Qadr-They were destined to be one!

Destiny

IF ONLY IF ONLY

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah Radhi Allah Hu Anhu said attributing it to the Prophet Sallal la hu Alihi wasallam " The STRONG Believer is better and more beloved to ALLAH than the WEAK believer, Although both are good.STRIVE to seek which will benefit you and do not feel helpless. If something overwhelms you, then

say" Qadarullah, wa ma sha a fa al(It is the DECREE of Allah and what He wills He does). And beware of (SAYING)"IF ONLY" for "IF ONLY" opens the door to satan."

Sahih Ibn e Majah
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"Mamma , why are you so silent?what is your opinion about this proposal?Do you want to continue this further?should I respond to this?My friend is waiting for a reply .What do I tell?",asked jaafar bhai who was always protective about me like any other brother. He always cared for me and never let any guy raise their gaze at me. When he was okay with this something gave me the confidence that zayed may be  a guy of good conduct.

"I don't know jaafar.I need to speak to your dad about this proposal. I don't want to get humaira married so soon. She has two more years of studies to be completed . Let's just leave this for now .Tell your friend that we are not getting humaira married so soon. Anyways, your dad will be reaching tomorrow . We will speak about this to him.",said mama lost in her thoughts. May be because this proposal was out of the blue and she didn't expect something like this.

"yeah mamma, I guess speaking to papa about this will be a better idea. Let's just leave this for now and humaira , I have seen his picture., I have no freaking idea why he wants to marry you. He must be around 6 ft 1 inch, a total charmer and extremely good looking too. What did he see in you?hahaha!!",said jaafar in a teasing way to which I preferred remaining silent as I thought it was true.

I was always insecured about my looks. I wasn't obese but I wasn't thin either.I wasn't dark but I wasn't very fair too. The one thing I loved about my physical beauty is my long and silky hair with light waves at the ends. But as I wear hijab that gets covered. So what jaafar said really made sense.I wasn't the kind of girl whose beauty would drive a man crazy to an extent to be adamant on marrying me . But I never complain much because I am happy with what Allah has blessed me.why does he want to marry me?what can it be?

ugghhh! !!just stop thinking mairaaa. .shhhhhhhhh!!!!

He is a non mahrem to you. Allah's plans are always better than your dreams as he loves you more than anyone else. So stop being a jerk by thinking about someone you have never met or at least seen in your entire life.

"hello!!already lost in thoughts?don't forget he is a non mahrem to you. Keep it slow girl. And I was just kidding, you are very pretty okay? barakallahu feeki .I was just joking around. When did you start taking me seriously ?if you do, then you might get a heart failure ,remember?",said jaafar laughing on my face.

"buzz off bhai!!!you would be the last person I would take seriously .And I won't waste my time thinking about a non mahrem because it is haraam. So chill okay?I am cool...",I told him masking a smirk.

After he left I offered my maghreb prayers and opened whatsapp to see a message from arshiya who is jaafar bhai's batch mate and friend.

" heyy humaira..assalamualikum how are you ?please reply ASAP"

A lot of thoughts rushed into my mind. Is it about that proposal. Why'd she text me?what did she have to tell?should I reply?of course I should. jaafar bhai and I go to the same college. So obviously she is texting me casually . right?why should I reply ASAP..it's better I ask her.As simple as that.

"walikum Salam arshiya!I'm doing good alhamdulillah. .u tell me...how come you remembered me?everything fine right?",I replied to her texted . I was getting so restless with each passing second.Within two mins I got a watsapp notification from arshiya.

A:-I wanted to talk to you about zayed..I guess jaafar has already told you about his proposal..frankly speaking as much as I know him from what my mom said he seems to be a really nice guy. Though he a had a big female fan following he never paid any heed to them which is a good thing right? but something about you has made him go head over heels for you.He genuinely likes you and wants to marry you.what do you have to say?

H:-see arshiya...firstly I don't know what to say...I am blank...I don't know him as a person..I'll marry someone whom my parents select for me..and secondly,he doesn't have a valid reason as to why he likes..he can't decide his future looking at a picture...if he has to say love at first sight and stuff then please I don't believe in all that..he doesn't know me in person..so how will he like me??"

A:-woahh!!!chill girl..he asked me if you were on instagram or Facebook...when I said no he was all the more adamant about you..so I just wanted to know what you have to say"

H:-for me it will always be my parents decision ...if they say yes then we will think about the later part...as of now let's not talk about this.Is that okay?

A:-yeah okay...your right...let's just leave this for now..you take care...don't worry..everything will be _in your favour..in sha Allah. ..take care maira.

After texting her I checked other notifications and found a forwarded message from an unknown number.

As I checked the profile pic my hands started trembling . It was zayed. jaafar bhai had shown his pic today
and that's how I recognised him.

My heart beat got accelarated . I had no control over my senses .I had no idea what was happening to me and with no second thoughts I just hit the block button ,rushed to the kitchen ,chugged down a glass of water . That's when I could breathe normal again.

I started recollecting what happened during that minutes time . It was just a forwarded message. About some wedding exhibition which made me nervous . Bhai was right. He is really good looking.

Asthagfirullah!!!

I shouldn't be thinking like this. shaitaan is trying to master my soul by his evilness. In order to shut all the stupid thoughts I offered 2 rakah nafl prayers seeking for peace of mind.I read Qur'an and went to sleep.

Fresh day- Fresh beginning.

On my way to college I explained the course of events to reem .she did nothing but laughed the entire time. When I told asma and zabya they consoled me saying everything would be fine and this is just a phase every girl goes through.

A week passed by with no trace about this proposal and when I reached home from college I saw mama wearing a sombre expression on her face.

I freshened up and sat next to her while I was drinking tea. She didn't notice my presence as I sat there facing across her. I kept the the mug on the tepoy ,which made her aware of my presence as she looked at me.

"assalamualikum mammashuuuu!!!what is bothering you??is everything okay?you want to share something with me??", I asked pulling her cheeks more out of concern because she usually shares everything with me as I am more a friend to her than her daughter.

It's been a week since dad has come down. I didn't know what was this about. But her reply left me dumbstruck. She just uttered two words which made hell of an impact on me. And her reply was,

"it's zayed"

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