The Marriage Demands

one eye and glanced at the clock placed on the side table. It has been an hour since I woke u

glanced at the screen. It was from Molvi Razak, an imam of t

red, my voice heavy so I q

I'm so sorry, di

, " I replied though I badly wanted to retort back sarcastically bu

to inform you that I have an answer to your

hat?" I inquired,

time ago but I had completely forgotten until you gave me your request a

bed. "So if you want, I can arrang

e I have a very busy schedule for toda

he young Lady wants to meet with you

ppose I can make some time. Maybe

maghrib sound?" I to

will see you tonig

off the air conditioner and stood up. After stretching my limbs and back, I yawned hard and staggered to the bathroom for a c

I didn't even bother to ask her name from the imam. About a month ago I had graduated from Columbia and had land

best time to settle down. But i had no idea how I should court a Muslim lady. So I had to request a marriage meeting with a potential candidate from the Imam. He promised to help me out and I didn't hear anything from him t

umbia University, I, Zackriya Islam, decided on settling down with a piou

w one. The first thing i learned after my conversion was humility. Islam taught me to keep my gaze down when ever a woman was in front of me and not to get irrelevant in any way

gh my mouth at my internal joke. When it concerned the opposite sex, well

the short messy stubble on my jaw. I think I should be clean shaven today. I took the razor and gel and started shaving of

ce I switched off the air conditioner so I went and opened the window of my room. The sun was slowly beginning to rise. I went to my dresser and wore my wrist watch and glanced at it. I still had a lot of time till office hours. I went to the kitchen and switched on th

y darling, me getting ready and catching her in the kitchen busy making me food. I can picture it now, she's standing here by the counter, her back to me, an apr

can't believe that I'm starting t

for over fifty years and they loved each other so much. Grandpa would always repeat is daily mantra of wrap

m. I wish I also have a relationsh

today. I quickly ate my breakfast and gulped down my coff

my car. Grandma I'd surely gonna be surpri

Inshaa Allah I will be updating this book a lot because i