34 Sayyidatu-Nisa was in her glory; she sat on her special throne with her daughter Fatima next to her. She had her ownmajlis , wore a crown and the finest most expensive clothes. She received the upper class ladies of the Hormuz society as well as the island’s visitors. She was covering all those exhorbitant expenses from the revenues of the customs house that her son collected. She claimed her wealth came from her inheritance after both her former husbands Nuruddin and Murad had passed away. She gave gifts to all her visitors, and as a result, hermajliswas always well-attended. When she sat on her throne, she filled it with her body and flamboyant dresses. And, she was stunning to look at; all her guests, for as long as they were there, could not keep their eyes off her. In spite of the fact that she was 33 years of age, she looked like a young woman. After the death of Nuruddin, many men flocked to her, asking for her hand in marriage. In the palace, Fatima grew up and was called Bibi Fatima. She was raised with her cousin Muhammad Shah. They became playmates. She would wear her mother’s crown, and he would wear his father’s crown, and they would both pretend to be king and queen. They were in love with each other and it looked like their marriage was a matter of time.
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