Arfiya

“Mathematicians hated magicians.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“It was in the world of living where they met their tragic ends.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“Loss of identity was a terrifying prospect.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“It was not I who gave her a place in my emotions, in my heart—it was You who put her there. Why have You so filled my heart with love for her that even though I stand in Your presence, I miss her? Why have You made me so helpless that I have no power over my existence? I am that being who was created with all these failings. I am that being who has no guide but You. And that woman—she stands at every turn that my life takes, preventing me from making any move, going ahead. Either completely erase all thought of her from my heart, take away my love for her, or grant her to me. If I cannot have her, my entire life will be wasted mourning for her. If she should be mine then my tears will only be for You— grant that purity to my tears.”
― Umera Ahmed, "Pir-E-Kamil," a novel by Umera Ahmed in English