Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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Azfan's melodious voice filled the ballroom of Jinggo hotel made all the invited guests amazed and did not feel holding their breath for a while. Not only giving it through calligraphy, Azfan also chanted the letter Ar-Rum verse 21 with a voice that can penetrate into the chambers of the heart.

Khalisa looked at Azfan who was focused on finishing his reading, he did not blink to see the face of the man who had become her husband.

"God, Habibi." The sentence escaped from Khalisa's lips after Azfan finished his reading, he was surprised for a while to say it.

Azfan looked no less surprised to hear Khalisa calling him that.

"Truly the empty part of my heart was full after hearing the chant." Lirih Khalisa, he clasped his own hands until sweating.

Azfan smelled a smile unable to reply to the speech so he pulled Khalisa's hand and held it. Azfan noticed Khalisa's tiny, wry fingers with a ring embedded in his ring finger. Seeing that alone made Azfan fall in love, especially if he noticed Khalisa's face.

From a distance Kafa looked straight at Khalisa and Azfan who looked romantic, their gazes could not lie, they both loved each other. But Kafa has not been able to accept this, he can only pray for Khalisa in his heart so that the path his cousin's brother chooses is the right choice. After thinking about this for a few days, Kafa realized that he could not judge someone's choice was bad or not. Kafa could only watch from afar.

Kafa is shocked when his views and Khalisa meet, although from a distance so far Khalisa seems to be aware of his existence. Kafa hurriedly lowered his head and turned the body hoping that Khalisa did not realize that it was him.

"Astaghfirullah, sorry-sorry." Kafa accidentally bumped into a girl who was stepping from the opposite direction. The girl fell to the floor as she clashed with Kafa's tall body. "I wasn't intentional."

"I'm sorry, not helped." The girl raised her face and stood up with great difficulty as she wore a kebaya that made it hard to move. "The other part is inside, you're outside." His grunt.

"I don't get an invitation." Kafa's Lie. "Who are you?" Kafa noticed the long-colored mocha girl according to the dress code of today's event.

"Mahira, Kak Khalisa's friend, excuse me for coming in." The girl named Mahira was Khalisa's younger brother, a fellow member of HAWASI.

"Wait a minute, you're this year's class?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"What faculty?"

"PRIEST." The girl named Mahira passed by leaving Kafa after her other friends, she was left behind because Kafa hit her just now.

Khalisa and Azfan are doing a procession against parents Khalisa and mother Azfan whose eyes are swollen because at this happy moment Azfan's father can not watch it.

"Mother, Azfan apologizes profusely because so far Azfan has been wrong with Mother, Azfan also can not make Mother happy." Azfan kissed his mother's back and palm, his tears fell again without being prevented.

"For Mother, your birth is a joy." Kirana kisses her child's forehead affectionately, in fact the tears that drip on her cheeks are because of happiness. "Thank you for choosing a beautiful daughter-in-law for me."

Azfan smiled, he hugged his mother once more before moving to Daniel.

"Titip Khalisa, Fan." Ogre Daniel.

Azfan kissed the back of Daniel's hand, "i will take care of Khalisa wholeheartedly, I have promised before God and Mr. Daniel and Ms. Ica."

"Call me Papa like Khalisa called me." Daniel hugged Azfan and patted his back slowly.

"Good, Papa."

"Khalisa always looks cheerful but he often cries when alone, I leave Khalisa to you, he's yours I beg you to treat him well." Daniel's voice trembled, he could not help but cry as he spoke the words to Azfan. Although he believes Azfan will treat Khalisa well but still he feels worried.

"Thank you Papa for entrusting Khalisa to me, inshaa Allah I will devote all my love to Khalisa as Papa did." Azfan smiled as Daniel looked at him in the shade.

"Mother, thank you for blessing Khalisa and Azfan." Khalisa kissed Kirana's back.

"How come I don't approve of you when you're a good girl, I have no reason to reject you Khalisa." Kirana rubs the top of Khalisa's head affectionately, since Khalisa first visited the house he already likes the girl.

"Mother was a wonderful Mother for giving birth and educating Azfan to be what she is today."

"Mom hope your home life is always happy." Mother pulled Khalisa into her arms.

Khalisa could feel Kirana's body shaking from crying.

Azfan helped Khalisa move, he rubbed Khalisa's cheeks wet with tears.

Khalisa smiled shyly as Azfan did that. She wanted to meet the mirror for fear that tears would ruin her makeup. But fortunately Khalisa does not wear eyelashes so he does not have to worry if his eyelashes can be dislodged. But Khalisa believes his mother's choice of MUA will not disappoint.

Azfan and Khalisa came down to Khalisa's grandparents and Akong and Ama. Azfan and Khalisa kissed their hands and hugged them asking for prayers that the marriage bring blessings.

"Khalisa is good at choosing a husband, he chooses a handsome man and God willing is good at his religion like you." Praise Yusuf, Khalisa's grandfather, he rubbed Azfan's shoulder with a smile engraved on his face.

