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"Unveil Me My Love" is the love story of one of the captains of Prophet Muhammad in Arabia. He was loved by the leading ladies of Islam whilst he was in love with Aisha bint Abu bakr the beloved youngest wife of the prophet. But he later gave up his quest for Aisha and returned to his homeland Abyssinia where he abandoned Islam and became a Christian

Aishah was once suspected of committing adultery whilst on a journey in the caravan escorted by Shafwan ibn Muatthal. This was after the prophet married Maria al-Qibtiyya. But the rumour only circulated in whispers among the sheiks of Arabia. The prophet only queried her and never summoned any man suspected to have dared to even attempt such an abominable act and be beheaded. It was a scandal that would have cost Aishah her life. Aishah maintained her innocence that she lost her necklace and whilst looking for it, she was left behind by the caravan until she was able to find her way back to Medina. Sunniyah told me that Aishah later said the prophet told her that he had a revelation that four witnesses would be required to convict her of adultery. And her conviction would mean her death by stoning. What the prophet would not even think of. Condemning and sentencing his most beloved and youngest wife to death! God forbid.

I did not want to discuss the circumstances of that scandal again. Because, after all the accusers of Aishah were reprimanded, the prophet did something that really baffled me. Because one of the chief accusers of Aishah, HasAn got what I have always called the most benevolent punishment in our history. Why did the prophet give HasAn the great castle of BIr HA in Medina? Why? The prophet wanted to thank him for accusing his beloved youngest wife of adultery? So that HasAn the poet would not deride her in his lampoons as he derided Safwan? And as if that was not enough, the prophet also gave his poet laureate the beautiful Coptic maiden Shirln whilst the prophet married her sister Maryam. Then in appreciation HasAn wrote eulogies on the beauty, chastity and graceful figure of Aishah. This was one of the reasons I made up my mind to return home. Sunniyah told me Aishah had forgiven HasAn. Hmm.

“It’s already a success,” I said.
“Yes. But some Islamic clerics are already disputing the authenticity of the manuscript,” she said.
“Naturally. But the Carbon-14 dating experts will soon prove it,” I said.
“Babbi, you have to grant some important interviews. You cannot ignore the media majors. We need this publicity to make the publication a bestseller, “ she said.
I sighed.
“All right,” I agreed.

As I was driving back to West End, I saw a banner with the following message written on it:
Jesus said, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."~ John 8:32.

The news of Unveil Me My Love was spreading like bushfire in the dry season in my village. But for security reasons, I became incommunicado and preferred to stay somewhere in Norway whilst my publishers and publicists did their best to diffuse the religious tension over the publication of Unveil Me My Love.