He was proud that no one was wealthier than him in the whole city and it was a fact. He was a great business tycoon. He owned many vehicles, an army of servants and houses and properties in many cities. He used to do business with the rulers of that era. Leading businessmen of the country would wish to meet him and in fact they would wait on his door

Respected Hakim Sahib, As Salam Alaikum! I’m a very sinful person but still Allah bestowed His blessings upon me and showed me the way to Tasbeeh Khana. My grandfather was a great noble of Jhung. He married for three times. He was proud that no one was wealthier than him in the whole city and it was a fact. He was a great business tycoon. He owned many vehicles, an army of servants and houses and properties in many cities. He used to do business with the rulers of that era. Leading businessmen of the country would wish to meet him and in fact they would wait on his door. He used to spend most of his time in Lahore. He didn’t care about his first wife (my grandmother) and her children. He used to remain busy in his own activities; I would rather say that he used to indulge in pleasures while staying in Lahore. During his stay there, he fall in love with a woman named “R” and married her. He invited all his relatives and it was considered to be the most expensive wedding of that time. After their marriage in Lahore, our grandfather brought our step-grandmother to his home in Jhung. She took to magic for grabbing all of the property. Our grandmother and mother were aware of everything she was doing but they kept silence. She used to treat our father, who was the only son and grandmother like servants. My mother used to tell that the amulets that she would bring had written “separation” and “divorce” upon them. She oppressed our father, mother and grandmother to the extent that we migrated from Jhung to Lahore. We were penniless.

Gradually we were getting settled over there but our relatives kept on annoying us. Again quarrels started in our family. Moreover, there were some effects of magic due to which my father divorced my mother on the day of our eldest sister’s wedding and he left the house for an unknown destination. That joyful day was no less than dooms day for us. We were in deep grief and departed our sister in tears and gasps. Since that day till now, we don’t know where our father has gone. After some time we had to face another torment that our mother also died. I was already disheartened due to our father’s disappearance; my mother’s death completely broke me down. Our family was scattered. Two of our sisters had got married and I’m depending upon my brothers. Ma sha Allah my father had five sons but his whereabouts are unknown. Sometimes I get upset in wonder how would he be doing.

This is how my sorceress step-grandmother attacked us and our happy family was being ruined. The house which was once filled with laughter is now dwelled by sorrows and grieves.  This world is a place of retribution everyone will reap what he sows. The same thing has happened with my step-grandmother. My real grandmother has also died; she left the world in good condition as she was a pious lady. But writing about my step-grandmother trembles both my hand and pen with fear.

She got many diseases in her old age. She had a son (our step uncle) who became drug addict in his young age. He started taking too much drugs after his marriage and wandered from here to there. One night his dead body was found by the police and he was identified after some investigation. Our step uncle also had a son who got burnt and died. Our step-grandmother oppressed us just to grab the property; she snatched our father, mother and our real grandmother from us. But look how the Divine Power works! Her only son died due to drug addiction, her grandson who was supposed to be the heir also burnt and died and the property is left as it was. Our grandfather always took our step-grandmother’s   side no matter what good or bad she did. He never thought about us. May Allah forgive us all. He turned blind in his old age, he used to keep stumbling and wandering here and there and this is how he died. At time of his death, he was empty handed all his wealth had finished. I was telling about my step-grandmother. In her old age, she fell so much ill that she got bed ridden. Her body became so much stinky that the bad smell spread everywhere in the house and made it hard to breathe. Her children, means her daughter-in-law and daughters put her bed in the street and the people living in the street shifted her to the road. My step-grandmother oppressed everyone, she wanted to grab the entire property and wanted all of us to be deprive of our right and she did it. But that day she was left alone helplessly on the road. People passing by her were putting their hands on their noses. My step-grandmother’s family was destroyed. I forgot to tell that my grandfather died at his daughter’s home, he couldn’t even die at his own house. The same thing happened with my step-grandmother. She died on the road side. People had to shroud and bury her in a hurry. All of them had become greedy and mistreated my real grandmother, father and mother. See the Divine justice; our family is the most knowledgeable and sophisticated. All of my brothers are well educated and have got good jobs. They are all healthy and handsome. On the other hand, my step-grandmother’s family is suffering from various diseases and disabilities. By the Grace of God, our mother brought us up with such values that we do good to even those who did something bad to us. Our mother started talking like kids before her death. She used to praise Allah. And even in the chilling heat of July, she would say, “Look how beautiful flowers are blooming, Allah has made me happy”.  She had become extremely frail due to her illness but still she had a glowing face.