Shehr-e-Zaat

شهر ذات

A Pakistani drama about an elite young woman whose unrequited love becomes a search for God — a landmark spiritual drama.

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Identifiers
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Review
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Spirituality and SufismWomenFamily, marriage and kinship

Screening Room

Format
Series · Muslim history or life carries the story
Countries
PK
Languages
ur (original)
Approach
devotional
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
شہر ذاتShehr-e-Zaat

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Overview

"Shehr-e-Zaat" is a faith series released in 2012, produced in Pakistan, directed by None. Its leading performer is Mahira Khan. A Pakistani series about a young woman of the upper class whom a forbidden love turns to the search for God; one of the best-known Pakistani dramas on spiritual transformation. 1 2

Context and reception

The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.

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Features
Mahira Khan
Directed by
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
Broadcast by
Hum TV

People and things also explored

Ayat-Ayat Cinta· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· The woman left unmarried (anus) and the rules on her consent and maintenance· Maleness (dhukura) as a condition in the rulings· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
  • elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “Shehr-e-Zaat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/shahr-e-zaat-2012/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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