"'Abu, Son OfAdam'" "'Prayer'" "Children ofthe 'Yateemkana' (orphanage) should know their status" "They cannot disturb the prayers" "'Assalam Alaikum'" "Wa-alaikumAssalam'" "Where were you all these days Abu?" "Been to Naadapuram and Kuttiyadi" "How did your business fare?" "Not bad, on the way stopped at Kallachi" "Did you meet Aslamoideen?" "He's very ill, hanging between life and death" "Hope the good Lord calls him instead of making him suffer" "When I went on mythird Hajj, Moideen was my companion" "Always ready for anything" "When Aslamoideen was head of Mohalla here.." "..the prayer hall was always full" "Finally he was chased awayfrom here" "It's not right for him to walk around town with his arm over shoulders of youngsters" "Neither does he have to be confined to the mosque eating chicken, biriyani squatting like a brooding hen" "I'm not prepared to argue with you that too, on an empty stomach" "Do you have some ofthose digestive tablets?" "Last night I was tormented with gas in my stomach" "Whatever I had is over May be there's more at home" "I'll bring it over to your house ok" "Poor chap, he's fated to struggle for a living though old and feeble" "Is there a son for 'Athar Abu'?" "Sathar;, He was a driver in a home at Vadakara" "They made him to marry a girl from that family and went to Gulf country" "He is in Dubai now" "Wherever After all?" "There was no benefit for Abu and lsu from their son in their lifetime" "Khaidhar's teashop is like a library now" "How many newspapers?" "There is no use of reading a single newspaper nowadays" "If ten newspapers are read, some truth will be known" "Then you people will think how many newspapers have to be read,.." "..so you will think out a cup of tea, which will make a business for me" "Ashraf...." "Please lower that volume" "Ustad (seer) is there up!" "When did Ustad come?" "When I started out at dawn, he was bathing at the well" "Why doesn't Ustad come to the mosque for his prayers?" "Why don't you go find out?" "He's there upstairs" "It is the matter between almighty and Ustad" "You don't intertere in it, they share do whatever" "Yesterday there were some visitors from Mattannoor to see him" "Theywere out here waiting till I locked up for the night" "Wonder if they met him finally" "If Ustad did not live up there, will your tea shop close down?" "Not onlythe tea shop, this entire village will wind up business" "Have we not seen his wizardry all these years?" "Did he not cure our barber Poker's daughter's madness?" "Did he not trace Usman's missing bridegroom in Bombay?" "Don't you know he has the 'Midas touch'?" "He gave Johnson just a paltry sum" "Today, he's a prosperous timber merchant.." "..with his own saw mill, lands and all that wealth we see" "Ashraf, serve this tea to everyone" "Let me give this to Ustad" "Hyder..." "I've been traveling last 2 days" "Journeys are ordained by Allah" "Here, take this" "The day before yesterday, I slept in the Meenangadi Mosque" "Yesterday there wasn't a single bus this route due to strife in Paanoor" "Ever since I met 'brother' Aslamoideen I'm disturbed" "We are of the same age" "You stay awayfrom that smoke" " Hot water is ready" " Let the oil soak into my body" "I forgot to tell you" "I met this old friend of mine in the bus" "He says the Hajj committee is inviting applications for this year's trip" "It seems, they plan to take double the number of people this year" "We should definitelytry this time" "Do you think we can afford to?" "God will show us a way" "Although He has ordained it compulsory onlyfor the wealthy and healthy.." "..it has been a lifelong dream to walk on that pious land before I die" "To behold those divine sights to my heart's content" "Even I have pleaded for onlythat in my prayers 5 times a day" "Isn't God's eyes are always on us?" "Definitely He will show us a way" "You leave it there, I'll take it myself" "Haven't I repeatedlytold you not to travel during nights?" "Day by day business is declining" "Only curious kids gather around mywares" "Veryfew actually buy them" "Nobodywants 'Attar' these days, They get perfume from the Gulf" "Nobody's interested in reading the holy books" "To everyone their own interest is important" "I've not slept a wink last night, cold weather and the bumpy bus ride" "Here, drink