Rah -e- Sukoon

9. "Ayesha's Lecture"

بسم اللّٰہ الرحمٰن الرحیم
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Allah says in Qur'an:

O wives of the Prophet, you are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech."

Surah Al-Ahzab (33:32)
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Khan House:

Ramsha's POV:

I was resting in my room...after informing about Fahad to my brother... And there was only thought in my mind, there was only one person in my mind, Fahad Munawwar Shah. I was lost in his thoughts; My mind was consumed by thoughts of him, leaving me tangled in confusion about whether this Fahad was the same one I was married to, and how I would face him if he was. But it wasn't his fault that I left him...

Suddenly, the door knob turned, and someone entered, snapping me out of my thoughts....

"Aslamualikum! Arre aao Muneeza! You are most welcome... Bohot dinon ke baad aana hua aapka." I greeted her with a smile.

("Aslamualikum! Arre come Muneeza! You're most welcome... It's been a while since you last visited,")

"Ji... Api. Abhi kuch din hi hue hain wapas aaye hue... socha ke London wapas jaane se pehle aap se milti jaon." Muneeza explained.

("Yes, Api. I've only been back for a few days... I thought I'd come see you before returning to London,")

"Bohot acha kia aapne ke aagayin milne... Waise aik baat bataeye ga, aap ki studies toh yahan bhi mukammal ho sakti hain toh phir aap dobara London kyun ja rahi hain...?" I inquired calmly.

("That's wonderful of you to come visit... By the way, if you can complete your studies here, why are you planning to go back to London?")

"Api..." Muneeza paused for a moment before continuing. "Baat parhai ki nahi hai, mai yahan bhi apni studies complete kar sakti hoon liken.... khair aap janti hain hamare ghar ke mahool ko... yahan rehne se behtar hai ke wahan tanha reh liya jaye... wahan ki tanhaiyan, yahan ki qaid se behtar hain..."

("It's not about studies, I can complete them here too, but... you know the atmosphere of our home... it's better to be alone there than to be confined here... the loneliness there is better than the captivity here...")

"Mai samjh sakti hoon... Muneeza sunen, ye jo tanhaiyan hai na kabhi kabhi ye tanhaiyan jin se hamen muhabbat hoti hai na, unhi se hamen nafrat ho jati hai... tanhaiyan qaid ban jati hain, aesi qaid jis mai dil ghabrata hai, jis mai sans rukta hai, aesi qaid jis se farar Nahi... Woh tanhaiyan jis mein sab paas ho ke bhi nahi hote, aap akele reh jate hai aur phir aapka Allah hi aapka sahara hota hai... Ye sari baten choro aur batao tumhari cousin Zaini kaisi hai jis ki abhi abhi shadi hui hai..."