commanded to slay their own children with their own hands; but they proved to be mountains of perseverance. (Nūr-ul-‘Irfān, pp. 632)
Woĥ ‘ishq-e-ḥaqīqī kī lażżat naĥīn pā saktā
Jo ranj-o-muṣībat say dauchār naĥīn ĥotā
Those who do not experience grief and tragedy
Do not taste the pleasures of true love
Sadly we live in extremely crucial times, as a result of co-education etc. the concept of shame and modesty is dying out, love affairs are common, and there is chaos everywhere. I sometimes receive letters containing extremely shameless details that would make any bashful man melt with shame. Sometimes, these unwise lovers clearly state the names and addresses etc. of each others, and hence disgrace themselves. Here are some examples of statements by such shameless lovers, but only bashful people will find them disturbing, other people who do not have a single bit of modesty will just read and move on, they will probably not even consider these statements contemptible!
(Such statements are common in the letters I receive.)
1. I have fallen in love with someone, I’ve not sinned? ( مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ)
I am madly in love with a certain girl. If I did not get married with her, I would die an unlawful death. (i.e. مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ I will commit suicide.)
I’ve loved a girl since childhood, but two months ago, her parents married her to someone else, pray that she gets divorced, or else I