Nīkah Written by Qādr, Tested by Genotype Chapter Three: A Love That Felt Like a Du‘ā’ It was a very breezy morning. The air was cool and calm, and everything around me felt unusually peaceful. The kind of morning where the wind gently brushed against your skin, carrying with it a sense of quiet comfort. The sky was soft and clear, and the world seemed to be moving at a slower pace than usual. I sat by the window in my room, watching the trees sway lightly as the breeze passed through them. There was something about that morning that felt different, though I could not explain why. At that time, I never truly understood what love was. I had seen it in others, heard people talk about it, and even watched my friends experience it in their own ways. But for me, it had always felt distant, almost unreal. I believed in it, but I had never felt it deeply enough to call it my own. Until that morning. That was when Julaybib entered my life. He was not a stranger in the sense that I had nev...