Lahat ng Kabanata ng HER VOCATION: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

“He knows what is in every heart.” (QURAN 67:13)****************************"It's alright Samar—It's just a mock exam—! You can try again—!" I tried to comfort her, putting my hands on her shoulders. My heart breaking, watching her wail. Suddenly, she looked up and slapped away my hands with a jerk."ALRIGHT?!! Alright, you say?!! What do you even know? HUH?! Everything is so easy for you Aasiya!! You have everything!! Everything and everyone! While I—Did you even think how I f

“O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Satan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Satan - indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allah purifies whom He wills, and Allah is Hearing and Knowing.” (QURAN 24:21)*************************"Captain. Where are we going?" I slid ahead on my seat and asked Hadi who continued to drive and looked up only to shoot me a smirk through the rearview mirror.

“And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others-Will you have patience?” (QURAN 25:20)*************************I walked down the stairs to find Amo stirring a pot on the stove. Quietly, I walked up to her and clutched her waist, placing my head on her back.  ''Good morning, Amo.'' I mumbled against her warm back.

“And never will you find in other than Him a refuge.” (QURAN 18:27)**************************I continued to stare blankly at the ceiling of this unfamiliar hospital. A cannula passed into my right hand was hooked up to an IV line. I had no regard of the time or days since that day. It seemed like last night but I knew it must have been a few days. I had no recollection of the events following that incident. Yet, as the memories of those days started to return to my mind, my eyes started brimming with tears. I closed my eyes and the tears slid down my cheeks, soaking the pillow. 

“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” (QURAN 51:56)***************************"Shazia, is bhai still not up?" I asked the maid while eating my cereal.  "No baji." she returned meekly.  'But Uncle had asked him to tak

“We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth.” (QURAN 41:53)*************************"What the hell are you doing?!" My gaze fell to my hand in his tight grip, before wandering towards the other guy whom he had just now addressed so cordially. 

“Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allāh sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills.” (QURAN 35:8)**************************"Navi you are late. Again!" I exclaimed through gritted teeth at which he just gave me his usual annoying toothy grin.  "No—I am not. As usual you're the one who's early." He retorted cheekily; spinning the keys through his fingers. I could only scoff at him with disdain.  

“Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete His favor upon you that you may be grateful.” (QURAN 5:6)**************************"PRINCESS!! Wake up!!" My eyes snapped open at his scream. The sudden noise had given my heart a kick start and it was thumping so loudly against my chest, that I couldn't move for a moment, until he began to nudge me."Wake up! It's your birthday!!" His annoying voice clashed with my ears and all of a sudden, I felt immense rage burning in me. With a loud and irritated groan, I

“Whoever receives guidance, receives it for his own benefit. Whoever goes astray, does so to his own loss. No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another.” (QURAN 17:15)***************************"Aasiya!!" I could hear Navi yelling behind me but I didn't bother to stop until I was safe outside. The chill struck my bare sleeves but I was too preoccupied to even out my heaving breaths to take any notice of it. "Aasi—What's wrong—!?" He screamed coming to stand beside me and gently taking hold of my arm while I bent down to my knees, with

“This [Qur'an] is a clear statement to [all] the people and a guidance and instruction for those conscious of Allah.” (QURAN 3:138)**************************Staring at my bare hands, I wondered where did I go wrong?I did everything I thought to be the right thing. Yet, why had my life ended up this way? What should I have done instead—I wish someone would tell me—I wish there was a book—A sort of guidebook to help me understand where to go from here.