As of late, there had been rumors that Zara Noor Abbas and Asad Siddiqui were expecting their first child. The Aye Musht-e-Khaak actor is opening up about his wife’s shattering pregnancy loss.
The Sinf-e-Aahan actor shared his wife’s painful experience with stillbirth. He even talked about how it took a bigger toll on Zara Noor Abbas.
“It wasn’t just a miscarriage. It was a [stillbrith]. She actually delivered a five to six-month-old baby that I buried myself. It was a hard time we had to go through. His name was Aurangzeb. It was a good thing when it was happening, but then there were some complications and eventually, by God’s will, this happened. Zara faced breakdowns afterward because it affects women a lot more as opposed to men.”
The actress was last seen in the drama serial Zebaish. Since then she had been missing in action from the screen, till pictures of her with a baby bump emerged. That led to speculation that the couple is expecting a baby.
“It affects men, but it’s stronger for women because they have a life inside them. They undergo bodily and hormonal changes. They have a connection that’s already been established.”
The actor told Tribune, how faith helped them through this loss.
“Five, six or nine months. God gave mothers their high status for a reason. It was a very difficult time for her. But, again, whatever happens, happens for the best and God has his reasons for doing what he does. Yes, there was sorrow after it happened, but that sorrow goes away a little bit once you realise there is someone there to take care of things. Who might give you something better. You never know what God has in store for you.”
Despite going through all this, the celebrity couple still had to deal with hurtful comments online. Asad Siddiqui talked about the problem with probing someone about an issue they might themselves still be coming to terms with.
“People are very judgemental. I often read [hurtful] comments that pop up, for example, on people’s bodies. You don’t know the reason behind someone’s bodily changes. What if someone has gone through what we went through and has physically changed as a result of it, and they aren’t comfortable sharing it with the world? You write things without thinking about the kind of effect it will have on the person.”
Our heart goes out to the couple. Hope people can be kinder online.
