And human beings pray for things that are wrong as often as they pray for things that they think are good. A mushrik would never be allowed any nearness at all. The whole thing was happening in my head but unlike Damascus, the feelings invoked were not neutral. Tauba was my wish to not be the same person. I was writing it to mark the month of Rajab in which Maula Ali as is born, which would begin on the 23rd of January if the new moon appeared.
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