this up and then lie down for some time" "No time to rest I need to see a few people" "Give me that electricity bill" "Let us not delay and pay a penalty" "I've been noticing your stubborn and angrytantrums for some days" "What's bothering you now?" "What's happened here?" "Last night, she spurned the bucket of feed and kicked at it" "There's plenty of green grass in that meadow across" "Why don't we allow her to graze there?" "That place is full of snakes, Aisu Let her be here" "How manytimes do I have to tell you to wear slippers when you step out?" "Let me see if I can get some dry grass at the market" " When did you arrive 'brother'Abu?" " This morning" "Is it raining in those places you visited?" "Couldn't step out because ofthe rains" "After the Tsunami, rain and sunshine have become erratic" "This is last month's moneyfor milk" "Jalaja and children are coming tomorrow" "Is it possible to get an extra bottle of milk until they leave?" "Of course" "She also asked ifthe jackfruit had ripened on that tree in your front yard" "She used to be crazyfor that particular jackfruit" "But nowthe crows are pecking them to bits" " Are you coming?" " Oh yes, I'm also coming, Master" "A single day of rain turns this road into a river" "No vehicle is prepared to come this way" "Kasim, it is easyfor you to say but it's difficult to get labourers here" "Things move only as and when they dictate" "'Assalam Alaikum'" "Wa-alaikumAssalam'" " Would you like a tender coconut?" " No" "Those digestion tablets" "Onlywhen it's not there we realise it's value" "Where is your next trip to?" "Next week at Paalot mosque Mammu musaliar tomb" "Annual rituals begin I have to go there" "No, I'll take it later" "I needed to know something" "What is it?" "Hajj committee has invited applications this year" "Aisu and I would like to go this time" "First, you have to apply" "But, all those who apply need not be chosen, they pick lots" "I have not gone on Hajj through the committee" "All 4 times I've gone only through Akbar Travels of Kozhikode" "I have a relative there" "A young man, Ashraf" "Tell him I personally sent you" "With him, you can settle all accounts just before you board the plane" "Do you have funds readyfor it?" "Of course, your son Sattar is in Dubai" "He must have decided to show" "Usman of Paetta returned from the Gulf last week" "He used to visit our Sattar" "Usman said Sattar's eldest son looks exactly like you" "His second son has started school" "You switch off that light and go to sleep" "He hasn't even bothered to bring his children here to us" "He is ashamed to admit we are his parents" "Aishu" "What?" "Haven't you slept?" "No" "You should waken me early morning" "I want to go to 'Calicut' market" "You might not see the sandals ifyou put these Outside... ok" "Sir, someone's here to see you" " Sir is free, you can meet him now" " Where is he?" "There" "Yes, Ashraf here" "Air India express flights have been cancelled last 2 days" "There are people whose visa is on verge of expiry" "I've sent some ofthem via Bombay" "No, there's an additional flight it seems" "I'll call by Afternoon and confirm" "Sorry, what is it?" "I'mAbu, I've come on Maliyakkal Asnair Haji's suggestion" "This year myself and Aisu would like to go on Hajj" "May God be with You" "Haji would have told you about us" "We don't treat this as mere business" "Lodging facility is near Haram in Mecca" "Good food, friendly Hajj group leaders and doctors.." "..are our specialities" "Do you own a passport?" "No" "No problem, we can easily get one" "Raziya, please come here" "Hasnar Haji is our permanent customer" "This is Abu" "He's a special person to me and will be in the Hajj tour this year" "Give him details of getting a passport" " Go with her" " Come" "No, it'll reach by the evening flight" "You can collect it in the evening" "Return is via Bombay isn't it?" "That ticket too has been arranged" "Please sit" "6 copies of photos for the passport" "Ration card or id card" "School certificate or any attested document for age proof" "Can you please write it all out for me?" "Ustad..." "What is it, Abu?" "Why are you sitting alone like this?" "When my mind is soaked with sadness like an incessant rainfall" "I just come and sit here, alone" "Ustad, do you also have sorrows?" "You have onlyyour