
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.
All episodes
Season 1- Coming soon
S1 · E28 · Fri 6 Nov 2026
Episode 28
Recap coming after it airs.
E27S1 · 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.
E26S1 · 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.
E25S1 · 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.
E24S1 · 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.
E23S1 · 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.
E22S1 · 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.
E21S1 · 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.
E20S1 · 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.
E19S1 · 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.
E18S1 · 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.
E17S1 · 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.
E16S1 · 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.
E15S1 · 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.
E14S1 · 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.
E13S1 · 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.
E12S1 · 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.
E11S1 · 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.
E10S1 · 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.
E9S1 · 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.
E8S1 · 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.
E7S1 · 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.
E6S1 · 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.
E5S1 · 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.
E4S1 · 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.
E3S1 · 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.
E2S1 · 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.
E1S1 · 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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