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Nur Kasih is a Malay TV Drama that aired on TV3 in 2009. The series was directed by Kabir Bhatia (also director of Setem, Sepi and Cinta) and starred Tiz Zaqyah Razak, Remy Ishak, Fizz Fairuz, Sharifah Sofia and Ummi Nazeera.

Plot
Nur Kasih is a story of two brothers, Aidil (Fizz Fairuz) and Adam (Remy Ishak) who are polar opposites of each other. Where Aidil is a pious man who is respectful to his parents, Adam is a lost soul, living in Sydney, Australia where he is studying Architecture. Since their childhood, Aidil has always been more responsible than Adam and he has the full trust of their parents - Ustaz Hassan and Hajjah Khadijah.

The village's Imam, Ustaz Abu Bakar, has two daughters - Nur Amina (Tiz Zaqyah) and Siti Sarah (Ummi Nazeera). Nur is the best student in the village and has high hopes to continue her education after high school but unfortunately, the family's financial situation did not allow her to follow her dreams. She had applied for a scholarship and later received the news that she had been accepted to study at the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur. But fate turns ugly when the family received a visit from Ustaz Hassan.

Unbeknownst to his family, Ustaz Hassan has been suffering for years and it's taken a toll on him. We see the doctor telling him that he does not have long to live and to prepare for his going, the family calls both their sons back home. Aidil who was studying in Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt willingly went home but Adam was a bit reluctant to leave Sydney and his girlfriend, Katrina (Sharifah Sofia).

In Malaysia, both the brothers return home to their dying father but Adam is grumpy and frequently lashes out at his family, blaming them for his being stuck in a village. Their father expressed a wish to see at least one of his son married, and asked Aidil if he had someone in mind. Without missing a beat, Aidil replied that he indeed had someone he was interested in - Nur Amina. Ustaz Hassan, however, had a different idea. On the day of engagement, he surprised them all with the decision to court Nur Amina not for Aidil, but for Adam. Even though he was disappointed, Aidil accepted his father's decision and tried to understand his father's wish to help Adam.

On their wedding night, Adam lashed out at Nur, saying that the entire marriage was a sham and it was her fault because whilst he had no choice but to follow his dying father's last wish, she had the choice to say no but she did not. He insults her further by saying that she was not his type.

After the death of Ustaz Hassan, Adam decides to return back to Australia and leave Nur but unwilling to bring shame to her family, Nur decides that she will leave the village and deceive her parents by saying she has gone to Australia but actually being in Kuala Lumpur. She sought the help of her old friend Nabila and enrolled in the International Islamic University, studying Architecture. Aidil insisted on helping her but Nur refused, saying that it was better for everyone if nobody knew where she was. She continued living a lie for 5 years, completing her degree and working in an architectural firm in Kuala Lumpur thereafter.

Adam, on the other hand, is living in sin in Australia. Upon reaching Sydney, he was seen partying and going out drinking with his friends and girlfriend, Katrina (Adam is a Muslim and as such, drinking alcohol is a sin). He eventually proposed to Katrina, who had no clue that he had been married previously. Adam was promoted to Vice President of his architectural firm and Katrina found out she was pregnant. All was good in the southern hemisphere but tragedy stroke when in the 8th month of pregnancy, Adam and Katrina got in a car accident (brought on by Adam's drunk driving). As a result, Katrina lost her baby and Adam was sentenced to prison.

In prison, Adam reconnected with his religion and became a better man. Upon his release, he saw that the life he had led was meaningless and he decided to bring Katrina back to Malaysia.

At the same time, Nur is grieving after her homesickness. Deciding that the charades was over, Nur headed on back to her village and was intent on telling her parents the truth about the last 4 years but just as she was about to, she had a call from Aidil saying that Adam is coming home too.