The Family of Saints, Chapter 2- Story

Chapter 2-The Fate of Saints During higher studies, in the same subject that his family was remembered for, Raheem kept close relationship with his father. He used to visit him weekly. When he comes home the family members would ask about how he was treated. He would reply about the variety of foods, fruits and love he got from there. Sheik Habeeb and the others started smelling doubts. They were afraid of loosing their valuable asset. They held meetings and decided to keep Raheem to themselves. For this they planned a marriage between Raheem and his blood related cousin in the same family. But at this age of his youth, he was not ready. His father too was not interested as the girl was from the family, which was not good according to their sacred laws. But Raheem had to agree as it was the family that took care of him. But he made a clause that he will bring his father for the marriage. And so at this young age he got married. Even though Reyhan attended the wedding the family was happy as they could keep Raheem within them. Like every youth hopes for a loving wife, he also hoped. He tried to be close to her. But her character was extremely strange. She didn't like any male to come close her. During the initial days Raheem neglected this but later he even had to use force to take her to bed. He couldn't adjust and all the family members came to know about this. Raheem informed his grandfather his problems. Sheik Habeeb and the family members agreed that it was best that he divorced her as they could no longer live together. And thus, within the third month of his marriage he was divorced. But later he came to know that the girl was pregnant. To get out of all these, he went to a distant learning place.