PEER E KAMIL

Untitled Part 46

That evening too she did not leave her room, but ate the food the servant
had brought her. Towards eleven o'clock, she phoned Jalal who himself
picked up the phone. Perhaps he was expecting her call. After some brief
preliminaries, he came to the point.
̳Imama, a short while ago I spoke to Abbu.'
̳Then?'
After a few moments, Jalal said, ̳Abbu is not in favor of our marriage.'
Imama's heart sank. ̳But you were saying that he would have no
objection.'
̳Yes, I'd also thought so, but he has a lot of reservations. He feels that
there's a lot of difference in the social status of our families ... and he
knows about your family, and his biggest objection is the fact that you want
to marry me against your parents' wishes. As such, he is afraid that your
people will create problems for us.'
She sat motionless with the mobile to her ear, listening to Jalal. ̳Did you
not try to make him agree?'
After a long pause, Jalal said ̳I tried my best. He said that if your people
were willing then he would also consent, regardless of your family's faith,
but without their consent our marriage is just not acceptable to him.'
̳And what.......what do you say?'
̳Imama, I'm unable to think,' Jalal said plaintively.
̳Jalal, my parents will never agree to my marrying you. If I were to marry
you, our entire community would boycott my parents and they would not be
able to bear this. And then there is my engagement to Asjad.'
When Jalal insisted she try again, Imama said, ̳I've already been
slapped by my father just for disclosing that I am interested in someone
else. If he should discover that you're not from the same faith as ours, he'll
kill me.' She begged Jalal to try again to persuade his father.
Jalal relented but he was very upset. Imama was in despair after her
conversation with Jalal: she had never thought that his parents would
object to their getting married. Cell phone in her hand, she sat lost in
thought.
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̳Your father has already spoken to me about this and he's absolutely  right: you have no business putting yourself into peril.' Jalal's mother spokewith finality when he approached her.
̳I can't see what's so perilous—you're needlessly anxious,' he protested.
̳Jalal, you're naïve to the point of stupidity! Your father knows Imama's
family and their background. What do you think—that they'll leave you
alone once you get married or that they'll not hound us?'
Jalal persisted. ̳We'll keep the marriage secret—no one will get to know.
I'll leave for my specialization and then call Imama over after some time.'
̳I see no reason why we should take such a risk for Imama's sake. And
you should know that we do not marry outside the family—there are plenty
of eligible girls. Had I known your inclination, I'd have fixed you up
elsewhere,' she said angrily. ̳It makes no difference that you like her: what
matters is what we think, and your father and I do not like Imama or her
family.'
He tried his best to convince his mother—that she had seen Imama up
close as she was Zainab's friend, that Imama had taken a major step in
changing her faith and needed support and sympathy...
̳Well then, her taking a major decision doesn't mean that she should put
others in a risky situation. I respect her decision, she did the right thing, but
we have our own concerns,' she continued in a gentler tone. ̳Think
rationally: you have to go abroad to establish yourself professionally, set up
your own hospital one day. Getting married into a good family will help you
achieve your aims—you have no idea how many offers there have been for
you.'
̳What can you hope to get by marrying Imama? Her family will boycott
her and it'll be a social stigma for all. Have you thought of the future—what
will you say when your own children question you?'
Jalal's mother spoke somberly and he listened without interruption or
protest, impassive. It was hard to gauge from his expression if her words
had had any impact.
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