On November 4th 2020, my smart phone fell off the bed. Palat! When I picked it up, the screen was black. It was unusable. Dead. What now? Literally, everything in our lives today is done with its help. Suddenly, I realized, how completely my life is run by my smart phone. Literally. Every night when …
Finding peace in Hectic life
Hi, Everyone! Going about your life, suddenly one finds that the ‘peace’ factor is missing. Life is all about comings and goings. But got to be at peace with one’self while going about one’s busy-ness, business. Sighhhh, now after the Covid19 was getting controlled, we are finding the numbers rising again. It is all over …
Feeling sad
Hi, Everyone! Hope you all are well, alive and kicking. Well, I’m that too, but as you know, my black cocker spaniel Pepper is lost, and I’m very sad. Honestly, he would keep me so much company and give me so much love. Such a sweet personality. My only hope is that he is alive …
Freedom and I
Salaams to All! ? You know what Pak-istan means, right? Land of the pure. So, a lot of purifying needed here! It is time for each of us to cleanse ourselves first. Then do a bit of attitude change; Stop this blame game we are going on with. (It seems as if everyone is busy …
Enjoying the fruits of labor!
Hi, Salaams, Good morning and Namaste to all! It is so funny, people saying that I’ll feel lonely and sad due to departure of my youngest daughter after her marriage. It was my greatest wish to see her settled happily in her own home in my lifetime. So, when Allah grants my wish, I’m so …
The Journey & Surah Kahf
Salams to all! Today, being a Friday, Mum and I sat to read the Holy Quran as we normally do, I noticed that it was Surah Kahf. Read Surah Kahf every Friday: I explained to Mum how it is believed that one needs to read this Surah Kahf every Friday for a reason; The reason …
Ruksati of Waliya
Hi Everyone! The way you were involved with the Ruksati event of Waliya, it felt like we are one big virtual family. This Ruksati event was the smallest function of its kind that I’ve ever hosted! What’s the Ruksati event: The Ruksati event marks the moving out of the bride from her parent’s home, to …
Life Happens!
Hi Everyone! Hope and pray you all are well. So, you see, this is what life is like. It happens. As we sit and make our ‘to do list’ and the ‘monthly plan’ or ‘new year plan’… Life happens. Normally, life happens only to you, while the world is going on its own way…. But …
Goodbye past, welcome future!
Getting back to a new ‘normal’ life: After fifty four days of Food drive during the lock down, I’ve realized, we are here for the long haul. Better get back to the ‘new normal’ life. What is ‘new normal’? Well, our lives, actually. I’m glad people are getting married, (since deaths are taking place anyway! …