own miseries" "But I have to bear the miseries of all who come to me seeking solace" "I'd been to Kozhikode today" "Aisu and I would like to go on Hajj this year" "Are we destined?" "Try, He is the one who decides" "There isn't anything that you don't know" "You found the lost temple idol from deep under the lake" "One who has prophesied that, can also foresee my destiny isn't it?" "These are not my prophesies" "I'm only a mouthpiece" "For some days, I've been deeply troubled" "Please bless this talisman for me" "Tying a talisman sanctified byyou gives me mental strength" "We have to climb down the hill immediately They are coming" " Who?" "Who is coming?" " I don't know" "Some people are coming from south to see me" "Their sorrows have reached me in this breeze before them" "Come, let's go quickly" "Cities are not what they used to be" "Kozhikode too has changed with huge bridges, big buildings" "Akbar Travels is also a big office with many employees" "Ashraf is in charge there" "He was very considerate when I said Haji sent me" "I met master as soon as I returned" "I showed him the paper that girl had given" "Master's relation, a lawyer has promised to provide me the certificate for age proof" "He asked me to meet him with the voters lD" "Did the Ustad say anything else?" "He asked us to try, has he not?" "Let us try" "There are so many people who cannot go in spite of having enough funds for it" "Have you found some wayto raise money?" "I've searched and found many options" "Allah will surely show us one among them" "Is this exclusivelyfor passport?" "We are planning a Hajj trip this year" "That's fine, you can go" " But, isn't this photo is for passport?" " Yes" "If so, both earlobes should be seen" "Earlobes?" "See...your earlobes have to be seen" "That's right, now look here" "Don't move" "Got it" "Now you look here" "Be steady" "Why so stiff, like you have swallowed a spear!" "I'll give it" "Ashraf" "'Assalam Alaikum'" "Wa-alaikumAssalam'" "I've submitted all the papers" "We'll get it done immediately" "Did you meet Haji?" "I did and also mentioned your visit" "Passport formalities should be done immediately" "This is Aisu" "Shall I get you a drink?" "No..." "This Hajj trip has been a dream for many long years" "It will soon become a reality" "Your Hajj journey in comfort is entirely our responsibility" "Satisfied?" "Keep this, in case you need any help" "As soon as you get your passport bring an advance" "Rest will be taken care" " Did you notice?" " What?" "Ashraf doesn't he look like our son Sattar?" "Don't delude yourself" "There's no resemblance at all" "Ashraf is a good man" "Stop worrying like this Let your husband come back" "You haven't stolen or looted, have you?" "Don't you all know?" "He will never willfully hurt even a grasshopper" "Now we'll take leave" "What happened, Aisu?" "What is it?" "I was weaving palm leaf" "This man stood there and asked if this was VP house" "So I said yes" "Then he asked ifyou were here" "I replied that you were away at Papanashery Katilapalli tomb for a ritual" "Then he asked ifwe were permanent residents here and what your job was" "So I asked who he was and what he wanted" "He said he was a policeman But he wasn't in his uniform" "He asked you to come to the police station as soon as you returned" "Why Aisu?" "Why does he want me at the police station?" "I don't know" "Didn't you ask?" "I became speechless with fear when he said he was a policeman" "Here, keep all this inside" "Where are you off to now?" "I'll be back soon" "What is it 'brother'Abu?" "I need your help, master" "When I got back home just now Aisu was very agitated" "A policeman had come and ordered me to come to the station" " Why?" " I don't know, master" "Some misfortune has fallen on us" "I fear Sattar has got into some trouble" "Times are bad Don't you read in the papers?" "'Brother'Abu console yourself, we'll find a way" " Master?" " What 'brother' Abu?" "Will you come with me to the police station?" "Of course, just wait a second I'll be back" "Abu ofValiyaparambu?" " Father's name?" "Adam" "Abu, son of Adam" "Who's Veettilepurayil Aisu?" "Mywife" "What's your occupation?" "I sell 'Attar' and books" "How manyyears were you in the Gulf?" "No, I've never been to the Gulf" "I heard you'd been abroad for some