The Grey Point of View

Kaash

The room was quiet, very quiet but the voices inside Zahra were chaotic. She wasn't alone and yet she felt so alone. Malik Shah and Majeedun Nisa were solely focused on her. They were expecting an answer. Ohh it would have been so easy if they only expected an answer but it doesn't work this way. You don't just get to announce your answer, you have to give reasons. Although Islam gives full rights to everyone to just get away with an answer, you don't have to explain why but...

"Baba! Magar ye kaise mumkin hai? ", Zahra finally spoke.

"Kyun mumkin nahi hai beta? Mujhe batao kya soch rahi ho, tumhara jo bhi faisla hoga mai tumhare sath hoon magar wajah to batao"

Wajah! Kya thi wajah, she asked herself.

"Kya unhe pata hai? "

Majeedun Nisa straightened.

"Khalique aur Tayyaba ko pata hai, magar"

She understood.

"Magar unhone bahot khush asloobi se tumhe Ayaan ke like maanga hai beta aur mai janta hoon ke Ayaan ko bhi koi masla nahi hoga"
"Wo bahot achha larka hai beta aur jahan tak maine samjha hai , tumhe bahot pasand bhi karta hai"

"Yahi to baat hai baba, wo bahot achha larka hai, mai use deserve nahi karti"

"Khud ko bemaul karna chod do Zahra, ye Khuda ko shadeed napasand hai. Tum us Khalique ki makhlooq ho aur wo bhi Ashraf-ul-makhlooq, tum kaise Us Zaat ki banayi hui makhlooq ko kamtar samajh sakti ho"

"Baba, mere sath masley hain, mai kaise kisi aur ki zindagi barbaad kar sakti hoon"

"Aur na hi tum karogi, masley sab ke sath hote hain Zahra, har kisi ke sath, farq sirf  ye hai ki kuch cheezon ko hamari society ne taboo bana diya hai, magar kya in cheezon ki Khuda ki nazar me koi ahmiyat hai?  Nahi na !  Aur jis cheez ki Khuda ki nazar me koi ahmiyat nahi uski tumhari nazar me kaise ho sakti hai"
"Asal me hum musalmanon ko apni neymaton ka andaza nahi hai. Hamare Rab ne hame kitni asaan zindagi di hai, Usne saaf saaf bata diya hai ke tumhara kaam sirf achhi neeyat ke sath nekiyan karna aur duaen karna hai baaki zindagi me kya hona hai, kise shamil karna hai ye sab handle karne waali Zaat Wo khud hai phir tum kyun fiqr karti ho"

Zahra just stared at his father. Wo kitna khoobsurat bolte the. Use kisi ki yaad ayi thi.

"Kuch bolo bhi", Majeedun Nisa interrupted.

"Mujhe sochne ke liye kuch waqt chahiye", Zahra saud and stood up and started walking towards the door. As she reached the door, she heard Malik Shah say,

"Zahra! Jab koi tohfa de to use inkar nahi karte aur agar tohfa Khuda de, phir to sawaal hi paida nahi hota"

Zahra stood in her room looking into the air. She was thinking. She had to make a decision but before that, she had to do some other thing. She quickly moved to pick up her phone from the charging and opened someone's chat . Her fingers were typing fast.

"Kya hum mil sakte hain? "

The message was delivered. The tick turned blue instantly. He was typing.

"Kal sham 5 baje, mai lene aa jaoonga"

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"Assalamoalaikum", Wajeeh entered the dining room. Noor Jahan's face lit up. He was her strength, her safe place. Noor Jahan loved all her children but a tiny part of her heart always reminded that she loved him the most.
Love is just another definition of helplessness.
He came closer and bent towards his mother as she planted a peck on his temple. Like always. Pure and serene.