Mariam: Is the main character of the story. She is a illegitimate child that was born to a wealthy man and one of his servants. Mariam tries to tell her father to acknowledge her which leads to Mariam's mother's suicide and an arranged marriage to Rasheed.
Laila: Is a young women who's parents are educated and live a good life. Laila's parents die during the war and Rasheed and Mariam save her. Rasheed then decides to marry her.
Rasheed: Is a villain of the story, who lives as a cruel, abusive man. He beats and verbally abuses both his wives whom he married to create a son to replace the one he lost. His cruel behaviour leads to Mariam killing him to save Laila's life.
Jalil Khan: Is Mariam's father who made the mistake of having an affair with one of his housecleaners, which lead to Mariam being born.
Nana: Is Mariam's mother who spends her last years becoming bitter over the life she has been forced to live which leads to raising Mariam.
Aziza: Is Laila and Tariq's daughter, but Laila tells everyone it is Rasheed's child. She grows up abused by Rasheed because she is a girl.
Zalmai: Is the son of Rasheed and Laila and looks and acts like Rasheed. When he is with Laila he acts nice, but once he's with Rasheed he acts spoiled and just like him. After Rasheed dies Zalmai finds it difficult to accept Tariq as his father, but does after a while.
Laila: Is a young women who's parents are educated and live a good life. Laila's parents die during the war and Rasheed and Mariam save her. Rasheed then decides to marry her.
Rasheed: Is a villain of the story, who lives as a cruel, abusive man. He beats and verbally abuses both his wives whom he married to create a son to replace the one he lost. His cruel behaviour leads to Mariam killing him to save Laila's life.
Jalil Khan: Is Mariam's father who made the mistake of having an affair with one of his housecleaners, which lead to Mariam being born.
Nana: Is Mariam's mother who spends her last years becoming bitter over the life she has been forced to live which leads to raising Mariam.
Aziza: Is Laila and Tariq's daughter, but Laila tells everyone it is Rasheed's child. She grows up abused by Rasheed because she is a girl.
Zalmai: Is the son of Rasheed and Laila and looks and acts like Rasheed. When he is with Laila he acts nice, but once he's with Rasheed he acts spoiled and just like him. After Rasheed dies Zalmai finds it difficult to accept Tariq as his father, but does after a while.