Seven generations of its men before him had trained as Islamic scholars, known as Mawlawis.
But his father, Mawlawi Mohammed Rafiq Habibi, was a conflicted man.
He dressed in suits and ties and was open to debating theological questions with his son about the existence of God.
On a bus ride from Kandahar to Karachi, the conductor softly sang the song.
“All these distances in the world — the threads, the ropes are in God’s hand,” she told him.
Persons:
Mohammed Sadiq Habibi, Kandahar “, Mawlawi Mohammed Rafiq Habibi, Bibi Hazrata, “, ”, tugged
Organizations:
Radio Afghanistan
Locations:
Afghan, Kandahar, Karachi, India, Arghandab