan who has known Ayesha growing up, and has been in love with her since he was a teenager. However, for the sake of Aisha he tries to be happy. Aisha's sister-in-law falls in love with Faizan and marries him. Ayla, a class fellow of Haris, is in love with him and tries to take her life when Haris refuses her. Ayla fools Aisha into thinking that Haris is having an affair with her by drugging him and sending him a picture of him sleeping on her couch. This does not go well on Aisha but the couple reconciles. Aisha finds out she is pregnant. She sees Mazhar with another girl in the mall, and Mazhar who was aware of Faizi's feelings towards her, tells on her. Aisha is forced to swear on the Quran that she does not love Faizi, but she does not as this would make her God angry. Haris kicks her out and is heartbroken. Aisha goes to her father's home and is upset. Haris realises the truth when Faizi tells him. Ayla's truth is also brought forward. Haris goes to Aisha so that she forgives him. They have a car accident and Ayesha has a miscarriage and falls into a coma. Haris is shocked to know that he has lost both his unborn child and Ayesha. He goes to a mazaar and prays. Ayesha wakes up and starts crying for loss of her child. When Haris comforts her, they sit side-by-side which indicates a happy ending. The conflict between Ayesha whose faith is her guiding light, and her in-laws who are far more liberal in their approach, starts as soon as she moves in with them and slowly takes over her whole life.

Cast

as Haris *

as Aisha *Ahsan Mohsin Ikram as Sami *Hira Hussain as Kinzi * Abid Ali as Zaheer (Haris' Father) *

Seemi Pasha Seemi Pasha is a Pakistani film and television actress, former model, from Lahore. She is best known for portraying the roles of mothers in Pakistani television series. Her prominent appearances include Sanjha, '' Shehr-e-Zaat'', '' Kahi Unka ...

as Durdana (Haris' Mother) *Tanveer Jamal as Farhan (Aisha's Father) *

Fazila Qazi Fazila Kaiser (; ) is a Pakistani television actress, producer, writer and chef. She has been a major television personality for over four decades. Once noted as the epitome of Pakistan's traditional "girl next door", Kazi established her repu ...

as Aisha's Mother *

Nida Mumtaz Nida Mumtaz (born 10 September 1960) is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Kahin Deep Jaley'', '' Deewangi'' and ''Khoob Seerat''. She also appeared in films '' Wrong No.'' and '' Mehrunisa V Lub U''. Early life Nida ...

as Naheed (Faizi's Mother) *

Shameen Khan Shameen Khan is a Pakistani actress. She appeared in Pakistani television serials. In 2019, she made her film debut with Shamoon Abbasi Shamoon Abbasi (; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter, best kno ...

as Ayla *

Humaira Bano Humaira Bano is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in '' Mere Humdam'', '' Deewangi'', ''Ishq Zahe Naseeb'' and '' Jhoot''. Early life Humaira was born on 17 December 1971 in Islamabad, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the U ...

as Nadia's Mother *

Tipu Sharif Syed Yörgüç Tipu Sharif (), better known as Tipu Sharif (), is a Pakistani actor and singer-songwriter. His mother is from İzmir, Turkey, while his father is from Karachi, Pakistan. Career Tipu has been active in the Pakistani televisio ...

as Mazhar *

Mirza Zain Baig Mirza Zain Baig (Urdu: مرزا زین بیگ; born 12 January 1990) is a Pakistani actor and model. In 2016, he made his acting debut on television in ''Dil Lagi'' as Fazal and rose to fame after portraying Malik Balaj, a cruel, feudal perso ...

as Faizi *

Arez Ahmed Syed Arez Ahmed is a Pakistani actor and model. He is known for his roles in ''Mehar Posh'', ''Kahin Deep Jaley'', '' Mera Rab Waris'', ''Mohabbat Daagh Ki Soorat'' , '' Uraan,'' and Bajjo Early life and education Arez was born in 1991 on 7 N ...

as Hashir * Birjees Faruqui as Mazhar's mother.

Soundtrack

The title song was sung by

Sahir Ali Bagga Sahir Ali Bagga is a Pakistani singer, music director and composer from Lahore, who composes music for Lollywood and other independent singers. Recently he has composed music for the Lollywood, Pakistani movie, ''Zinda Bhaag (2013)''. He also ...

. The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

Reception

The series received mixed reviews from critics. Roha Owais of ''

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'' wrote: "It captivated the viewers by its strong story line".

References

{{Geo Entertainment Programs Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows 2019 Pakistani television series debuts Geo TV original programming