Mariam Abdul:
After concluding my prayers, I carefully placed the Qur'an on a shelf, prayed a few more times, and prayed for Allah to lead all girls and boys as well as other families that were having problems and were confused to the correct path. Ameen.

Sometimes we simply fail to understand why we are here. In this world and this life, strive to have a beautiful relationship with Allah.

"May I come in?" My brother's calm and sweet voice prompted me to fold the mat and turn to face him, smiling. He has always stood by my side and helped me out.

Hope all is well with you. While God only knows who he left his best friend with, he asked me. A half hour later, my mother informed me that some guests would be visiting.

He just recited some duas and blew on me, so I smiled and said, "Am fine." I then hugged him. His tiny actions brighten my day every day, and I can not believe my eyes. I automatically want to pray for him more, asking that he find the wife he deserves and that no one will be able to break the heart of someone so kind and compassionate.

He just shook his head when I hugged him and said, "You are the best brother I could have ever asked for."

I nodded, understanding that it was difficult for me to see someone while He was in the same room. "Now let us go downstairs and remember if you do not like it just inform me you know we will support you in every decision after all its your life and you have to spend rest of your life with him so think and decide plus I know my best friend is jerk and downstairs but be calm he will come around," he continued.

"Are you ready, dear?" I was hugged by my mother as she came in, telling me to give it a chance because the guy and the other people were good.

I was thinking about so many things:

They never revealed to me who was coming, the name of the guy's family, or his name; he was still a stranger to me, despite everyone's praise. Was he really that good?Let us see. Better than Khalid?Astagfirullah! Mariam, please act appropriately at least in these situations and push his thoughts aside because he has once again broken your heart. Do you recall when your brother gave you two a moment to talk and even in the office?

Flashbacks:
"Why have you been ignoring me?" I asked with a lot of courage, but he only hurt me more.

"Because I do not like you and you have that perfect little life, and you are still young, I have someone else in my mind," he said as if it were no big deal. So, is that what it is about?

"Young and me?I realized, "I am 24," and it hurt to think he had never seen me in that light.

"Who is she?"I could not help but ask him again: "If you were in my position, what would you have done?"

"Someone close to my heart," he grinned, and as soon as he dismissed me, I looked away. I broke down as soon as I closed his office door because I was hurting all over.

Despite knowing it was forbidden (haram), I still did it. Something inside of me made me feel bad because I had defied my own beliefs and had since decided to listen to or follow my parents.

I knew that he was keeping a lot of information from me. Why did I keep falling in love with this guy who repeatedly broke my heart?
I even made a self-promise to avoid him.
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My closest friend Munira walked slowly with me as we made our way downstairs; the entire time, I kept praying and knew that everyone was watching us, but I never looked up to see who was in the room—there was complete quiet, only the sound of whispers.

"What is going on?"Munira made me sit on a big couch while she made me question myself. When I tried to hold her hand, she just whispered something nice in my ear and walked out of the room. That is when I realized it was just the two of us who had come to see me.

They had all moved into the next room, and my mother had instructed me to speak with him.

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She had no idea that a lot would change. I plan, you plan, but Allah is the best planner; if something is meant to be, it will happen regardless of the cost.