years?" "I swear I've not been to any Gulf country" "There appears to be a police case against you?" "What was it?" "Some 5 to 8 years back.." "..a border dispute between me and my neighbor Sulaiman" "'Kaka' Don't enact dramas with me" "Don't make a fool of me" "I've bought and sold many properties" "Don't mess with me" "I'll chop you to bits" "Please don't, Sulaiman" "What are you doing?" "Later, the mosque committee moderated and solved the issue" "It's been 4 to 5 years since Sulaiman sold everything and left this place" "Don't you have a passport?" "No, but I've applied for one" "Why do you want one now?" "Aisu and I want to go on Hajj this year" "Your passport application needs police verification" "That's whyyou were called here" "People hold multiple passports in our country, master" "When an enquiry comes people like us are harassed" "'lt doesn't matter whether you go to hell or heaven after you die.." "..undertaker should get money'" "It is quite normal to bribe the police for a passport enquiry" "By chance, ifyou get a passport without bribing" "Surely, you'll be the first in this place to do so" "Have I blundered, Hyder?" "May be master's presence stopped him from asking you money" "It was that policeman with the big moustache" "Weak minded people, when they become policemen have to sport strong moustaches" "Passport enquiry is the duty of special branch police" "They do not wear uniforms" "Kabir is on duty here nowadays" "He does this, every now and then" "Exactly!" "The very same person" "This Hyder is so shrewd He notices so many details!" "He is from south" "He stays at a house on the way to Kunjipalli near Lakshamveedu" "Where is that?" "Don't you know patriot Sudhakaran's house?" "No" "Our martyr 'brother' Sudhakaran" "Remember that leader who died in the blast while he was making the bomb?" "It's the third house from his" "With wide empty expanse of the sky above" "And endless desert below" "Please stop" "What?" "I'mAbu, who met you yesterday for the passport verification" "Abu, son of Adam" "Aisu and I are about to go on Hajj" "I am ignorant in such matters" "That's why I did not give this at the station" "Will there be any more hitches for passport?" "You don't have to worry at all" "I'll handle it the way it should be" "You can be sure the passports will reach your doorstep" "Shining sparklers adorning your eyes" "Honeyed waves of happiness spilling from your lips" "You are the tune You are the rythm" "Aisu..." "What happened?" "Nothing" "I had a dream" "What dream?" "One which anyone would love to have" "I dreamt of Beloved Prophet's tomb" "You were also with me" "When we stepped on the land of Medina we saluted our Prophet" "Fearing to lose each other in that crowd we held hands tightly" "To dream of our Prophet is a great fortune" "I think we have been destined to actually step on that divine land" "Postman Ananth told us that the passports are here" "We've come to receive them" "He'll be here only by 1 0;:00 a.m You can come later" "Where should we go?" "We couldn't sit and wait at home that's whywe are here" "Why can't you just give it to us?" "Does it require a time and place?" "Calm yourself" "Could you not have signed and received them yourself?" "Which rule says that my passport will not be handed over to me?" "Sometimes you behave like a small child, sit down" "'Brother'Abu" "Please sign here" "Here" "Sign here" "Here, keep this for tea for my happiness" "Don't touch Your hands will stain it" "I suppose nothing will happen if you do" "It is onlywhen I touch, it gets soiled" "You look quite glamourous in this photo" "Here, see it" "'Brother' Abu is destined to go on Hajj this year" "Tomorrow the passports are being sent to Mumbai for stamping" " Have you brought them?" " Yes of course" "Boss is in Mumbai" "No" "You can call and talk directly" "No, I don't knowwhen he's expected here" "Better you directlytalk to him about it That will be best" "Let it be as we decided" "I've brought some amount as advance" "All are in notes of 10s and 100s" "It is our savings of 1 0 to 12 years" "Rasiya, come over here" "Money, whatever the denomination" "It's value doesn't change" "Only the time taken to count will be more" "These are their passports" "Send them for stamping in the next batch" "Issue a cash receipt for