Islamic Books And Poetry

A few days later, Imama took some books with her to school. When they were together during recess, she brought the books along. =I have something for you.‘ =Really? Let‘s see what it is.‘ Imama held out two sets of books from the bag, one towards Javeria and the other towards Tehreem. They quietly glanced at the books. Javeria said nothing, but Tehreem reacted. =What‘s this?‘ she said coldly. =I brought these books for you,‘ Imama replied. =Why?‘ =So that some of your wrong impressions about us can be corrected.‘ =What sort of wrong impressions?‘ =The wrong impressions you have about our sect,‘ Imama explained. =Who told you that there are any wrong impressions about your .religion. or your prophet?‘ Tehreem asked very seriously. =I can judge that myself: that is why you do not come to my house. You think perhaps that we do not read the Quran or that we do not consider Hazrat Muhammad, peace be upon him, a prophet although that‘s not the case—we beli...

Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.w)   Chapter 2 All this began with an incident in school. Imama was then a student in the Matric class; Tehreem was one of her good friends. They had not only been together in school for many years, but their families knew each other very well. Amongst all her friends, Imama was closest to Tehreem and Javeria, but she was upset that, despite their friendship, these girls shrank from visiting her home. Imama would invite them to her birthday and also to other events at home, but they would always decline on the pretext of not being allowed to go out. On a few occasions Imama herself spoke to their parents, but they still did not allow their daughters to visit her. Finally, she complained to her parents about this. =Both your friends are Syeds. Generally, they do not approve of our sect and this is why your friends‘ parents do not allow them to come to our house,‘ explained her mother. =What‘s the meaning of this? Why don‘t they ap...

Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.w) Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.W) First Chapter.     =Tell me, what is your life‘s dearest desire?‘ That day Imama had pursued Javeria. Javeria looked at Imama‘s face for a while and then said, =My dearest wish is that you become a Muslim.‘ A current shot through Imama—shocked and uncertain, she looked at Javeria who spoke on softly, slowly. =You are such a dear friend, so close to me that it hurts to see you on a misguided path…not just you, but your entire family. If God should send me to heaven for any good deeds, then I would like you to be with me—but it is essential that you be a Muslim.‘ A myriad expressions passed across Imama‘s face. It was a while before she could say anything. =Javeria, I did not expect that you would speak to me like Tehreem; I thought you were my friend, but you too…‘ Javeria interrupted her gently. =Whatever Tehreem told you then was right.‘ Imama stared at her steadily: she was deeply hurt by Javeria...

Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.w) Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.W) First Chapter.   Javeria and Rabia could hardly sleep that night: they were gripped by fear. What if she did not return? The question loomed like a menace. They could see their careers smashed and they knew what the reaction of their families would be—they would be maligned and criticized for colluding with Imama, for not telling her father the truth about her and for hiding the facts from the warden. They had not figured what the reaction of Hashim Mubeen and his family would be when they were faced with the truth—how would they judge the role of these two friends. The other girls in the hostel would talk about them and if this became a police case, they would be accused of conspiring in the crime. When they thought of these repercussions, their hair stood on end. Once more the question arose: where on earth was Imama? Where had she gone and why? They were trying to analyze her past behavior. She had unde...

Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.w) Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.W) First Chapter.     =If you‘re going to Lahore then stop by Imama‘s hostel on your way back. I‘ve got her clothes from the tailor—you could drop them off,‘ said Salma to Hashim Mubeen. =I‘m going to be very busy—I can‘t possibly go around to Imama‘s hostel.‘ Hashim wasn‘t too happy with the idea. =The driver‘s going with you; if you can‘t go then he can deliver the parcel. The season‘s coming to an end—if she doesn‘t get the clothes now, they‘ll just lie unused, and I don‘t know when she‘ll come next.‘ Salma launched into a long explanation. =Right—I‘ll take them. If I don‘t find time, then I‘ll send them over with the driver,‘ agreed Hashim. He spent a fairly busy day in Lahore and it was past five by the time he was free. He decided to take the parcel himself to Imama and went to the hostel. It was the first time he had come here since her admission. He sent her a message through the gatekeeper and ...

Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.w) Peer-e-Kamil(S.A.W) First Chapter.   Waseem saw Imama sitting out in the lawn. She had the earphones on and was listening to something on her Walkman. He slipped up very quietly behind her and grabbed the earphones off her, but she swiftly turned off the Walkman. =What are you listening to, sitting here all by yourself?‘ he said in a loud voice as he stuck the earphones into his ears. Imama had already switched off the cassette. She got up and pulled at the earphones. =This is the height of bad manners—Waseem, behave yourself!‘ She was furious. Waseem did not let go of the earphones: Imama‘s anger had no effect on him. =I want to hear what you were listening to—what‘s rude about that? Switch on the cassette.‘ =I wasn‘t sitting here with this for your listening pleasure.‘ Annoyed, she detached the headphones. =Here, take these and get lost.‘   She sat down again, firmly gripping the Walkman. Waseem felt that she ...