BEAUTIFUL QADR

PROLOGUE

Safiyyah sat on the bench at the park oblivious to her friends chatter as she thinks about what Allah has in store for her. she and her friends just finished college and they went out to celebrate the next chapter of their lives.

Most of her friends want to start working and earning but she was just thinking about settling down. Its about time, she thought and sighs.

"Did you hear me at all Safiyyah?" Aisha said snaping her fingers at safiyya's face

snapping out of her thoughts "umm....were you saying something?"

Aisha ,Fatima, Halima, Hauwa and Firdausi burst in a fit of laughter at her response.

"What were you thinking about?" asks Firdausi as she sobbers up.

Frowning at their behaviour, she says "well I was just thinking about our future"

Fatima makes an "O" shape with her mouth and asks " well what do you want to do safiyyah? honestly its now all up to you"

"I'm not really sure but mom thinks its about time I stop rejecting proposals and I think she is right" she sighs "I am into the idea of marriage but I don't think I can handle all the stress that comes with it, you know?"

"umm...I was thinking the same too" says Fatima

"did too"

"not me though, am going to be single forever, a drama free life insha Allah"

they all chuckle at Halima's remark

"come on! be serious for once in your life Halima" scolds Hauwa

"I am serious, who would want to cook for a man, do the dishes, clean up the house and go to work all at the same time? way too much drama for me"

safiyyah looks at her bewildered "what?"

Hauwa hits Halima on her shoulder "ouch! why did you do that"

"Because you are scaring safiyyah"

Realizing her mistake she quickly adds "I promise it's not always like that safiyyah, I was just joking" guilt all over her face

"Now lets hold this talk abou-"

safiyya's ringing phone cuts off Fatima," Hello maama? okay! I am coming"

"I have to go now, mom says we have some guests and they want to see me before leaving"

"Oh! I hear wedding bells" Fatima teases

safiyyah lightly punches her "ohh shut up!"

"owww, she is angry now" Aisha taunts

"I don't have time for this right now, I have to go" she says as she picks her bag and wraps it around her shoulder

"Bye" she says as she waves at her friends as she walks to the direction of her house

Her house wasn't really far from the park she was just at that's why she chose to hang out with her friends there. Her parents are really protective of her so they don't really let her go to places far away from home and her friends know that.

If she has to go to a place far away from home then her brother Aslam takes her.

Upon reaching the gate of their house, she sees a man jugging towards her probably in his gym clothes and stares at him longer than necessary, realizing that, she quickly lowers her gaze blushing.

Embarrassed , she rushes before the man reaches to the front of their house and reaches for the biometric machine at their gate and presses her finger on it which it opens immediately.

she enters and the gate closes after her.

she walks to their front door and was about to open it when she saw the same weird guy scanning his own finger and to her dismay it opens up for him, she was confused as to why but quickly recovers and opens up the front door and rushes to the living room where her mom was.

"Maama am ho-" as she abruptly stops when her eyes lands on unfamiliar faces smilling at her

"Assalamu alikum" she greets

"wa allaikum salam" they say in unison including maama

"why don't you come and sit with us habibti?" her mom suggests

the strage women nod and smile at mom's suggestion

"come on dear sit with us" the oldest of the women says

Her smile was so contagious, safiyyah couldn't help but smile back "okay"

she sat down on the couch next to her mom

"so safiyyah, your mom told us that you just finished college am I right?"

"yes"

" And you majored in law?"

"Yes"

"And she also told us you got first class too, masha Allah"

she just smiles and says "jazakallahu khairan"

"Nafisa, I just love your daughter, may Allah grant her all the happiness in this world and the hereafter"

Everyone says an " Ameen" to the dua

"well dear, we came to offer you a job at our law firm, its all about the protection of women's rights and people who are being criticized and maltreated by the world. All of our lawyers and staff are women so as to make muslim women comfortable and also a halal workplace for them and we also give da'wah to the non muslim staff once in a while"

" it soounds so perfect masha Allah, its the ideal place for me to work"

"so is that a yes then"

"of course, where do I sign and when do I start?"

The women all laugh at my eagerness and excitement

"You have to come to the office on Monday to finish the paper work and start on Tuesday"

"Okay but what about the address"

"don't worry I will send it to your mom"

"okay"