The Marriage Contract
Abbas’s honesty during those moments transferred me from one shore to another. His words affected my heart very much. On that day- and in order for my decision to be precise, I [did an istikhara] and the holy verse was: {Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star, kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah setteth forth for mankind similitudes, for Allah is Knower of all things.}
During the engagement ceremonies when the discussion was about the dowry and such [matters], Abbas said with complete ease- just like the previous times: “I have nothing other than reliance upon the Exalted Allah.”
My father said: “Offer something so that they can be able to purchase a house later on, God-willing.”
That night, I wore a white dress which I had borrowed from my brother’s wife and Abbas wore a regular shirt and pants.
After the contract, Abbas took his parents home and then returned to our house. The next morning we went to Dar Al-Salam which is the Kashan graveyard of martyrs. He knew a lot about martyrs and mentioned [stories] of them. I had heard a lot about the war and the brothers in the battles, but Abbas’s words were something else and seemed new. Basically, everything in my life changed from the moment of the marriage contract, and [took on a new light]. In those few hours, my heart filled with all the love which a woman could feel toward her husband.
source : shafaqna
