‘Allah Miyan’s Workshop’ by Mohsin Khan: The cost of religious zeal
The novel pulls one into the warp and weft of Gibran’s ordinary life, which is at once buoyant and crushing
Updated At : 07:14 AM Aug 07, 2026 IST
Allah Miyan’s Workshop by Mohsin Khan. Translated from the Urdu by Maaz Bin Bilal. HarperCollins. Pages 266. Rs 499
In ‘Allah Miyan’s Workshop’, a reader is immediately pulled into the warp and weft of Gibran’s ordinary life, which is at once buoyant and crushing. The 14-year-old’s is a world far from easy answers, yet the very innocence of his questions makes the weight of impending tragedy bearable. Hammered by circumstance, he finds refuge in imagination.
