Hi Divya, I made a long post and it just got lost due to net failure So trying to re write what I had written pehle.Firstly, on Jalal leaving the Jashn - as you pointed Divya, he did have that silent communique with Jodha when he left with Atgha - in fact we all forget that he is the Emperor and is answerable to no one yet he has shown at all times, a level of etiquette that is unknown in Kings and Emperors - infact he has shown better manners than his Begums put together!!!!!
Secondly, his not returning - well he has just received the one news that is his most cherished dream - of fatherhood - and if we look back, not so long ago, it was Jodha who had said that an expectant mother needs the father of her child by her during her pregnancy - so if now he does go to the side of his wife who is expecting his child how can that become wrong?????
Thirdly, Jalal being accused of only wanting a waaris and his relation with Jodha only for a child - this is the worst accusation that one can make on this man, his feelings for Jodha, his relation with Ruqs, his sense of justice and his desire for a child - Jalal's desire for a child comes from his immense capacity for love and the need to be the kind of father and love a child that he must have wanted and missed out on - his love for Rahim speaks volumes of this capacity and yes he considers Rahim as his own son, at the same time he wants another child to love - and what he is craving for is the kind of unadulterated love of a child that comes with no strings attached.
Fourthly, Jalal believing Ruqs - if one looks at Jalal's interactions with people, one would realise that though he has the ability to see others povs, at the same time he also believes the best about them until they by their own actions prove otherwise - this is a great quality though many would call it naivety or foolishness - Infact he gives people a long rope to hang themselves - and becoz he himself has the cherished desire to have a child to love and be a father, he expects the same feelings in Ruqs too, for motherhood - and stating Ruqs' desire for a child stems from a different reason may be presumptuous on our part - hence Jalal believing Ruqs and believing that she would not lie about such a matter would stem not from his own desire but from hers.
Fifthly, Jodha and her reaction - I call this reaction becoz she did not wait for Jalal to get back to her - She decided to find out the cause for his not returning to her side - and she decided to eavesdrop - and what she got to know, caused her sorrow and be jealous and once again I would say that it was the Universe playing the Zen Master, since Jodha's intent was not right - her need to know the reason for Jalal's absence somewhere stems from the fact that she still has only belief and no faith - Jodha needs to understand that in a polygamous set up all wives have equal rights on the husband, even if he may be 'In Love' with one, he has to be fair to all by giving himself and his time to all equally - Yes it sounds Unfair but only becoz of the need to 'Own' - once the need to 'Own' gets replaced by the need to 'Belong' the issue of Fair / Unfair would no longer exist - and this is one lesson that she can learn from her husband - Jalal in all his interactions has been conveying his desire to 'Belong' to Jodha.
Finally the timing of physical intimacy - In my opinion the Ruqs pregnancy has no bearing on Jodha-Jalal relationship - infact what I would like to know is 'What would one call as the perfect time for such intimacy?' - If one acts as per external stimuli no time can ever be the so called 'Right Time' - which is why the wise say that follow your gut instinct / follow your heart / look inwards to know when and how to act - and the call to be physically intimate is one that Jalal has given to Jodha and he would never take it away from her - and the fact that she has taken this leap of faith sends out a signal to Ruqs that the Jalal-Jodha relation would not be torn asunder by lack of faith and it also tells Jalal of her faith in him - but the most important point for Jodha is her intent for taking this step - as long as it is to belong to her husband / her beloved totally, she will have the Universe protecting her.
Edited by adianasr - 11 years ago
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