the amount" "Get the dates for Hajj instruction classes" "You can go with her" "What is the matter, Hyder?" " Where were you?" " I went to Kozhikode" "Gone..." "Ustad is gone" "I went up with tea in the morning" "Ustad was lying dead" "Two seperate villages are fighting for his body" "Ustad is gone..." "'Assalam Alaikum'" "Wa-alaikumAssalam'" "What happened?" "This umbrella is broken" "Where are you returning?" "I was sitting near the mosque" "I thought there would be students who studied in the mosque" "Then only I came to know, students have gone to home due to two days leave" "How's your business?" "We are all old fashioned, my friend" "We didn't keep up with changing times" "Me with the umbrellas, you with your Attar box" "Do you know?" "Mohammed Kunjyu who used to sell rusks and biscuits at Madarasa.." "..today he is the owner of 8 bakeries in town" "His car sometimes hastens this way often splashing muck" "Making money is indeed a talent myfriend" "I took a loan on my house for two lakhs to get my daughter Sohra married" "I need Rs.3500 every month to pay it back" "I'm also trying to raise some money" "Should give money and passport to travel agent" "Balance also to be made" "Its time for Asr" "Howtime flies..." "Shall we come After prayer?" "Johnson?" "He's over there" "'Brother'Abu" "Why are you here?" "I'll come later ifyou are busy" "Not busy at all, please come" "After Ustad died I'm very disturbed" "Everyday I light two incense sticks on his tomb before I go anywhere" "You sit down Tell me why you have come" "Aisu and I would like to go on Hajj" "Jesus be with you Very good" "What should I do for you?" "Are you readywith the money?" "No" "I'm running around for that" "There's a jackfruit tree in our front yard" "I know, when I asked you a couple of years back.." "..you refused, saying that it is kept for a purpose" "That day has come" "Take a look at that tree and give me the maximum price" "I see it daily on myway" "I don't actually need to see it, to fix its worth" "Also this isn't a business deal for me" "I'll pay you Rs.60,000 Is it okay?" "Here is Rs.10,000" "When do you want the balance?" "Within 1 0 days" "You go ahead with other arrangements" "I'll payyou the balance bythat time" "I sold the jackfruit tree to Johnson" "For Rs.60,000" "He gave me Rs.10,000 as advance" "Help comes from most unexpected people at least expected times" "I never thought we'll get so much" "You keep this inside safely" "If we get Rs.40,000 more we can paythe travel agent" "We also need a small amount with us to bring back gifts for our friends" "My jewels should fetch us about Rs.35,000, don't you think?" "I remember all those sovereigns of gold which I either pawjed or sold" "Theywere used for our needs in life and not squandered by you" "Remember that chain weighing five sovereigns?" "We had to sell it when Sattar was born" "We still need about Rs.15,000 more" "Aisu?" "Why give it to me?" "Keep it with you" "We'll be gone for a month" "We would have had to give the cows to some one to take care" "On lonely days, I used to talk to them" "I did not see them as cattle" "Our dreams are slowlyturning real" "Money from your gold and this will be enough now" "Balance can be got from Johnson.." "..and paid to the agent just before we start our journey" "Nowwe can confidently bid farewell and seek blessings from all" "Ustad?" "I saw...women and children weeping about their sorrows at your tomb" "When it becomes too heavyfor you, isn't it here that you come?" "I sold the tree to Johnson sold Aisu's cows" "Sold every gram of gold she possessed" "We are now readyto go on Hajj" "To bid farewell and seek forgiveness should be from you first, Ustad" "With Allah's grace we will start by end of this month" "If I have hurt you in some way I beg forgiveness" "Bless us and be with us on our journey" "'Assalam Alaikum'" "'Hindu Chant'" "Please sit" "Milk at this hour?" "We sold our cow" "I milked her for the last time before they took her away" "So, we don't get milk from tomorrow" "I had thought of entrusting them to someone till we returned" "But when we needed more money we had to sell them" " How long does this pilgrimage take?" "Almost a month" "I've heard that a Haji returning from Hajj is like a new born baby" "That's true master, since we unburden