Tareeq Imam Part 1 Complete Hausa Novel

Boys Without Restraint
 
On a hot evening, three teenage boys walked home from the football field. They were in their mid-teens, sweaty and full of boastful laughter. Among them was Tareeq, nicknamed Slugger, notorious in the neighborhood for his arrogance and violence.
 
From a distance, they spotted Nana, a young girl returning from Islamiyya. She walked fast, clutching her books, clearly uneasy at the sight of the boys.
 
“Ke Nana, stop! Come here!” Tareeq shouted.
 
Nana ignored him, but he chased her down near her house. He grabbed her hijab violently, tearing it as she struggled.
 
“Why do you always harass me, Tareeq?” Nana cried, her voice trembling.
 
“Because you reported me to Uncle Joel in school,” he sneered, slapping her across the face twice. His friends, Rooney and Lil-Prince, laughed cruelly as Tareeq shoved Nana against the wall and groped her in a degrading manner.
 
Before he could go further, a black car stopped. Out stepped Uncle Hamza, furious. He pulled Nana away and confronted Tareeq.
 
“You shameless boy! What are you doing to this girl?”
 
But Tareeq, unrepentant, spat back insults. Only Uncle Hamza’s grip on his neck silenced him briefly. Even then, he boasted that his wealthy father would protect him. Nana, sobbing, fled into her home.
 
The Household of Imamu
 
Tareeq belonged to one of the city’s richest families. His father, Alhaji Imam Wali, was powerful and respected, while his mother, Ummi Amina, struggled with his endless misconduct.
 
At home, Tareeq treated even his sisters with contempt. To them, he was the “plague of the house.” His arrogance knew no bounds.
 
Ummi often received complaints from neighbors about him, but her mother-in-law, Aayya, always defended him blindly. To Aayya, Tareeq was a “special grandson,” never guilty, even when caught in wrongdoing. This constant defense ruined him further.
 
One day, Nana and her mother came to the mansion. Nana’s face was swollen from Tareeq’s beating, and she accused him of touching her indecently. Ummi was horrified, but Aayya mocked them, calling Nana a liar and insulting her mother.
 
Ummi tried to apologize, but the damage was done. Nana’s mother warned:
“If Tareeq ever touches my daughter again, I’ll take this to the authorities.”
 
That night, Ummi confronted her son with anger. She beat him with a stick, weeping in frustration. But Tareeq stood there, unshaken, cold-eyed, as though her pain meant nothing.
 
Tahreem’s Tragedy
 
Tareeq’s cruelty was not limited to outsiders. Even within the mansion, he tormented his little cousin Tahreem (nicknamed Gifty), a 7-year-old orphan living with them. He teased her endlessly, pulling her red hair and calling her names.
 
One day, she accidentally bumped into him, making his wristwatch fall. In fury, he slapped her and shoved her against a glass door, causing her to collapse unconscious, bleeding from the head.
 
The household erupted in chaos. Ummi rushed out screaming, while the security guards carried the little girl. She was rushed to the hospital.
 
Aayya, instead of showing sympathy, accused Tahreem of “seeking trouble.” But Fadila and Baby, Ummi’s daughters, wept for their cousin. At the hospital, doctors managed to save her life, though she needed stitches.
 
When asked what happened, Tahreem, still weak, whispered:
“It was Ya Tareeq… he beat me.”
 
Ummi’s heart broke. She called her husband in fury, threatening to punish Tareeq herself if he didn’t intervene. But Alhaji Imam dismissed her anger, accusing her of exaggeration. His blind love for his son only widened the rift in the marriage.
 
School and Violence
 
In school, Tareeq carried his arrogance like a crown. Teachers disliked him, but his father’s influence often shielded him from suspension.
 
He continually targeted Nana. During assembly, he made gestures at her, signaling threats. Later, he slapped her in class until Uncle Joel, their teacher, intervened.
 
“Why are you slapping her?” Joel demanded.
 
Tareeq tried to twist the story, but Joel dragged him out. Even then, he pointed at Nana, making a cutting motion on his neck — a promise of revenge.
 
With his gang, known as the BBT (Bad Boys Team), he planned openly:
“I swear, I will mark Nana with scars she’ll never forget. And that bald-headed Joel — his time will come too.”
 
The Streets and the Gang
 
Outside school, Tareeq’s world was even darker. He and his friends — Rooney, Lil-Prince, Sasco, and Roofy (a reckless girl obsessed with him) — roamed clubs and lounges, smoking shisha, drinking champagne, and causing trouble.
 
Though still teenagers, they lived like adults, backed by family wealth. Roofy, deeply infatuated, clung to Tareeq openly, while he treated her with arrogance, using her loyalty for his pride.
 
The gang became notorious in the neighborhood — feared, admired, and condemned.
 
The Mother’s Burden
 
Ummi’s health deteriorated under the constant stress. She suffered asthma attacks whenever news of Tareeq’s cruelty reached her. Several times, she collapsed after heated confrontations. Her daughters Fadila and Baby often pleaded with Tareeq:
 
“If you love our mother at all, stop giving her pain.”
 
But Tareeq mocked them. He claimed Ummi was unfair, siding with others against him. Deep inside, however, guilt sometimes flickered — but arrogance quickly buried it.
 
Nana’s Growing Fear
 
For Nana, life became unbearable. At school, she avoided Tareeq’s eyes, trembling at every encounter. At home, she cried to her mother, regretting the day she ever reported him. But her mother remained firm:
 
“You did nothing wrong, Nana. Don’t let fear silence you. Evil must be resisted.”
 
Still, the fear grew. Whenever Tareeq passed, she shivered. His threats were constant, his presence suffocating.
 
The Family Divide
 
Within the mansion, the family split further.
 
Aayya continued to defend Tareeq, claiming “boys will be boys.”
 
Ummi grew harsher, convinced only strict punishment could change him.
 
Fadila and Baby withdrew in sadness, ashamed of their brother’s reputation.
 
Tahreem, the little orphan, avoided him completely, though he still bullied her.
 
 
Alhaji Imam, away on business, remained blind to reality, dismissing Ummi’s complaints as “nagging.”
 
Tareeq’s Promise of Revenge
 
Despite everything, Tareeq saw himself as untouchable. At school, at home, and on the streets, he moved with reckless confidence.
 
To his gang, he declared:
“Nana will regret ever crossing me. Uncle Joel too. And if Ummi thinks she can stop me, she’ll learn I’m not a child anymore.”
 
His friends cheered. Roofy clung tighter, proud to be at the side of the feared “Slugger.”
 
But Ummi, weary and heartbroken, prayed every night. Her whispered du’a was the only shield left for Nana, Tahreem, and even Tareeq himself.