Behind Aisha's Veil

Noda

"Aisha!" Shouts of Ummi and Abah.

"sorry. This is just a form of disappointment a sister saw her brother hurt," said Aisha again.

Joseph was silent, he was made not to dwell on all the words of Aisha, and it turned out that not only him, Alvian was the same, again made stunned by the words of his wife.

Abah looks disappointed by Aisha's words, she immediately leaves the room, while Ummi approaches and holds Aisha's hand to come with him.

Everyone left the room, now only Siti was left with her husband.

Joseph saw Siti crying.

"I'm sorry my sister" said Siti sobbing.

Joseph approached her and hugged Siti tightly.

"It's okay. I understand your sister's anger."

***

"This time Abah was very disappointed, Aisha."

Everyone is silent. Occasionally glanced at Aisha sitting beside Ummi.

Alvian also saw his wife, who was sitting like she was being judged. He looked around, almost all the older sisters from his wife were present, after hearing the commotion Aisha had made earlier.

"Abah not doing polygamy does not mean that our family is against it. Remember Nak. Polygamy is allowed in our religion." Abah saw Aisha.

"Poligami is sharia, if it is not willing or not like, do not we hate it, it is a lot of harm but it is wrong, not the shari'at, like a Hajj there is a steal, it is wrong, don't blame her hajj title, but her man."

"If done according to the sharia, there will be a lot of wisdom that can be taken with polygamy."

Aisha raised her face.

"But Aisha thought. If the husband forces himself to marry again while the wife is not ready to share, until his wife suffers and cries, it is tantamount to tyranny, right Abah?"

"A wife will not go to heaven without her husband. But not one drop of the wife's tears spilled because of the tyranny of her husband, God will hasten her torment and pull her into the fire of hell" continued Aisha again.

Deg. Alvian seemed to be insinuated, he glanced at his wife.

"Again Abah ..." Aisha stopped her words when she realized she was holding her shoulder, asking her to stop.

Aisha saw all her sisters looking at her. Same. Gesticulating to stop his argument. Aisha then realized that she was being advised by the father, not being invited to argue.

"Sorry Abah." Aisha lowered her head.

Abah smile.

"Among all Abah's children, you are different son."

"It can only be ordered. In any situation, don't let emotions defeat your intelligence."

Aisha nodded.

"Son Alvian. Now accompany your wife to apologize to her brother."

Alvian shocked. He saw Aisha.

"As husband. You are responsible for your wife's mistakes. Advise him and be patient if he makes a mistake." Abah's Advice to Alvian.

Alvian. Husband. Responsibilities. Advice. Patience.

All those words were milling around in his head.

 ___

Aisha walks with her husband Alvian.

"Do not need to accompany. It's my fault. I'll take responsibility myself, apologize myself." Aisha paused her steps for a moment, speaking without seeing her husband.

"I will keep you company. It's Abah's orders."

"Don't you want to go home? You better just go home. Tomorrow morning I'll be ready when you pick me up."

"I'll stay the night." Alvian walks leisurely before Aisha enters the house.

Aisha surprise. Stay on?

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"I'm sorry sister" said Aisha, bowing her head before Yusuf and Siti.

"Yes. I'm sorry, it's okay. Brother understands."

Siti smiling. He held Aisha's hand.

"It was painful at first, but you've been learning to be sincere."

Aisha smile.

Siti saw Alvian.

"If you are, you should think repeatedly if you want to get married again," she joked, pointing at Aisha with fear.

Alvian pretended to smile, he saw Aisha who had no reaction at all.

***

Alvian observed one by one books neatly arranged on his wife's study table which was almost all about the Islamic world, but then he was interested in one book.

Alvian picked it up, took a few steps back then sat on the bed behind him.

He began to read, the first page of the book caught his attention.

...Mate...

...When you fall in love and want to have...

...As hard as you want it...

...If God does not want...

...That means he's not your soul mate...

...Rest assured that someone far better God has prepared for you...

Alvian. As if awakened to the exact same situation, wanted Anita but Aisha who got it.

Is Aisha better than Anita?

Alvian washed his face rough. He didn't want to admit it but that was the truth.

Today even he saw the other side of his wife, her character, courage and strong stance made everyone seem to die a flea in front of him. Alvian fascinated.

The charm of his obedience to Allah. Not on outward appearance like women in general.

Suddenly the door opened, Aisha went inside.

Aisha looked busy stretching the mattress floor.

"People's words, a person's personality can be seen from the books he reads" Alvian said, holding up the book in his hand.

Aisha did not answer, she was still busy with her bed.

"You know, today I learned many things here, about family affection, polygamy, husband obligations, responsibilities, advice, sincerity, patience, and last mate." Alvian picked up the book he was holding.

Aisha still hasn't budged.

Alvian stood up and approached his wife.

"But out of all of them, today I learned more about you."

"What did you learn from me?" ask Aisha Cuek while taking a pillow over the bed.

"You are a devout Muslim" replied Alvian, looking at Aisha who was a woman in front of him.

"But baby you're not a godly wife."

Aisha halted her steps immediately, looking at Alvian

"What is the definition of a holy wife in your opinion?"

"Time to the husband, if viewed will please her husband. But every time I see you I'm not happy because there's this covering up" Alvian replied, pointing at Aisha's veil.

Aisha smile.

"sorry. This face and the whole body I forbid from the sight of my tyrannical husband."

"Dzalim's husband?" asked Alvian in shock. "Me?"

Aisha nodded.

"The husband who still shares his love and feelings with another woman, the husband who betrayed her by still being in a relationship with another woman, and, a husband who never carries out his duties neglects and does not love his wife with affection. It's all on you. Husband of Dzalim."

"One more. A husband who promises another woman will never touch his wife, when it is the wife's right. What a proper name for a husband like that."

Alvian widened his eyes.

"How do you know?" tanyanya stutters.

"I know everything. So let me cover this face and this whole body. Untouchable until we're apart."

"At least there won't be any stains on this body."