ourselves" "We came to bid farewell" "With Allah's will we leave next week" "Ifwe have hurt you in anyway please forgive us" "What are you saying?" "We have only good things to talk about you" "We often say how both of you have lived all these years.." "..without cheating or hurting anyone" "That is life's mightiest prayer" "Our good wishes are always with you" "We praythat all goes well and you return fulfilled" "Man is his selfish best in front of God" "He has many things to ask for himself" "Yet...when you reach there prayfor us also" "Fencing all sides and converting your land from 5 to 1 0 cents" " That ploywon't work with me" " Come, listen to me" "You are as old as myfather" "It's better for you to shift your fence" "You cheating muslim!" "Growing your beard and praying 5 times a day won't make you a true muslim" "You should lead a pious life" "You son of a..." "Where does Sulaiman who shifted from Kandankunnu live?" "He's a real estate agent" "See, that's the house" "Please pack 1 kilo bananas and 1 packet biscuit" "How much?" "36 rupees" "I bought 1 kilo bananas and a packet of biscuits" "Do you know, here it is 2 rupees lesser than in our Kandankunnath" "Wonder how Sulaiman will react on seeing us I'm a little scared also" "We have not done them any harm" "Anyway, we are going to seek forgiveness" "Oh God, who is this?" "Have you come here by mistake?" "How are you Rabiya?" "Where is Sulaiman?" "Come, he's inside" "Allah!" "Who is this?" "Am I dreaming, Rabiya?" "He was talking about you just 2 days ago" " Rabiya..." "Give him a chair" " No dear, I ll sit here" "What happened, Sulaiman?" "I was walking bythe side of the road" "A stone from a speeding vehicle bounced and hit my head" "I was unconscious in a hospital at Mangalore for 2 months" "Everybodythought I was dead" "Now I'm unable to stand" "Even when I sit, after a while my head starts tilting to a side.." "..as if I've lost control over my body" "Why are you not talking to me 'sister'?" "Aisu and I are going on Hajj this year" "We've had misunderstanding between us" "I come seeking forgiveness" "But you have not done me any harm" "Two cents of land fell short I tried to take it from you" "Making documents for Allah's land" "I lived buying and selling them repeatedly" "Today, all that I snatched and fought for is lost" "Now, even this little bit of land is mortgaged" "I realize one thing now" "Allah has kept me alive in this hell for a reason" "When you come here to seek forgiveness if I was dead you would feel awful" "It is onlyfor you Allah has extended my life" "Please prayfor me also" "Not for me to get back on myfeet" "But to die before I become a burden to others" "What are you saying?" "You go ahead" "My prayers and forgiveness are always with you" "That mosque which was unwanted is full of people nowadays" "Ustad's tomb fetches an income of Rs.1 0,000 everyday" "It seems people are now competing to be in the committee" "It seems our Abutt is now at Ustad's tomb" "Those who visit the tomb, tip Abutt also" "All who criticized Ustad are now his followers" "But it was our mistake to have let his body be taken bythem" "Ustad lived in our village" "It's not as we think" "What is it, Hyder?" "Ever since Ustad died..." "I'm disturbed" "Sometimes I hear him calling out to me" "Next week I'm leaving on Hajj" "Do I owe you any money?" "Anything that I've forgotten" "No, you have never taken anything on credit" "Neither have you allowed anyone else to pay" "Ifyou have too much cash with you.." "..pay for us also" "I'll pay for them" "What is wrong with you?" "It's okay, tomorrow I may not be able to buythem tea" "I'll see you before I leave" "Mamun..." "Moideen...farewell" "His Hajj trip is through the travel agent" "Where did he get the moneyfrom?" "Osama Bin Laden sent him a money order!" "While you spend time gossiping, drinking tea on charity.." "..he was busy saving moneywith his blood, sweat and tears" "For his one hajj, he will receive thousands of utilitarianism for it" "I cannot teach you to drive" "Instead of 8 you are driving around zeros" "But that's how I write 8 2 zeroes, one on top of the other" "Then you'll never get a driving license" "How do engine drivers get a license?" "How can second be belowfirst?" "Shouldn't it be the other way around?" "When