Solace

well-written, was fun 2 read...thanx for sharing!!

``I explain to myself that such talk is part of the many compromises I have to make to fit in and I do my best to pretend I agree. ``
A very true statement :) Sometimes we have to do things to prove ourselves to others who are labeled as the `cool` people and there, our religious values take a place in the background.We forget who we are and try to be who we are not-
I like the article on the whole and truly believe in Sadqa and for sure there is solace in praying to Allah.Congratulations to you if you have realized that and this story encouraged me to reach out to my Allah and find solace in prayer.
May Allah bless you for you effort.

very nice rozaiba, rabia`s character is very real...good effort
fiz

very nice rozaiba, rabia`s character is very real...good effort
fiz

semi! so surprised to find you here. as for where she is, in another cliched manner, `jehaan bhi ho ge, khush ho gee` :D

...rozaiba...even though the ending was a bit cliched, i like...so where is rabia now?;)

acha. i forgive you now.

R,

Its not the Chic-flic element.
Its the ending.

/I hear a soft voice inquiring if I’m all right. I look up to find Rabia in a dark blue hijaab with a concerned expression, standing in front of me carrying the class literature book pressed against her chest.

“You can always talk to me you know.” /

storyteller: I also liked the main character in the story.

acloudysky, shahrukh khan movies? are you suggesting this is a quasi-chic-flic story? please retract! glad you liked it...Isphaphani, I like you, :D :D

i like the main character in your story.......

I explain to myself that such talk is part of the many compromises I have to make to fit in and I do my best to pretend I agree.
.........my favorite line

well written rozaiba

R,

I couldn`t help but think of Shahrukh Khan movies when I read the end.
Maybe it is the romanticism. Everything has to go right huh.
But it wasn`t really the story I was reading, it was your style of writing.
How you put the events together and the situations you created in that space.
A well-knit story with a natural flow. Quite enjoyable!

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Sobia, yes, my middle name is ‘road rage’- stay away from me when I’m driving. Punjabizulu, I liked the ending too : ) temporal, those grammatical errors are annoying. My fault. Faiza, thanks for the help! Dreamz, rakapo$h, and goddess, glad you enjoyed it. Godot, rituals can get very cumbersome. ZahraJ, this was of course a ‘fictional’ tale- but yes have had to give a sadqa for something similar. Humairsha, some people have a gift for being selfless. Ahsanshamim, I agree with you there : ) fara, thanks. actually I should have been mindful of those typos. Heavenly, Muhammed Ali once said, ‘All I need is a prayer!’ : ) badtameez, nothing like aloo ka paratha with orange juice for breakfast! Storyteller, after reading it did you go like ‘aata hai yaad mujh ko guzra hua zamana?’ why did you sigh? Urstruly, well we’re glad your ears are fine and dandy. For some reasons teachers have a fascination with pulling ears. Echoboom, at some level I agree with you. Johnny_bravo, well Ispahani’s posts are always a treat now and then. It’s hard to figure out what’s being said but I’m sure he is trying to say something- one day the truth of it may just hit us! : ) Ras, yeah, should have recited the prayer Rabia had adviced! Darn! I’ll try to remember it for the next test match1 Solace, thanks for the comments.

it has a very south east asian touch to it, somehow it seems like a conscious effort to insinuate the words which are identifiable to our culture.

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