The Young Scholar Episode 13

 

 

 

Starting from where episode 12 stopped…

Razzy – don’t you think that the task might be too much for
us?

Yusuf & Habib – Rasak is right… please young scholar

Abdulrasaq – Hey brothers, the task isn’t for me but for
Allah and anything you do for Allah is mainly is for yourselves

Yusuf – How??

Habib – What do you mean?

Razzy – Tell us Young Scholar

Abdulrasaq – Take this example; When you celebrate Eid Fitr
(The Big one) you kill a ram, that ram you kill is a commandment of Allah (SWT)
and you earn reward for doing it but the meat is for you to eat. You had given
nothing to Allah but you benefit from it. Allah has made us know that the one
we share for our neighbours are the ones that truly belong to us.

Yusuf – That really true… Masha Allah

Razzy & Habib – Masha Allah 

Abdulrasaq – I guess you all understand it!

They all Answered – Yes we do

Abdulrasaq – Alhamdulilah. Brothers, I hope I will see you
tomorrow during Asr?

They all Answered – Yes Insha Allah

Abdulrasaq – Insha Allah. Let’s redeem our time for the days
are evil.

Yusuf – You just quote a bible verse.

Abdulrasaq – That’s the essence of being a scholar, you have
to be vast in ideas about things.

Yusuf – Smiles I’ll put in all my best Inshallah

RAzzy & Habib – Insha Allah. We will too

Abdulrasaq – Okay Brothers, I have to go now…

They all Answered – Masaallam

Abdulrasaq – Bisallam

 

They squeezed each others hands and went on separate ways. Abdulrasaq
and Habib returned home together. Meanwhile Khadijah was very worried that
Abdulrasaq didn’t return home on time. By the time he got home, She had already
slept.

 

Mummy Khadijah – Asallamu alaykum Abdulrasaq

Abdulrasaq – Wa alaikum salam ma

Mummy Khadijah – how you dey na?, Khadijah don ask of you
tire oo

Abdulrasaq – I’m fine ma. Where is she?

Mummy Khadijah – She don go sleep oh, you no dey see time?
Na to 11 be dis ohh.

Abdulrasaq – Yes it’s late already!

Mummy Khadijah – yes ohh. Goodnight oh na sleep i dey so
[she backed her down and used the locks]

Abdulrasaq – Good night ma.

 

(curtains)

The next morning,

Khadijah woke up with a moody face. she felt she was losing
Abdulrasaq’s attention and she needs to get it back but at what cost?

Khadijah – Farooq, take care of samad. While i rush down to
buy bread. (she came out of the house and she saw Abdulrasaq retun from the
Masjid)

Abdulrasaq – Asallamu alaikum Khadijah, your mom told me you
were asking of me last night.

Khadijah – Wa alaikum sallam..(She refuse to talk to him and
she left to buy her bread excusing him.)

Abdulrasaq – (Suprised at her reaction) Did I do something
wrong? I guess not

 

Throughout the day Khadijah remained moody and refused to speak to
Abdulrasaq. On several occasions, Abdulrasaq tried to talk to her but she
snubbed him. Abdulrasaq gave up trying because the emotion weakens his heart. After
school closes, He left to the mosque as usual. After the Asr prayer, Alhaji Bello
and Ahmed Zubair came to see Him.

 

Alhaji Bello – Asalamu alaykum Mallam ABdulrasaq

Ahmed Zubair – My Young Scholar Asalamu alaykum (Hailing
Abdulrasaq)

Abdulrasaq – Wa alaykum salam,,, wa alaykum salam sir

Alhaji Bello – we told you we would see you the next day but
we could’t because of our tight schedule

Abdulrasaq – No problem sir I understand.

Alhaji Bello – There’s a big political event coming up on
the 5th of October and we want you to be the Muslim guest speaker

Abdulrasaq – Wow.. that’s a big task. I’m Just a young boy.
Why do you choose me?

Ahmed Zubairu – We didn’t choose you Allah chose you

Alhaji Bello – It’s a very big event where Pastor’s and
other religious body come together to enlighten the world

Abdulrasaq – It doesn’t really sound like a place to spread
Islam. I’m sorry I can’t accept your invitation. Maybe you should talk to
Mallam Ahmed he would be available.

Ahmed Zubairu – who is mallam Ahmed? (asking his friend)

Alhaji Bello – He is the mosque preacher.

Ahmed Zubairu – Ohh no wonder you referred him (talking to
abdulrasaq)

Abdulrasaq – yeah… relate it with him first. If he says
No, then I’ll give it a thought

Alhaji Bello – Thanks for saying that (He shock his hands)

Abdulrasaq – I have to leave now, I have a dawah to catch up
on..

Alhaji Bello – Thank you for your time Mallam Abdulrasaq

Ahmed Zubairu – Thank you Young Scholar

Abdulrasaq – Alhamdullilah… All thanks to Allah.

Ahmed Zubairu – Our path will cross again…

Abdulrasaq – Insha Allah

 

He left to meet with
his new Dawah crew (Habib, Razzy & Yusuf).

Habib – What took you so long?

Abdulrasaq – was in a brief discussion. I think everyone is
ready now

Razzy & Yusuf – Yes we are!

Abdulrasaq – Wow! Cool, Let’s move…

(curtains)

 

To be continued….

 

 

Written by Masud Umoru 

 

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