Thursday, January 14, 2016

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--the  old  man known as  Sarkar  had  built  a  small mosque  where  passers  by , passengers, travelers  and  near  by  villagers  also  gathered  for  namaz, the  azan made  by  shakur  was  heard   clear  and  loud, one  day  a  young  woman in early  twenties  sitting  with  her  back  leaning  agains  the  outer  wall of  the  shrine, shakur  questioned  who  was  she  but  realized  she  was   mute , she  was  hungry, when she  was  taken to  be  fed  shakur  was  the  all round  man who  cooked  in the  mess  for  all began cooking  she  pushed him aside  and cooked  the  meal that  tasted  far  better  than the  meals  served  before, she  was  given  a  new  name  because  she  looked  frightened  and  tired , rehmat  became  like  a  daughter  to  the  old  man and  helped  in the  work place  attending  to  big  and  small  chores, more  than half  of  shakur"s burden was  lifted as  rehmat  began assisting  him

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