Raah-E-Raast

Chapter 1

The breeze was blowing with elegance, as the plants swayed along with it, the flower petals descended to the soil around while few were bearing new beauty along with fragrance of freshness.
The season of fall had came to departure long gone,

while blossom was arriving with graceful manoeuvre,

Just as the dreadful phrases of journey of survival, just as our lives,

Every autumn gives rise to another spring bringing upon us the blessing of freshness of new start, resume to our relish,

That was long gone...........

Indeed The lord of worlds, The all knowing, The owner of majesty and honour, had put upon trial for every believing soul. The test might be hard but indeed the fruit thee bore from it is the sweetest that thee could ever have , as it is a merciful present from your lord.

"Allah hu akbar"
("God the greatest")

"Allah hu la il a ha ill a huwa rabbu alAAarshi alAAa th eem",

(Allah! There is no god but Him. He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.)

The slow and low chants surrounded the small air around her, shine upon her face was indeed the result of hard patience, unbearable trails showered upon her.

She sat near the bed upon the floor, her legs folded to chest, habitual....as old habits die hard, her eyes closed, while lips moved with slow breath mumbling praise to her Lord....

Slow with steady movement her brown orbs opened while she rested the back of her head to bed, gaze fixated upon the ceiling. Her light brown shining orbs spoke of autumn leaves, the beautiful sunset and the earthy mountains.
Her cheeks pale, as if the soaked life out of them, hollow eye bags as if the valleys of horror while hairs wrapped with dupatta (veil).

Her gaze fixated upon her home,
The home unrevealed,
The home disdained,
The home she never meant to even pass by,
The home she thought long gone,
The home she loved with all the might,
The home thought drifted at stormy night,
The home she desired to resist until she die,
The veiled home,
Her partner of heaven....

Her hands reached out towards the man setting at reasonable distance from her.
He sat folding his leg beneath him clad in white throbe setting upon praying mat.
"Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi", he chanted turning his head to right.
(Peace be upon you)
"Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi", again to his left.
Greeting the angels on both sides.
Then he sat while reciting zikr.
Her soft gaze fixated upon him, his board shoulders and disheveled hairs.
She sat reviving old memories, her mind traveled back to dreadful days.

'Her father set upon divan while her aunt stood near him, she made her way towards her slapping her face with great strength,"this is indeed totally disgrace",she shouts upon timid girl stand infront, her eyes weary, nose red, cheekbones visible and dark eye bags, "she couldn't even keep up to her husband after such a blunder....',
Her life has been dreadfully tough upon her fragile soul, even the cries went unheard the pain of being misjudge, the wounds of character assassination and loss of every friend. Every painful mile have craved a scar on heart that might never go away but she found home.....

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The morning hues were spreading across the sky, the hues of orange, red and yellow were spreading decorating it with colourful charms, as if a woman in beautiful jewels. chirping of birds filled the breeze with melody.
The birds sang praises of God with melody, her eyes darted towards the birds flying across the sky through the window.
She sat upon her praying mat, her legs folded to her chest and both hands gripping the knees, she closed her eyes as tear drops fell on her cheeks, she was telling rosary beads"Alhamdulillah" (praise be to God).
It's has been routine for her telling rosary beads after praying her daily morning prayer.
"Allah !, naaz!", her sister came shouting towards her while making her hijab to pray.
"What now!?", Nazia mumbled under her breath interrupting her prayer.
"Why didn't you woke me up you jackass",her sister glaring at her standing near her mat.
Nazia got up from her place and made her way towards her room while chuckling,
"Come on go and pray it's already too late".
"Naaz I will smack your head, just answer me",Asiya her shout again.
"I tried but you weren't waking up so I had to leave and pray",Nadia said to her and moved towards her room , laying on her bed her eyes locked upon the ceiling until her reverie broke and lashed closed going back into a deep slumber again.

"Naaz get up it's late now",her mother Saima, knocked upon door of the room and called upon her daughters.

"Ji ammy (yes mom)",Asiya said while shuffling in her bed. She turned towards Nazia calling her while rocking her body "Naaz it's late! Get up!".
"Shut up", Nazia's lashes fluttered open wide, intensely gazing upon her sister with fury.

After while Asiya joined her mother in bringing breakfast for everyone, Izra and Nazia came sitting on devan near their father, they both chattered about Izra's school and friends , as Nazia was about to join her first in college while both of her sisters Izra and Asiya were still complete their highschool.

After finishing upon their appetite their father retired towards his room while they girls chattered.

"Izra what do you think , I can make it !?",Nadia questioned her sister arching a brow.

"You will have to! That it!",Asiya said glaring at Nadia.

"Inshallah! We want you to accomplish yourself and then help us also",Izra said winking towards her.
The holiday went by laughing, chating and having family time.

Nadia sat upon her praying mat after completing her night prayer, remembering her God.

"ya Allah Rabbul-izzat , you are the most high most greatest please help me achieve those dreams that aren't just mine but theirs. Ya Allah please have mercy, this fear is gripping my heart what if I lose everything?, what if I came across a test that will break me?, please Ya Allah don't pop this bubble of protection around me"
Tear drops were Falling from those beautiful orbs of patient servent.

"Ya Allah why you gave everything they desire to those who already have it but not those who beg upon your name?"

She sat there question herself and her lord blathering him for hours. After her school years came to end she felt loner and useless, she desired to escape this year of futility.
Her dreams of traveling with across the world, of becoming independent woman by accomplish her name, she wanted to reach the highest level of her spiritual life. Constant fear of losing gripping her but she dealt every one of it with patience and by seeking protection under Thee's name.

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Izra and Asiya were dressing up of school while their father went early, her mother was packing tiffin for them, while Nadia sat scrolling her cellphone.
"Naaz are you visiting your friend today?",her sister question.
"Yes I will, what happened?", Nadia replied.
"Are you going alone?",her sister enquired.
"I want to but papa said no..why though?", she replied with annoyed look.
"Remember the last time we went togather alone, those bastards were gawking as if we unintroduced animal", her sister said gritting teeths.
"Correction! Like unveil angels",she said jerking the topic off.......