
All who gathered at the residence of Umm Mufar shook their heads in disagreement with what Afsana said.
"Maria is in a coma, and she needs a nudge to wake up" Bilal said, recalling she herself was once in a coma "So you mean, you know, you want to give Maria a boost by saying Faraz will marry her?" Bilal asked doubtfully and Afsana nodded instead.
"That's the same as lying to her, Afsana" exclaimed Bilal.
"Ana just feels sorry, Uncle. What's more twice Ana had a dream about Maria, her father who was also begging and it was like a burden and a fear of her own for Ana"
"There must be another way, An" exclaimed Asma "I don't want to have a daughter-in-law who is pregnant with someone else's child"
"And it's risking our big family name, son. Especially Grandpa Khalil's name, Bilal's name and Faraz's name" continued Lita "When or later, people will know that Maria was pregnant before marriage, and people will accuse Faraz of impregnating her"
"And people will say, they teach religious knowledge but they violate religious law" Maryam chimed in and was really disappointed with Afsana's wishes.
"That's right, son. Marriage can't start this way, it's the same as lying to Mary, and Mary's life won't be happy because Faraz loves you, not her" Bilal said.
"Ana knows.." replied Afsana while looking down "But what if Ana or Marry were in Mary's position?" her ominousness made everyone even more surprised "Maria was in a coma, and either she would wake up or she might not wake up again. But if Sister Faraz is on her side, supporting her, maybe Maria can be sober"
"It's very difficult, Afsana. Everything is at stake here, your feelings, our honor, and Faraz's future"
"If we make this sacrifice sincerely, sincerely, God will take care of the rest" Afsana replied "Maybe God is testing us"
"It's not that simple, An" interrupted Maryam "True Ummi, all of her at stake"
"When Prophet Abraham was ordered to slaughter his son, all his was also at stake, the mother's feelings, the child's life, and perhaps society would label the Prophet as the murderer of his own son, but when the Prophet was sincere because of Allah, then Allah would help him"
"It's different, Afsana" Faraz argued.
"Ana knows, sister. But there are similarities, a test of sincerity and patience. Of the many people Maria knows, why does she always depend on you, sister? And of the many people who need help, why is it only Mary who is always in front of her sister and she always needs help?
"It's a tough decision, son" exclaimed Umm Mufar "But Grandma is proud, you can think that glorious, may Allah always keep your eyes on you, dear"
"We need to think about all this, and also all the final decisions are in Faraz's hands" Asma said as she looked at her son.
"Faraz can decide anything, Ummi. Faraz gave up all his equal Ummi and Abi"
"But this is your life, son"
"When a child does not know which way to choose, the obligation of the parents leads the way to him"
.
.
.
Bilal hugged his wife's back, pecked her head.
"God has promised not to test his servant beyond the limits of his abilities, dear"
"But this is very difficult, and we have nothing to do with Mary"
"God always has a plan in everything, we just surrender"
"Then what should we do? And why would Afsana even make such a decision?"
"Afsana is very young, she's also very naive about what she's up against"
"Bilal, I don't want Faraz to marry Maria. It was the same as torturing Faraz and Maria. Afsana knows what she's decided on, as you say, she's too naive"
.
.
.
Just like his parents, Faraz couldn't sleep, and he thought the same thing. Why must he be himself?
Faraz thinks this isn't just a test of his and Afsana's love. But also his test as a human, but why should it be this heavy?
Just like Faraz, Afsana thought the same thing. Maybe he was tested for sincerity with the existence of foreign women who had absolutely no relationship with them. Why do we have to be tied up like that?
"Yes..."
"Come in, Ummi" exclaimed Afsana. Lita appeared with her sad look.
"Why are you doing all this, An?"
"Come, Ummi. The shadow of her father Maria who continued to beg, not to mention my dream dream, it made Ana think, maybe Brother Faraz can indeed help Maria"
▫️▫️▫️
Tbc...