When Life Begins is the English translation of the famous Urdu novel  Jab Zindagi Shuru Hogi by Abu Yahya. When Life Begins novel by Abu Yahya has changed many lives and has now become a movement in its own right. Abu Yahya has written many famous novel like Jab zindagi Shuru Hogi, Qasam Uss Waqt ki, Bas Yahi Dil, Quran Ka Matloob Insaan, Khuda Bol Raha Hein, Adhuri Kahani. All of its novels are translated in english with title name When life begins, By that time, God Speak etc.