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Question:
I
was the only daughter of my parents, alongside two brothers. My father was
forty years old at the time of my birth, and my mother was his third wife. I
was born after four years of marriage following intense prayers. Whenever I
fell slightly ill, my mother would panic and administer haphazard medications;
I suffered recurrent bouts of malaria and typhoid. At thirteen, tuberculosis
struck me.
At
an early age, I was forced into an arranged marriage. My husband's lineage
carried deep congenital and familial defects, and as a consequence, all of our
offspring were born afflicted with chronic ailments:
To
cleanse my sins, I spend my days reading newspapers and extensive religious
compendiums such as Bahishti Zewar. My spiritual guide is an
accomplished, venerable elder.
Eminent
and aristocratic families had once vied for my hand, for nature had endowed me
with generous beauty. Yet my guardians bound me at fourteen to a man whose
temperament was characterized by cunning, deceit, and base superficiality. For
the sake of my parents' honor, I endured the union, hoping fortune would
eventually smile upon me. Now, having crossed the threshold into advancing age,
my sons have grown bearded. My husband remarks coldly: "I have ruined
your life," and is actively maneuvering to contract a second marriage.
Tell me, whither shall I turn?
Answer:
Have
a pillowcase tailored—or stitch it yourself—from deep rose-pink velvet fabric.
Recline upon this pillow every night during sleep.
The
responsibility for this domestic ruin cannot be assigned exclusively to your
husband; you are an equal partner in the dynamic. You accepted him out of
passive coercion, and he was perpetually deprived of the genuine affection to
which a spouse is entitled.
The
illnesses afflicting your children stem from an inherited biological
vulnerability transmitted through familial genetics. Furthermore, a shared mode
of thought prevails within the lineage that is fundamentally discordant with
nature: unyielding obstinacy, hubris, arrogance, and looking down upon others
seem to have become a familial routine.
First, cultivate a profound transformation within your own interior perspective and disposition; thereafter, undertake the prescribed therapy. The doors of Allah Almighty's mercy remain eternally open unto His creation