"Thank God, thank you Grandpa, I was lucky to get to know him and fell in love with him." Reply Azfan.

"May you and Azfan always be happy." Jaya got up from her wheelchair hugging Khalisa, though she had held him back from earlier but there were only tears that escaped. Khalisa is one of the most beautiful gifts in the Alindra family because with Khalisa, their families can be reunited.

"Don't cry Akong." Khalisa rubbed Jaya's cheeks gently.

"Please take care of Khalisa." Jaya on Azfan.

"I will always take care of him." Azfan.

Now it's the turn of the invited guests who come from the Al-Falah boarding school where 6-year-old Khalisa studied and campus friends including HAWASI members.

"Your make-up is still on point." Rindang whispered in Khalisa's ear as he went up to the shop with Huma for a photo together. Because they have been friends since infancy, Rindang understood the meaning of Khalisa's facial expression.

"Do you need my congratulations?" Huma saw Khalisa.

"No need, your presence here is enough for me." Khalisa hugged Huma first before his best friend hugged him. "Eating a lot yes, it's Geza's mother's cooking loh." His whisper.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Khalisa unraveled the embrace of looking at Huma meaningfully.

"What do you want?" Khalisa pulled the hand of Rindang who was about to shake Azfan's hand.

"Geez, forget!" Rindang patted his own eel. "Sorry Fan, not intentionally."

Azfan nodded with a big smile at Rindang's behavior.

HAWASI members one by one went up to the top of the guarantee congratulating Khalisa and Azfan while taking pictures together. Almost all HAWASI members come including new students who just joined. But Khalisa did not see Syifa, whether Syifa was angry with him because of his remarks that day.

"There's no syifa?" Ask Khalisa to Aliyah.

"Syifa is not going to come." Aliyah replied, "may you and Azfan be happy and this marriage brings blessings not only to you but the people around you."

"Aamiin, thank you Ma'am Aliyah." Khalisa.

"This is the most diem child but even married first, well the world is full of surprises." Said Lutfhi while patting Azfan's shoulder.

"Eh he said that applying first is Khalisa yes, really not?" Ask Ikha.

Khalisa laughed then turned to look at Azfan, for a while the two locked their eyes as if communicating through the gaze.

"Yes." Khalisa replied at last with an increasingly wide smile.

Khalisa and Azfan were sitting in the chair of the guarantee that had been idle because as long as the guests greeted, they continued to stand. All guests are enjoying the dishes provided.

"Can I call Khalisa with Haura?" Azfan was finally able to ask Khalisa that question because he had no chance.

"Haura?" Khalisa.

"As Marwah said your skin is very white, in Arabic Haura has a pure white meaning and it is very suitable for you."

"I like it." Khalisa.  He liked the nickname, from which Azfan got a nickname as beautiful as that. Has Azfan been thinking about it all this time? Khalisa never even thought of a nickname for Azfan after marriage, but now he has got one. After knowing that Azfan was a few months older than Khalisa then he would call Azfan Mas only. Several times Khalisa also called Azfan with Mas in front of Azmal and Zunaira to set an example for them. So Khalisa won't feel awkward anymore.

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In the evening it was the turn of the next family to come to the hotel ballroom. Azfan and Khalisa had changed into gray after taking a short break and established prayers.

Azfan could immediately recognize the family from Daniel's side because their clothes were different from other guests wearing a hijab.

"Happy Khalisa and Azfan." Fawas went up to the temple alone, he should have come last day with UII students but because there are some affairs he can only come in the evening. "May this marriage bring you blessings."

"Thank you, Brother Fawas." Reply Khalisa and Azfan.

"It turns out you were the one Khalisa chose, he was lucky to choose you, the man who loved the Qur'an and understood religion." Fawas shook Azfan's hand.

"I've heard that a soul mate won't be switched."

"true." Fawas nodded a few times.

"I heard that Brother Fawas is also getting married." Tukas Khalisa's.

"Inshaa Allah, awaited by invitation." Fawas rubbed Azfan's shoulder briefly before getting off the guarantee.

"That's Fatah and Fatimah, Kafa's sister." Khalisa pointed to the two boys who were heading to the village with Umar and Aisyah.

"They're twins?" Azfan asked because they looked the same age even though his face was not very similar.

"Yes, they're not identical twins, two years behind Zunaira." Khalisa developed a big smile welcoming Fatah and Fatimah. "It's really good-looking Fatah wearing batik clothes." Khalisa pinched Fatah's cheek.

"Isn't that pretty?" Fatimah did not want to lose.

"Of course, Fatimah is very beautiful, you are not yet acquaintances, this is Mas Azfan." Khalisa introduced Azfan to Fatah and Fatimah.

The rest of the family took turns congratulating Khalisa and Azfan. Khalisa mentions their names one by one on Azfan as well as the name to call them. The name hokkien felt so new to Azfan that he could not remember everything. But Khalisa said no need to memorize it because he will always remind Azfan.