Mamaya Book 1 Abdulaziz Sani Madakin Gini

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MAMAYA Cigaban Rundunar Ajali 

ABDULAZIZ MADAKIN GINI 

When Ma'aruf and his companions headed toward the city of Nurul Jalis, they arrived at the city gate after a half-hour journey. When the guards saw that it was Ma'aruf accompanied by two strangers, they quickly opened the gate, knowing his high status and closeness to King Kahazib. Ma'aruf led King Ubaidu and Badi'atu directly to his home. Everywhere they passed, people bowed and greeted him with respect, as he was a renowned merchant and a close confidant of the King.
Upon arriving, they rested, and a maidservant brought them food and water. When the maid entered the room where the visitors were, she noticed they had their faces covered with turbans, leaving only their eyes visible. However, upon entering, she heard a voice that felt strangely familiar, which left her deeply puzzled. She knew that voice—it belonged to someone well-known in Nurul Jalis—but she could not immediately place who it was. When Ma'aruf entered with his guests, he told the maid, "I have very important guests today, so go and prepare a special meal." Shaking with nervousness, the maid, Amilat, went to prepare the food and brought it to them. After she left the room, she could not find peace; she was deep in thought, anxiety, and speculation. She eventually decided that she would find a way to secretly discover who this guest with the familiar voice really was.
After Ma'aruf, King Ubaidu, and Badi'atu had eaten and drank, Ma'aruf noticed that King Ubaidu’s eyes were filled with tears. In great surprise and concern, Ma'aruf asked, "My leader, what is the cause of these tears?" Ubaidu sighed, wiped his eyes, and replied, "Ma'aruf, know that my tears began flowing the moment we entered this city. It is nothing other than the deep sorrow in my heart as I remember how this city once was—where people worshiped God in fear and upheld His laws—unlike now, where I see polytheism and wicked acts of disobedience to God. Truly, King Kahazib has betrayed me and betrayed the trust of God and the religion. The trust of God will surely hold him accountable."
Hearing this, Ma'aruf and Badi'atu felt their hearts grow heavy. Badi'atu burst into tears, saying, "Indeed, Kahazib has thrown our lives into great distress and sorrow. We are here, listening and hearing, yet we are unable to dwell in our own homeland, and we can only grieve. My greatest anxiety now is not knowing the fate of the Prince. Since he left to uphold the faith in these three great lands, we have heard nothing of him. Perhaps he has succeeded, or perhaps the enemies have killed him."
Hearing this, King Ubaidu gripped Ma'aruf’s shoulders, lost in deep thought for a long time, while the palace grew noisy with people voicing their opinions. Eventually, the King cleared his throat, silence fell, and he looked at the sorcerer, Jardish, saying, "My trusted one, you have brought me a great matter that I have not yet surpassed, but know that I cannot leave these enemies alive. What advice and strategy do you offer me now?"
Jardish sighed and said, "Since you gave your wife the chance to decide the type of execution to take place in seven days, let us wait to hear the plan she comes up with. If I see that it will conflict with the command of the great Dabbusa, I will take my leave until the seven days are complete. I will return to the palace on the day Prince Raiyanul Hasanu and his companions are brought out of prison for their execution." With that, the sorcerer vanished. The palace erupted in noise again. Enraged, King Daruful Auzal shouted for silence and ordered everyone to leave, except for the Army Commander.
The people obeyed immediately. Before the King could speak, the Commander interrupted, "My leader, is there no strategy in this? On what basis would the lord Dabbusa interfere in this matter? I think it would be better if we secretly surrounded and finished off Dabbusa, along with the sorcerer Jardish." King Daruful Auzal glared at the Commander and shouted, "Where has your mind gone? Have you forgotten that I have dealt with Jardish for over twenty years and he has never betrayed me? How can you assume he would lie to the lord Dabbusa while he believes in him? I trust Jardish one hundred percent. The reason I asked you to stay is that I want your advice on the steps we should take to ensure the Prince and his companions are destroyed. Leaving them alive is a great risk, for they would surely overthrow our kingdom, our religion, and your wealth."
The Commander sighed and said, "Your reasoning is sound. My advice is that wherever you take the Prince to be executed, ensure that thousands of soldiers keep their eyes on them until they are dead, since it is said you should not kill them with your own hands or the hands of those you directly command." King Daruful Auzal laughed with joy, praising the Commander's wisdom and foresight.
Meanwhile, Princess Sharima, anticipating the King's plans, secretly sent the maid Lasmin to rebel soldiers outside the city of Madinat Zabuba with a large sum of money. She told them to be prepared; whenever the Prince and his companions were taken out to be executed, they should launch an attack, kill the King's soldiers, and rescue the prisoners. If they succeeded, she promised to give them ten times the amount of wealth they had already received.
When the seven days were up, Prince Raiyanul Hasanu and his companions were brought out of prison to the palace square. They found the King, Princess Sharima, courtiers, and the townspeople filling the square to capacity. They were in chains, barely able to walk. They were placed on a wide platform where a huge, ugly black slave stood, holding a sharp, terrifying blade, waiting before a metal table designed to hold a person's neck for beheading.
When Sharifatul Masliya realized what was about to happen, her heart sank, and she tearfully looked at the Prince, saying, "My leader, know that I have something in my heart I could not reveal to you, and I had decided never to tell you because it was too late. But now I have changed my mind... I want to..."
The text concludes with a cliffhanger regarding the Prince’s fate and the Princess’s hidden feelings.
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Abdulaziz Madakin Gini.