A Test Of Love. Or Faith?

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Posted: 12 years ago
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Zoya was tested today, by her Allah Miyan...

She had to choose between a dream she has had from her childhood and abandoning it to being just a dream, forever. And she was perplexed. This is the first time she has been asked to choose her Abbu over any one else...the thought had never even occurred to her prior to this. How do you choose between a father you have yearned for so long and a love so new, she had almost given up on it? So she stalled. This was a decision she needed to think over...her happiness which was so close at hand...Tanveer knows about her Abbu more than any one else she has met in her search so far...when she is so close to her goal???

Yes, she had shouted...main apni mohabbat ke liye kuchh bhi kar sakti hoon...KUCHH BHI, ZOYA?- ASKS, ALLAH MIYAN...and she is lost. So her God leads her..shows her the way, in the form of a pious woman, who is closer to God now in this month of Ramzan- her faith strengthened. She tells her a story...of a man who had been in a similar dilemma- where there was not even a matter of abandoning the TRUTH for what he considered precious. Yet he chose, the way God wanted him to- loved one was given up to the Almighty, The Righteous One. Her mind is clear now, her happiness does not take precedence over the triumph of good over evil.

IT WAS A TEST- She lost and won.👏

She failed in the TEST OF LOVE😳, and REDEEMED HERSELF IN THE TEST OF FAITH.👏

It was actually shocking that Zoya was in a dilemma here- I never thought she'd hesitate when it came to proving Asad's innocence-Zoya proved she was human...very human. She was tempted- and she could not decide..she had to stall, weigh the pros and cons...😒

I guess I did not realise or remember how precious the concept of father is to her...kahan hai aap, Abbu? It is the pull she had ever since her childhood- a man she did not know, yet could not forget. An invisible bond that ties them together, that has to be sorted out- something even her beloved Aapi does not understand.

Precap: Zoya is praying as Tanveer plans to burn her. Is she aware of the danger around her? The scene reminded me of something I read or heard long time back...a Muslim does not rise from his prayer mat, no matter what happens until he finishes his prayer.

Also remembered someone was killed during his prayers...

Checked it out:😉

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_in_the_Indian_subcontinent

Muhammad Bin Sam better known as Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghori was a Afghan conqueror from the region of Ghor in Afghanistan. Before 1160, the Ghaznavid Empire covered an area running from central Afghanistan east to the Punjab, with capitals at Ghazni on the banks of Ghazni river in present-day Afghanistan, and at Lahore in present-day Pakistan... On his way back to Ghazni, his caravan rested at Damik near Sohawa (which is near the city of Jhelum in the Punjabprovince of modern-day Pakistan). He was assassinated on 15 March 1206, while offering his evening prayers.

👏Wah, Gul! Aap ka imagination ka main kya boloon? Aur kya kya yaad dilati hai!🤣


(Also wanted to point out that the story is different according to the Christian/ Jew faith- Abraham is asked to sacrifice his most preferred son, Issac,(Ishmael according to Islam) on the mount. This is one of the major points where the sister faiths start digressing.😳 Purely, for info, not to start any kind of religious debate, please.😉)

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princeegoyal thumbnail
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Posted: 12 years ago
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waoo..so u started making post..thst good...i really like it...well u researched too i guess...good one... i like ur this line...Zoya proved she was human...very human...

yes we all r human...sm time its difficult 4 us take right decision...
choose among two ur loved ones...un do logo ke beach mein kisi ek ko chun-na jinse aap sab se jayda pyar krte ho...thts the test of love,faith,destiny...

pari
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Posted: 12 years ago
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I think Zoe's dilemna between choosing asad and gaffur is completely justified..she has craved the love of her father for so long...her quest to find her father has been there since the beginning...

But does she love her father more than asad ? i would yes, she loves the idea of what her father is more than asad...no one..and i mean no one can replace the love of a parent...she has a illusion of what a father will be like...and the reality is no way close ( as bheegi said in her post)
Asad has hurt zoe numerous times but her love for him will never lessen...rather it grows...and ultimately asya's love for each other will triumph above all...

the islamic aspect of pulling zoe out of her dilemma was sheer perfection...the mandir scene and dilshad's story of Ishmael running side by side was just wow...kudus to the team for bringing two religion together beautifully...

a beautiful post...loved the way you talked about zoe being human...glad her character is known as a human torn between 2 choices not as a some super great character as some females leads are shown at times..

Reya <3
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Great post, chick soup.

I've heard that you may not get up from prayers unnecessarily.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Lovely post! And I loved today's episode. Zoya was in a dilemma and who wouldn't be in such a position. But she cannot be blamed for choosing Gaffur over the love of her life especially at the juncture when she felt she was so close to the truth. Tanveer had tempted her (Won't abuse her today 😆 Since she is going to be out tomorrow )

But that sermon helped her realize what should be her priority at the moment. Again foreshadowing that how in the future she would have to make this difficult choice ie Gaffur or Asad. She cannot have both of course. She will go through a lot of turmoil. 😭 But she will come back to Asad eventually because that is where she belongs 😳

PS: My fav part was the last scene. The smirk being wiped off the face of Tanveer. 😃 🥳

Phew! Finally my ranting will stop for a few days. 😆
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: princeegoyal

waoo..so u started making post..thst good...i really like it...well u researched too i guess...good one... i like ur this line...Zoya proved she was human...very human...


yes we all r human...sm time its difficult 4 us take right decision...
choose among two ur loved ones...un do logo ke beach mein kisi ek ko chun-na jinse aap sab se jayda pyar krte ho...thts the test of love,faith,destiny...

pari


Thanx, Pari.😳

Such an unfair test!
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Good post.
Today epi is karma vs destiny.
Karma-zoyas karam is finding abbu.soo she has to do it own that why he chooes his abbu.
Destiny-asad is het destiny to usko kuch ksrne ki jaroorat nahi hai.god help her.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Nice post.

I suppose my take is on the fact that why should Zoya choose? She has no guarantee that whatever Tanveer chooses to tell her is the truth about her father. For all she knows it could be a massive bluff to ensure that Zoya does not chase Asad or ruin her carefully laid out plans.

What I fear is that in his absence Zoya has put her father on a pedestal and that is clouding her judgement of him. Don't forget, Guffar, too, was implicit in Razia's plans. What will she do when that comes to light? The clever money would be to step forward and make Asad an honest man and then together they can unearth the whereabouts of Zoya's father
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: maankigeet4ever

I think Zoe's dilemna between choosing asad and gaffur is completely justified..she has craved the love of her father for so long...her quest to find her father has been there since the beginning...


But does she love her father more than asad ? i would yes, she loves the idea of what her father is more than asad...no one..and i mean no one can replace the love of a parent...she has a illusion of what a father will be like...and the reality is no way close ( as bheegi said in her post)
Asad has hurt zoe numerous times but her love for him will never lessen...rather it grows...and ultimately asya's love for each other will triumph above all...

the islamic aspect of pulling zoe out of her dilemma was sheer perfection...the mandir scene and dilshad's story of Ishmael running side by side was just wow...kudus to the team for bringing two religion together beautifully...

a beautiful post...loved the way you talked about zoe being human...glad her character is known as a human torn between 2 choices not as a some super great character as some females leads are shown at times..

Reya <3


Thanx, Reya.

I agree. Zoya does not know the reality of her father...but she was drawn to GAFFUR AS A FATHER TO HUMEIRA...she loved the father she saw there.😳

About the religions being brought side by side and the beautiful portrayal...they are the best in the business!👏👏👏
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Yet to go thru sa episode ..

Miss it today😭

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