I wanted a car to go around.." "..Kasim bought me a car" "Found that drivers demand Rs.7000 as a salary" "So I decided to learn driving" "Not very easy" "What's happening to your trip?" "With Allah's blessing we'll leave next week" "Will you be going this year?" "I've given my passport for stamping" "It's very hot there now" "I've asked for a ticket just 2 days before the travel" "I'm planning to bring locks and hinges from there for Kasim's new house" "Hajj travelers do enjoy some extra baggage benefits" " Haji ka, come" " There he goes again!" "He's taking advantage of this situation acting smart with me" "Ifwe are luckywe'll meet there" "Abu..." "This is Kasim's phone number" "Ifyou need any help there, call him" "Don't talk to me about this 8 I cannot do all that" "I'll pertorm a 9 ifyou want" "'Assalam Alaikum'" "With Allah's blessing all of us will proceed on the pious journey next week" "There are 2 important points" "Please get yourself inoculated for meningitis" "Make the balance payment immediately" "Many people have come up with various doubts" "Main doubt is what we can carry" "We are providing two bags to each traveler on behalf of the travels" "One which can hold 20 kilos and another can hold 7 kilos" "You can carry only things that fit into these 2 bags" "Ifyou have medicines to be taken daily they have to be stocked for a month" "Preserve the medical bills You might need them at the airport" "Men's garments is lhran one for the waist, one for the shoulder" "Buy thick material not transparent ones" "Men have to buy a belt for the waist" "To prevent your garment from slipping and to safeguard important things" "Food is included in the tour package with specific meal timings" "You can also carry some snacks with you" "They come in handywhen you are hungry" "Women have to wear 'purdah' You need at least 2 pairs" "Mufta (head wear) will be distributed here" "Where have you two been?" "We are just returning from the Hajj class" "By God's grace next week we'll be starting our journey" "Very good You've been dreaming it for a lifetime" "I'll come to your house before you leave" "Where are you off to?" "I'm going to Wynad" "Last night Sohra called" "Is she happy?" "She was crying over the phone Her husband is harassing her" "I still owe him 2 sovereigns of gold and Rs.30,000 as dowry" "I don't know if she is telling the truth or is it her ployto get the money" "After girls get married fathers become strangers to them!" "But when they cryfathers cannot bear the pain" "I've saved some money" "I take leave" "By the way Johnson was looking for you" "You go home I'll go meet Johnson" "Then we can pay up the travel agent tomorrow itself" "We were at the Hajj class If all goes well we will leave on Saturday" "Here is the money I promised you" "But..." "What is it, Johnson?" "Didn't you go home?" "No, when I heard you were looking for me I came straight here, why?" "Nothing...the tree was cut today" "I was about to ask you" "You said you would cut it today" "When we cut that tree..." "What's it?" "What is it, Johnson?" "Then..." "It was completely hollow" "Then why did you pay me this amount, Johnson?" "I'd given you my word" "Our terms of sale was for timber, not firewood" "Don't worry We'll discuss this After you return" "We do not think of returning from this journey" "We are blessed ifwe die there" "Even the dead body is not brought back" "Don't make me feel bad" "Think of the Lord and take this money" "I know you too well" "When you see that chopped tree you would have come back" "Business has profit and loss" "This was entirely my deal I'll bear the loss" "Even if that tree was not hollow" "I knowyou wouldn't have profited" "Your offer was onlyto help me That's why you quoted such a high price" "Don't force me to take it" "This is a question of faith" "Did master started to take mattock also now" "Hey Nalini...." "Moideen has arrived" "Moideen, which is the fish?" "Here is welter mackerel." "Shall I take?" "The more it welters; will it go outside the box?" "This master is telling the same old jock" "Moideen has stopped his studies in third standard due to this utter jock of master, isn't it?" "Shall I take 1 Kg?" "1 Kg?" "We are not taking this for further sale" "We are three." "Needs three" "Oh!" "My Nalini sister, this master's