A powerful and compelling family drama. Zarrie Bano is a glamorous 28-year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner. She falls in love with Sikander, a business tycoon, and plans to marry him. Her father, Habbib Khan, takes an instant irrational dislike to Sikander and vetoes the match. When his only son is killed in a freak riding accident, Habbib decides to make Zarrie Bano his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition which decrees that an heiress must remain celibate. Zarrie is forced into marriage with the Ko'ran and becomes a nun.