The Sweet lie or Bitter truth

Chapter-5

"Kindness is the mark of faith and whoever is not kind has no faith." - Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him)

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Fazwan's POV:

                       FAZWAN

             I was back to my school after long days. I did prefer to sit in the first bench where the nearby bench seat was empty. When the class teacher entered the class, I was talking with my friend who was sitting back side of mine. We all stood up for wishing him, Suddenly my gaze fell on the standing girl who took seat beside me. Yah! She is a muslim girl!...I didn't know when the girl did come . I got it. She is my bench partner. I taught that she was very shy person who didn't head up at once. I barely see her face as she fixed her gaze on floor. She was wearing red with black and beige colour scarf tightly and perfectly pinned. The weird feelings attacked me all of sudden. This was the first time when by bench partner was a muslim girl. Actually I won't pay much attention to girls and I hate the flirty type girls 'coz I am not flirty person. My Geography class went quickly . I taught that she was uncomfortable as she was not listening the class seriously and barely give any attention to teacher.

The bell rang. The next period was not as usual. Our vice principle with some teachers came to our class. He was listing the competitions one by one as our 23rd Manifest function gonna held. I was not interested in those random 'girly' competition like singing, dancing etc... I was bored and my eyes were wandering around the class aimlessly. Suddenly,I was excited on hearing the quran recitation was also one of those competition, as I was the one and only hafiz in my class. I could easily win. I stood up and gave my name to him. Our vice principal told me to go along with Mr.Mahid to the staff room. When I saw that my so called 'bench partner' while passing her side. She was holding astonished expression in her face and smile dancing on her face. It maybe on knowing me as a hafiz I thought. I didn't know why she fell so happy. I assessed that she too has attached to Islam strongly. Her face showed that she had much interest in quran. As she hold Noor (brightness) in her face. Then I made my way to the staff room with Mr.Mahid, he was our usthad (Islamic teacher). There I saw many other hafizs who took participate in same competition. I have been studying here for past 12years. We had hifzh classes every morning , as I was much interested in memorizing Qura, I had completed the whole quraan within 4years MASHAA ALLAH. There were many Hifzs from different classes. The competition would be quite tough. Mr.Mahid told us to recite any surahs to select the final participants. Everyone as one by one recited their favourite surahs. And mine is obviously SURAH- AR RAHMAN... and recited first few verses

" Bismillahi hirrahman nirrahem"

" الرحمان* علما ا لقرأن* خلق الإنسان* علمه البيان* اشمس والقمر بحسبان* والنجم والشجر يسجدان * واسمأ رفعحا ووضع الميزان* ألا تطغو أ في الميزان* واقيموا الوزن با لقسط
ولاتخسرو ا الميزان * والارض وضعها للأنام"
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