Behind Aisha's Veil

Nuruls

"So your content is fine, Do not forget to drink all the vitamins I give ya," said Anita while hugging Aisha.

"Remember. Don't think much less stress, don't be too tired and have to rest a lot."

"Diminished also anti-nausea drugs, and do not forget to drink pregnant milk." Anita gave Aisha a lot of advice when her best friend came to her clinic to check her content.

Aisha nodded as she looked at Anita's face.

He saw that if Anita looked different, her face was a little somber, and not as cheerful as usual.

"What's wrong?" asked Aisha could not help her curiosity.

"Nothing." Anita smiled even though she seemed forced.

Aisha feels that Anita is hiding something from her.

Alvian who had just taken the medicine approached the two.

Aisha invited her husband to speak for both of them.

"Honey. Can I play here for a second? I'll ask Anita to take me home later."

"Of course, you must also be bored at home constantly." Alvian.

"alright. Then I'll go straight to the hospital right now." Alvian peeped at his wife's forehead.

"Be careful when you go home, yes" he said again.

Aisha nodded.

***

"There was a woman who came to me 3 days ago" Anita said sadly.

"Who?" ask Aisha curious.

Anita took a long breath.

"She confessed that she was the woman Zaidan ta'aruf had been to."

Aisha frowned.

"What did he tell you?"

"She said she was disappointed that Zaidan didn't marry her."

"I've already said that if the ta'aruf process doesn't always end in marriage, if Zaidan doesn't continue that process it means that something doesn't fit him."

"Yes, I know that" Anita replied.

"Then?"

"I'm confused."

"What makes you confused?"

"That woman. I see if that woman loves Zaidan, still hoping to be married to him."

"But Zaidan didn't want it, he already chose you."

Anita fell silent.

"So this is why you haven't done Nadzar?"

Anita nodded slowly.

"I rewind the time, because I'm so busy that I'm actually worried about Aisha. The woman asked me not to accept Zaidan's proposal and she preached to me later, the woman said that if she had fixed her flaws that made Zaidan dislike her first, she said, and she still really hopes that Zaidan will marry her."

"So you're just going to obey her request?"

Anita looked down.

"The woman has no right to forbid you from rejecting or accepting Zaidan's proposal, if she still expects Zaidan to marry her that's your problem, not yours. Don't let anyone interfere with your life choices."

"If I may give you some advice, to dispel the anxiety in you, tell her brother Zaidan about the woman, you should know their response to all this, especially Zaidan's response. Whether he chose you or that woman."

***

"Sister. Can I ask you something?" Anita finally follows Aisha's advice to ask about the woman who came to her.

"Yes. Of course."

"Has Zaidan done ta'aruf with other women before?" ask Anita carefully.

Amira looks surprised at Anita's question, but then she smiles.

"Either."

Anita looks relieved because Amira is telling the truth.

"Why not continue?" ask Anita later.

"Zaidan thought that the woman was not his criterion for being a wife. Understandably, brother chose her."

Anita fell silent.

Although hesitating, but Anita then told me everything.

Of course Amira was surprised, she did not expect that Nurul, the woman who would be paired with her sister, was desperate to come to Anita.

"She still doesn't accept it because Zaidan didn't marry her." Anita sees Amira.

Amira nodded.

"So I don't know that. Even because of that brother's friendship with his brother is also not good. His family didn't accept Zaidan not to marry him."

Anita was silent for a moment.

"I'm confused brother," Anita said languidly.

"So this is apparently the reason you're backing off your Nadzar?"

Anita nodded.

"Uncomprehending," replied Amira nodding.

"I want to ask Zaidan directly," Anita said hesitantly.

"Can I see him tomorrow?"

"Of course, you should meet to straighten this out."

***

Next day. Anita comes with her sister, as well as Zaidan who takes Amira and her husband with him.

After a while of small talk, Zaidan, who knew everything, tried to explain the woman who came to Anita.

"Taaruf is derived from the word ta'arafa - yata'arafu. It means getting to know each other before going to marriage. But the process of taaruf does not always lead to marriage, if both partners do not find a match and stability of heart." Zaidan opened his voice.

Everybody listen to me.

"We just got to the stage of exchanging CVs or personal data, the vision of the marriage mission, things that are liked or disliked, the criteria of the partner's dream, the process is not up to a month."

"It was only at that stage that I felt he was not the partner I wanted, did not find a match and my heart was not steady in choosing him, after performing the prayer of Istikharah even though my heart did not tremble. That's why I decided not to continue."

"What makes you unsuitable?" asked Anita while looking down.

"If I had to say it, I would. The woman is good, she is from a good family, she is hijab-wearing and closes her aura from childhood. But apparently it's not a guarantee of good manners either."

"I know that if hijab does not necessarily make women good, but it certainly makes it better, hijab also does not exclude you from mistakes but clearly hijab is a way of kindness. That's what I saw until I chose you."

"I prefer an ordinary stone that after being rubbed turns out to be a diamond than to feel that he is a precious diamond that turns out he is just an ordinary stone."

Everyone seems to understand. And so is Anita. Until finally he was sure to continue this ta'aruf in the next process, namely the sermon, because both of them already feel confident and suitable in their respective prospective partners.

The date of the sermon has been determined, on the day that soon, the date of the wedding will also be determined soon, until soon both will be halal couples.

***

"Thank God. Alhamdulillahot. Congratulations, yes" Aisha hugged Anita.

Anita beaming.

"Hopefully everything goes well" said Aisha.

"Aamiin."

Suddenly the door of Anita's room was pounded loudly by someone out there while calling her name many times as well loudly.

Anita immediately opened it, she saw Nurul standing before her with her face so furious.

"You're going to marry him?" nurul asked with anger.

The shocked Anita looked silent not answering. He was just dumbstruck while looking at the few clustered employees and patients looking towards him.

"Say. Why do you still want to marry him? I told you that Zaidan should marry me because I'm the one who did ta'aruf with him first."

Aisha approached the two.

"If Zaidan himself chooses to marry her instead of you. What are you gonna do?"

Nurul immediately saw Aisha.

"He should marry me. I deserve him better than this doctor."

"Oh yeah? What makes you worthy of her?"

Nurul is upset by Aisha's question.

"I'm better than this doctor. I know he has only been looking like this for a few months, closing the aurat and dressing syar'i, his religious knowledge is certainly not worth Zaidan. Unlike me who has been educated religion since childhood," replied Nurul with a high tone.

Aisha held back her laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" Nurul yells at Aisha.

"Raise the quality of your words, don't raise your tone of voice, remember that rain makes flowers bloom instead of lightning."