Anfal's p.o.v

I opened my eyes hearing some familiar voice and saw Amma and narmeen sitting besdie me.

"Anfal beta!!! How are you now??"

Amma asked lovingly caressing my cheek.

"I am fine now!!"

I sat up.

" You must be hungry na? I have made biryani for you. Wanna eat??"

Amma said smiling.

I looked at her for quite a moment and then nodded.

She asked narmeen to bring food got me who left quickly.

After some moments narmeen came back with a tray full of biryani, a plate of salad and a small bowl of rice pudding and a coke.

"Now narmeen beta you go and look your brothers must be waiting for dinner now!"

Amma said and narmeen left.

"Why all this reservations in dinner? Is something special today?"

I asked my mind.

"Why? Don't you like all these?"

She asked.

"No it's not like that."

I said and lowered my head.

"Ok then leave all these things and let's eat. Today i will have my dinner with my daughter."

Amma said smiling and started pouring rice in one plate.

She then took a spoon and filled it with rice and stretched in front of my mouth to eat.

I was stunned for the moment because of all this care and love.

"Eat!!"

Amma said and I opened my mouth.

The biryani was tasting like heaven.

Amma was feeding me with her hands. I didn't know what came over me bit I filled another spoon and stretched it in front of her.

I can say that she was taken aback by my action that she froze for a moment.

When she didn't open her mouth for quite some time I felt embarrassed thinking that she may be not wanted to eat by my hand and I was about to pull spoon back when she held my wrist and again took my hand near her mouth and opened it to eat.

I smiled back at her.

"Its mot that bad!!"

She said moaning.

"Bad?? It's delicious like Heaven Amma!!"

My eyes widened at her statement.

She suppressed a laugh at my statement and I too smiled.

"What did you call me?"

She suddenly stopped laughing.

"Am..amma!! If you don't like then I.. "

I stuttered.

"No no!! I loved it!! In fact I am feeling lucky to have such a daughter like you!!"

She said kissing my forehead.

I was stunned that how can someone be this polite and loving???

Dinner went on and on and we kept on talking while eating and feeding each other.

After dinner Amma asked me to lied bavk cause I wasn't feeling well and she sat beside me caressing my head.

"Can I ask something from you?"

I said holding her one hand and playing with her fingers.

"Hmm!!"

Amma hummed.

"Why are you being this sweet to me? How can you feel blessed by having such a daughter like me? Like my parents never cared about me when they gave birth wo me then how can you be this polite to me even after all my behaviour and bickerings with you??"

I couldn't take this anymore. That question was again and again hammering on my mind.

"Let me tell you a story. Will you liaten?"

She said holding my chin.

I nodded looking at her.

"So there was a man named Abou Ben Adhem. Do you know about him?"

Amma asked and I nodded.

"I learned a poem about him when I was little which I don't remember now. All I remember is that he was some saint."

I said thinking.

"Let me tell you!!"

She said and I exclaimed.

She smiled and started.

"One night Abou Bin Adhem was sleeping very peacefully when his deep slumber was broken. He looked around his room which was shinning in moon light. He noticed that his room's atmosphere was filled with sense of pure loveliness like that of a blooming Lily due to presence of an angel who was writing something in a golden book. Abou Bin Adhem's peaceful life thus far made him fearless and so he asked the angel what it was writing.

Looking up compassionately, the angel replied that it was writing the names of those who love Allah.

He asked if his name was there on the list but the angel replied in negative."

Amma stopped and took a deep breath.

"So sad na!!"

I looked at Amma pouting.

She smiled.

"There comes nothing sad in lives of those who love Allah. Let's continue with the story."

I nodded and she continued.

"So then Abou Bin Adhem without getting worried he imlpoee the angel to write his name as those who love the people instead. Angel wrote and disappeared."

Amma stopped.

"Ohh!!"

"Next night angel again came!!"

Amma saod and I jumped in excitement cause I was sad for Abou Bin Adhem.

"Yeah!! It came and this time it turned in a blaze of light and showed a Abou Bin Adhem a new list of those people who was blessed by Allah's love and so there was Abou Bin Adhem' s name was on top leading the names of others."

Amma said smiling and unknowingly a fun one smile crept on my lips like I was truly happy and that I didn't know why.

" You know what this event of About Ben Adhem 's life teaches us?"

" What?"

"It teaches us that people can bedt express love for Allah by loving their fellow human beings. It was Abou Bin Adhem who becamethe most 'best at the end and not those who focused on only demonstrating their love to Allah. This event gives us a moral that love of humankind is love of Allah because people are Allah's creations.

In essence, it says that one who claims to love Allah but hurt His people and leave them helpless and don't feed them and don't love them then he really doesn't love Allah at all because those who love Allah don't hurt His people as well. So in short Allah loves those who love their felowmen!!"

Amma said and I looked at her dumbstruck.

"That's why I love you!! And besides I wont see any flaw in you. You are beautiful and moreover you have a good heart. "

Amma said smiling.

" How can you say that?"

I asked.

"I know that!! Ok for now sleep!!"

She said and I closed my eyes with Amma stroking my hair.

I didn't know that I will ever meet such a pious and heartwarming person like her in my life who will value me this much.

Moments passed with me drowned in my thoughts.

I opened my eyes and saw Amma sleeping beside me.

I smiled and pulled sheet over her.

"I didn't know that I will get attached to you this soon. I am sorry for my ill behaviour. I promise that I won't misbehave woth anyone ever again. From today I will try to please Allah by pleasing his people because I know taht a sinful person like me can't be forgiven this easily. "

Withthis determination I kissed Amma on forehead and closed my eyes smiling.

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Assalam o alikum my janans!!

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