Saturday 25 May 2013     15 Rajab 1434

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‘Ummi, why did you stay so long?’  I asked my eldest daughter as soon as she stepped into the sitting room. ‘And you couldn’t even answer your phone when I tried you.’ I accused.

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> Busy robbing Peter....

‘Ummi, why did you stay so long?’  I asked my eldest daughter as soon as she stepped into the sitting room. ‘And you couldn’t even answer your phone when I tried you.’ I accused.

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‘This is unacceptable Bint. Just three small gold sets and not a single piece of diamond?’ My cousin Uwani said as soon as she finished going through the contents of the bridal gifts that had just been delivered to her house by her future in-laws.

Read more: Not always a spring-chicken

> Not always a spring-chicken

‘This is unacceptable Bint. Just three small gold sets and not a single piece of diamond?’ My cousin Uwani said as soon as she finished going through the contents of the bridal gifts that had just been delivered to her house by her future in-laws.

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‘So, how did it go?’ Tahir asked, as soon as I sat opposite him on the dining chair.
‘So far, so great’ I replied, joyfully reaching out for the big mango on a side plate in front of him.
‘And what does that mean?’ he asked again, pushing the kni

Read more: A conditional beginning

> A conditional beginning

‘So, how did it go?’ Tahir asked, as soon as I sat opposite him on the dining chair.
‘So far, so great’ I replied, joyfully reaching out for the big mango on a side plate in front of him.
‘And what does that mean?’ he asked again, pushing the kni

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As happened the last time I stumbled on something that neatly fits the lessons we impart on this diary (whose original slogan was ‘The joys and travails of marriage’) today I wish to share with you a heart-rending story that has a lot to offer us. It is a story of perseverance, faith and love. I have my big brother Abdulkadir Ahmad Tambuwal to thank for receiving this instructive story in my mail box. Please read on: 
This story was recounted by Prof. Khalid Al-Jubeir, a consultant cardiovascular surgeon, during one of his lectures:

Read more: The husband who was too shy to look at his wife

> The husband who was too shy to look at his wife

As happened the last time I stumbled on something that neatly fits the lessons we impart on this diary (whose original slogan was ‘The joys and travails of marriage’) today I wish to share with you a heart-rending story that has a lot to offer us. It is a story of perseverance, faith and love. I have my big brother Abdulkadir Ahmad Tambuwal to thank for receiving this instructive story in my mail box. Please read on: 
This story was recounted by Prof. Khalid Al-Jubeir, a consultant cardiovascular surgeon, during one of his lectures:

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‘This is your third sigh in five minutes, what is disturbing you Bint?’ Tahir asked raising his head to look at me.

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> Love sickened and decayed

‘This is your third sigh in five minutes, what is disturbing you Bint?’ Tahir asked raising his head to look at me.

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