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ARY Digital · Drama · 2026

Dar-e-NijaatEpisode guide and recaps

Ongoing27 episodesFri and Sat, 8pm

A calm engineer, a girl who gave up Harvard for love, and the man who left her for faith.

Dar-e-Nijaat (also written Dar e Nijat) follows Abu Bakar, a calm engineer devoted to his mother; Zaryab, who gives up Harvard for love; and Zamil, whose sudden turn to religion changes all their lives. Spoilers below.

Written by
Umera Ahmed
Directed by
Saqib Khan
Produced by
Three's Entertainment
Airs
ARY Digital, Fri and Sat at 8pm
Premiered
1 Aug 2026

Cast

Also starring Sania Saeed as Abu Bakar's mother, Khushbakht.

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The story so far

Zaryab gives up her Harvard place to stay close to Zamil, while her grandmother quietly hopes she will marry Abu Bakar instead. Zamil, jealous of Abu Bakar and searching for himself, turns to religion, moves to Boston with Zaryab and then secretly marries a girl from a madrassah. Heartbroken, Zaryab ends up married to Abu Bakar and living with his mother in Hyderabad, where she slowly begins to change. Meanwhile Abu Bakar is uncovering the truth about his mother's past, and Hamna, now Zamil's wife, has come face to face with Zaryab.

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Season 1
  1. Coming soon

    S1 · E28 · Fri 6 Nov 2026

    Episode 28

    Recap coming after it airs.

  2. E27

    S1 · E27 · Sat 31 Oct 2026

    Zaryab meets Hamna

    Zaryab and Hamna come face to face for the first time, and Zamil can only ask about Zaryab.

  3. E26

    S1 · E26 · Fri 30 Oct 2026

    Zaryab's first Fajr

    Zaryab starts to pray, Abu Bakar meets his mother's family, and Hamna learns who Abu Bakar married.

  4. E25

    S1 · E25 · Sat 24 Oct 2026

    Back to Karachi, and an earring in a drawer

    Zaryab leaves Hyderabad saying she will not come back, finds an earring at Abu Bakar's factory house, and returns home changed.

  5. E24

    S1 · E24 · Fri 23 Oct 2026

    An apology before work

    After their fight, Abu Bakar tries to make things right with Zaryab, and shows a romantic side fans had been waiting for.

  6. E23

    S1 · E23 · Sat 17 Oct 2026

    Prayers are a kind of currency

    Abu Bakar's weekend of helping neighbours turns into a fight over a Quran verse, and Hamna is kept isolated at Zamil's house.

  7. E22

    S1 · E22 · Fri 16 Oct 2026

    Life in Hyderabad, and coffee at midnight

    Now married to Abu Bakar, Zaryab struggles with life in Hyderabad and misses Zamil, until a late-night coffee with her husband.

  8. E21

    S1 · E21 · Sat 10 Oct 2026

    A rickshaw ride and a bazaar

    Abu Bakar tends Zaryab's wound, she checks his chats with Zamil, and Khushbakht takes her on her first rickshaw ride.

  9. E20

    S1 · E20 · Fri 9 Oct 2026

    The rukhsati

    Abu Bakar persuades Habib to send Zaryab home with him, and her first days as his wife end with a broken glass and a demand for divorce.

  10. E19

    S1 · E19 · Sat 3 Oct 2026

    Voice notes at midnight

    Zaryab goes to Abu Bakar late at night to ask about his link to Zamil, and what she hears on his phone triggers a severe panic attack.

  11. E18

    S1 · E18 · Fri 2 Oct 2026

    The 4:30 nikah

    Abu Bakar learns about Zaryab's messages and nearly calls the nikah off, Zamil never comes, and Khushbakht recognises the jewellery Zaryab is wearing.

  12. E17

    S1 · E17 · Sat 26 Sep 2026

    Zamil walks into Abu Bakar's office

    On the morning of the nikah, Zamil turns up at Abu Bakar's office to shame Zaryab, and then begs Zaryab to leave Abu Bakar for him.

  13. E16

    S1 · E16 · Fri 25 Sep 2026

    Yes, for his mother's sake

    A nikah between Abu Bakar and Zaryab is arranged, mostly because he cannot say no to his mother, and Zamil starts digging up her past.

  14. E15

    S1 · E15 · Sat 19 Sep 2026

    Abu Bakar steps in

    Zamil's mother shames Zaryab, a panic attack follows, and Abu Bakar is the one who calmly helps her through it.

  15. E14

    S1 · E14 · Fri 18 Sep 2026

    Zaryab falls apart

    Back home in Karachi after Zamil's betrayal, Zaryab is overwhelmed by panic attacks while her family struggles to reach her.

  16. E13

    S1 · E13 · Sat 12 Sep 2026

    A person cannot die twice

    Zaryab learns Zamil has married, is flown home and confronts him, while Zamil calls their years together his era of ignorance.

  17. E12

    S1 · E12 · Fri 11 Sep 2026

    Zamil's secret marriage

    Faryal goes back to Shuja thanks to Abu Bakar, and Zamil flies home and announces he has married someone else.

  18. E11

    S1 · E11 · Sat 5 Sep 2026

    I want a wife, not a husband

    Abu Bakar turns down a wealthy proposal and agrees to mediate between Faryal and Shuja, while Zamil calls love the biggest deception.

  19. E10

    S1 · E10 · Fri 4 Sep 2026

    Divorce papers and an obedient wife

    Divorce papers reach Faryal just as the family learns she is pregnant, while Zamil admits he dreams of a totally obedient wife.

  20. E9

    S1 · E9 · Sat 29 Aug 2026

    Faryal walks out on Shuja

    Faryal leaves her husband, the families trade insults, and Zamil confides that loving Zaryab pulls him away from religion.

  21. E8

    S1 · E8 · Fri 28 Aug 2026

    Boston, and the first big fights

    Zaryab and Zamil move to Boston, where his new religious rigidity turns every conversation into an argument.

  22. E7

    S1 · E7 · Sat 22 Aug 2026

    Zamil's secret religious trip

    Abu Bakar refuses a forced marriage to Hamna, and Zaryab learns Zamil spent his missing week on a Tabligh trip, partly out of envy.

  23. E6

    S1 · E6 · Fri 21 Aug 2026

    Who is Hamna? Abu Bakar explains

    A flashback shows how Abu Bakar once protected Hamna from a blackmailer, and Khushbakht decides he should marry her.

  24. E5

    S1 · E5 · Sat 15 Aug 2026

    Hamna says she is Abu Bakar's wife

    Khushbakht takes in a girl who says she married Abu Bakar, while Zamil disappears with a message about a big mistake.

  25. E4

    S1 · E4 · Fri 14 Aug 2026

    Faryal's wedding and a woman at the door

    Zaryab snaps at Abu Bakar at her sister's wedding, Zamil turns possessive, and a stranger arrives in Hyderabad claiming to be Abu Bakar's wife.

  26. E3

    S1 · E3 · Sat 8 Aug 2026

    Zamil finds a rival

    Zamil takes an instant dislike to Abu Bakar, learns about his Harvard programme, and decides to fix his grades just to compete.

  27. E2

    S1 · E2 · Fri 7 Aug 2026

    Dadi calls Abu Bakar a diamond

    Kishwar praises Abu Bakar, a mystery girl recites his address, and Zaryab sends him out of the room mid-recitation for dance practice.

  28. E1

    S1 · E1 · Sat 1 Aug 2026

    Zaryab's midnight drive to Zamil

    Zaryab slips out at night to check on a depressed Zamil, gives up Harvard for him, and her grandmother floats a surprising name: Abu Bakar.

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