miserliness has no change at all" "Master, please tryto spend some money" "Moideen, teach him likewise" "Did you know Abu's matter?" "What happened Moideen?" "His hajj journeywas cancelled After his entire announcement they're all" "What?" "What happened?" "Moneywas not arranged" "Why don't..." "I also have a wish to do hajj isn't?" "I can't make these much amount of money" "That's why God said rich people must do hajj" "Then, shall I leave master?" "'Brother'Abu" "'Brother' Abu?" "Master" "Come in, sit" "Heard your journey got cancelled?" "Matters did not go as planned I tried but it didn't work" "Is money the problem?" "Yes, some miscalculation" "I don't know how much the shortage is..." "There's Rs.50,000 in this" "I don't need it now We'll be very happy ifyou take it" "Our own son has forsaken us We have no one in this world" "You come to help us like a younger brother" "I'm very grateful" "But..." "I cannot accept this from you" "I can accept monetary help for Hajj onlyfrom blood relatives" "Or use my own money" "But you just said I was like a brother Can you not accept it?" "I would like to very much just not to hurt you" "But Allah's rules do not allow me" "Shall we ask Sattar for some money?" "Is he not our son?" "His money is halal (legitimate)" "Father and sons are not by birth alone" "We don't know how he's made that money" "That wealth of his is not halal for us" "We are short of moneyfor the two of us" "One of us can still go, isn't it?" "You always wanted to go Why don't you go?" "What are you saying?" "Even in my dream of Hajj, you were with me" "When I go for my business I return in 2 or 3 days.." "..because you are all alone here" "Don't think like that" "Shall we do one thing?" "Let us sell this house and land" "I too thought ofthat" "But if ever something happened to me there.." "..without even a roof over your head where will you go?" "We are not destined for Hajj this year" "We should buy back the cow and calf" "Explain matters to the travel agent" "We should not make any difficultyto them" "Your cancellation is not a problem" "Last minute changes do happen" "Especially, since our passenger are old" "After longing for it so intensely when you sayyou cannot come" "We were not destined for it" "This year we are sending 2500 people" "Your Rs.50,000 is not a problem" "You start getting ready" "I'll see to it that you go" "Prepare for the journey" "'My son'" "Ihran, the 2 pieces of cloth that the Hajjis wear, is preserved very carefully" "Do you know why?" "To cover the body when you die" "To be absolutely free of liabilities even in death" "Do you think we would go on credit for such a journey?" "Never, 'my son'" "When I was young my parents dreamt of Hajj" "But we did not have the money" "Today I have the means But they are no more" "When I see you I remember them" "I'll treat you as my own parents" "Please go on Hajj" "We wanted to go on our own Hajj" "If we did on behalf of your parents it'll only be their Hajj, not ours" "If there is a son like you on this earth.." "..your parents will have blessings of infinite Hajj, even if dead" "There are some children we nurture them" "Only when they are grown up ...we realize their inside is hollow" "'Brother'Abu?" "Nothing" "After few day...." "It's Bakreed" "'Hajj dawj prayers'" "Ustad..." "My Ustad has come" "Ustad..." "My Ustad has come" "Mina valley will be a sea of people" "To commemorate Mohammed Nabi's Arafa sermon.." "..Hajjis will assemble in the Arafa ground" "Pilgrims from different places, speaking different languages all with same attire and thoughts" "Tomorrow's rituals will bring this year's Hajj to an end" "If we had gone, we would have been in that crowd" "ButAllah did not grant us that inspite of yearning so much for it" "We should not complain about Allah's ways what Allah didn't grant or what we never got" "Hajj happens onlywhen Ibrahim Nabi calls us" "May be our norms were not correct" "We might have gone wrong somewhere" "Perhaps..." "Allah did not approve of the tree being cut" "After all, it also had life" "For our selfish monetary needs we cut it down" "We will start preparing for next year's Hajj" "'God Willing'" "Next year, let's hope to be there ...if good health permits" "Let's not spoil an auspicous day" "Get up" "I am going to the mosque"