At first she refused...

At first she refused, but the young cousin promised to behave well and take care of her small family. "He expressed his love and compassion until my mother finally married him. Then, when she discovered that he had attached our birth to his name, she became angry and went back to her father's old house. Her husband still did not leave her alone and he eventually took her back to his house. We grew up thinking he was our real father.

We were always surprised by his cruelty towards us." "He was unkind to you?" asked Warqa. "Yes, he was. He never kept his word to my mother. He squandered all of his wealth and she suffered much She died a few years ago. When we were old enough, she told us about our father, and even gave us proof of it." "What kind of proof?" "Some letters which he had written to her in which he wrote the reason why he gave us his name. She also told us of certain persons who knew the facts.

We suffered from his bad reputation until he died two years ago. Then we found, in a private box, an official letter in which he confessed that we were not his own children. He had written the name of our real father. Perhaps he did not want us to inherit the wealth he had made by cheating and stealing. Anyway, his will helped us to regain our true father's name. Now you know, dear Warqa, who our real father is." "Oh yes! How happy I am to find you! " Warqa exclaimed joyfully.

"Almighty Allah has returned you to me", added Miyad and recited the Qur'anic verse: Most surely He Who has made the Qur'an binding to you will bring you back to destination... (Al-Qasas, 28: 85)…