I lost control and couldn't bear it anymore. I began banging my head against the wall in a desperate attempt to make it all stop. But before I could harm myself further, someone pulled me closer, embracing me tightly and begging me to stop.
"Please, stop, you're hurting yourself," the person pleaded, their arms wrapped around me.
I was too shocked to react, too overwhelmed to pull away. Tears streamed down my face as I continued to cry.
In that moment, my focus shifted from my injuries to the fear of what would happen when my father found me. How could a father force his daughter into marriage for the sake of money?
In Islam, it is strictly forbidden to coerce someone into marriage. On the contrary, Islam encourages individuals to marry the person they love in a halal way. My father's actions were a grave sin, completely going against the teachings of our faith.
