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    Family

    By Khaleel Jooste

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    Bismillah

    “By seeking refuge with God, we must therefore believe in Him and everything He has created, we must pray, we must take care of the poor, we must fast during the prescribed times, we must make every effort to do pilgrimage at least once in our lives and we must continue to share the good news of paradise and the assurance of the forgiveness of sins after sincere repentance, all this with patience, even in times of hardship. All hardship is from God too, do you understand, Ben?” Maryam looks at him hopefully.

    “Knowledge is like a tree with well-developed roots. You see? The words are its leaves, but action, those are the fruits it will produce.”

    InshaAllah

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKhaleel Jooste
    Release dateMay 10, 2016
    ISBN9781311663108
    Family
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    Khaleel Jooste

    Muslim

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      Family - Khaleel Jooste

      Family

      By Khaleel Jooste

      Copyright Khaleel Jooste 2016

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      I seek protection from Satan the outcast and I begin in the name of

      Allah,

      The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

      Ayat Al-Kursi (The verse of the Throne)

      Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is presently before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

      Surah Al- Baqarah (The Cow) 2:255

      As Allah wills

      #AllThatMatters

      #HappyBirthday

      Family

      "Look."

      "What?"

      "You’ll see."

      حلم

      They are alone.

      The light is bright.

      He guides her past the many… odd… things.

      Come, this way.

      They stop.

      You can open your eyes now.

      She opens her eyes and as she does, she gasps out loud.

      Sean, where are we?

      He smiles.

      Satisfied.

      It’s beautiful, isn’t it?

      Incredible. Wow. She walks forward and takes it all in.

      Are we there yet?

      Not quite.

      He takes her hand.

      Come, this way.

      They walk along the water.

      It runs gently along the soft sand and rustles softly across the rocks. She reaches down and picks up a few. They were all smooth and round; turquoise, purple, black and white, a few tiger eye, shimmering and bright.

      Her face beams.

      She lets go of his hand and starts juggling them in the air. She manages to do that with six.

      All the stones drop to the sand.

      Sean…

      She can barely contain her excitement as she takes his hand and runs to the waterfall. It was coming from somewhere above; almost like it was falling from the sky. It had a strange color to it. Like it was water, but not water that she has ever seen.

      She let’s go of his hand and reaches for it.

      Slowly, Kimberly. He goes to stand next to her.

      She turns and looks at him.

      Why? What’s wrong? Her hazel eyes confused. She stands back and sighs.

      Nothing, he smiles.

      The light coming from the water makes his blue eyes stand out more. A faint purple haze was about his face.

      Kimberly moves closer to him; takes in his face. Her eyes follow the smooth contours. She reaches and runs her fingers along his thick brow; traces his high cheek bone. Slowly she reaches his lips and pulls suddenly away.

      Sorry, she sighs. Her cheeks go more pink. She looks away.

      Why are you sorry? He reaches for her face. She rests the side of her head in his palm.

      For touching you. I… She shudders and faces the falling water.

      She breathes deeply and faces him again.

      Her eyes open.

      I’m so used to…touching people’s faces… to be able to make out what they look like. She bites her lower lip.

      I… never thought… I’d see another face again… certainly not one… as… beau… beautiful… as yours. She swallows and looks down.

      He goes closer to her.

      Gently reaches for her hand. He puts it to his right cheek.

      I never thought I’d feel the warmth of your touch again. He closes his eyes and nestles his cheek in her palm. He breathes deeply.

      Opens his eyes slowly.

      You may touch my face whenever you want. He smiles.

      She blushes and looks away.

      He puts his arm around her waist.

      Do you hear that? He gives her a quick look and gestures to the water.

      Confused, she turns and says.

      I hear… what sounds like… not sure…

      Laughter? He smiles.

      Yes. That’s what I wanted to say. But… where is it coming from? Is it the water? Her pupils large.

      "It’s coming from the water, yes. But it’s the creatures in the

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