love story of LAILA & MAJNU

A boy named Qais fell in love with Laila. He soon began composing poems about his love for her, mentioning her name often. His unself-conscious efforts to woo the girl caused some locals to call him Majnu (madman). When he asked for her hand in marriage, her father refused as it would be a scandal for Laila to marry someone considered mentally unbalanced. Soon after, Laila was married to another man.
When Majnu heard of her marriage, he fled the tribe camp and began wandering the surrounding desert. His family eventually gave up hope for his return and left food for him in the wilderness. He could sometimes be seen reciting poetry to himself or writing in the sand with a stick.
Laila was believed to have moved to present-day Iraq or a place northern Arabia with her husband, where she became ill and eventually died. In some versions, Laila dies of heartbreak from not being able to see her would-be lover. Majnu was later found dead in the wilderness in 688 AD, near Laila’s grave. He had carved three verses of poetry on a rock near the grave, which are the last three verses attributed to him.
Many other minor incidents happened between his madness and his death. Most of his recorded poetry was composed before his descent into madness.

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I pass by these walls, the walls of Layla And I kiss this wall and that wall It’s not Love of the houses that has taken my heart But of the One who dwells in those houses

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It is a tragic story of undying love much like the later Romeo & Juliet. This type of love is known as "Virgin Love", because the lovers never married or made love.