Rehmat born in a middle class
family, she was very lovable and foundling of her parents and being the only
sister of three brothers she enjoyed the attention of all her family members.
She was very loyal, humble, dynamic and motivated daughter. She served her
parents and brothers with full devotion and care. The rapidly passed away and
Rehmat touched the age of marriage. Now the real trail of her family was going
to begin.
Her father day and night indulged in tension to collect the huge amount for her
dowry, her brothers too engaged themselves in attempt to do something for their
sister, her mother seek a capable proposal for her daughter.
At last ,a family came with proposal for Rehmat, the boy was very educated and
handsome, this proposal was approved by Rehamat's family. But that family had
have some demands of dowry, which Rehmat's parents accepted gratefully for the
sake of better and secure future of their daughter.
Rehmat was also very happy, she saw beautiful dreams regarding her future life
along with her husband. And the day came she got married and went with her
husband in his house where she enriched his house from each and every thing
which can be used or which cannot be, infact she stuffed his house with dowry.
On the other hand the father and the brothers of Rehmat, who for the sake to
rescue the future of Rehmat took huge amount as debt on interest which they had
to return in one year. But instead of al this, they were happy by contemplating
that now their daughter will stay happy in her husband's house. But they
remained unable to feel the formidable stupor of those dupe people whom they
handed over their beloved daughter.
The early days after marriage was going on like a fantasy for Rehmat, but with
the passage of time these days really became like a dream for her. Rehmat's
husband didn't have any job to do even he didn't want to do anything.
He wanted to start his own business for which he required a lot of money and for
this purpose he started to tease his wife that she asked her parents to arrange
money for his business. Rehmat also threaten by her husband that if she couldn't
do so he will divorce her. He sent Rehmat to her parent's house where she knew
very well her parents financial condition, so she couldn't gather such courage
that she might ask her parents about money. She went back to husband's house
silently.
When her husband and his family came to know that she didn't ask for money to
her parents they had have become very rude and behaved immorally to her. She
bearded all these, she tolerated the abusive, odious, offended, nasty and
ironical language of her mother-in-law whom she considered as her mother, she
endured the severity of her husband whom she thought as her whole universe. She
was desperate, mentally tortured and beaten by her in-laws.
Ah! At last, these all circumstances lead her towards dismay, dejection and
desperation, she tangled in the swamp of enervations. She didn't find the way
out, nothing was seeming to her as layout and this situation dragged her to take
a sever initiative and that was suicide.
Yes! Suicide. She committed suicide. Oh God! What is that?? She was ''REHMAT''
the blessing of Allah but who makes her burden ''ZEHMAT''????????
In our society Rehmat is a regular character that acts in every traditional
home. We are a Muslim society. But these customs have plagued our society, but
none is ready to quit them. When a girl born she is Allah's Rehmat, she is cared
for and loved, but when she is wedded she leaves behind a huge burden of debt.
And after all this there is not any guarantee that will she remain happy in her
husband's house or not. It has become an unavoidable cause in our society. Islam
strongly discarded such evil that make human life difficult.
Our society has adopted it just to say ''for the daughter's happiness'' in order
to hide term dowry which has been given to us quiet a different sense.
We call ourselves Muslims but do we do justice with this title????? What was the
purpose of creation of Pakistan????Then what we have made of it??? To make a
girl's marriage burden??? To make her married life hell??? Of course it was not.
When will we see the change in Muslim society??? Who will bring a change to get
rid of these custom??? These are the questions quivering every sensible mind.
The educated people must come forward to join hands to abolish such evils to
relieve our social life....