Today is the Sunday the 2nd of August 2020 , the 11th of Zilhij 1441 till the Sunset ( 7:16 pm ; Karachi ☠️) And this is my the Sunday Blog# 226 ( Two Hundred and twenty Six) .
Survived !
Yes !
Believe it or Not !
Due to the Pandemic covid-19 and the Urban flooding due to the monsoon bashing ....it was a kind of a pro-choice .... Those who have a choice they played safe and avoided the things they have been doing for many years on this day ....but those who don't did it anyway . Islam discourages bidat or the innovations in it's teachings ....but in practicing Islam there is ....la rahbaniat fil Islam ....in dollar terms ...you cannot be cut- off from the main stream and live a life of a hermit .
The fact is that many did not ...and the few who did it are also very unsure why they did it ? Either way the case here was very similar to the Hajj 2020 scene . Instead of the 3 million plus people who perform Hajj every year this year only very few local residents or some just visiting for work were allowed to perform the Hajj . It is kind of very scary watching an almost empty Holy Mosques and the other sites on the Social Media during this Hajj season . Similarly ...here in my neighborhood there are three rows of six plots each . With an average of three portions each ...that is 18 × 3 = 54 households . Some households have the nuclear families but most have three generations living together in the household . Like a father his one or two sons and daughters and his half a dozen Grand children ...living together . Not all 54 Households are like this few have a father , the man and his wife and children just two generations . And then there is a vacant plot very recently demolished so that's a minus three portions , two vacant banglows waiting to be demolished and re build by the builder's mafia ....so that's six portions minus ...
54 - 9 = 45 portions . Three are vacant as there are no tents and the award winning international super model and marketing strategy practically lives on the go ...so we can minus those two as well ... So Fourty or forty portions ...so there should have been at least fifty animals or shares sacrificed today in my neighborhood instead we had not more than ten ...and out of those ten , five were of the neighbors who left the neighborhood about a month ago ....not really sure if they took permission for their temporary animal shelter from the widowed landlady or her attorney or just break-in and helped themselves and all the residents of the building ( ghetto) . I really doubt they did . It's so good that some of my neighbors die when they die and cannot look back ....but here i can smell a meeting scheduled between the two former neighbours 👹
Anyways ....the 2nd Eid day morning has never been so quiet in my entire life .... Not a single lonely animal can be heard outside ....and there is very little chance some neighbors might be hiding their animals in the bedroom or bath room for second and third day .... So I guess this is it ....there was no need for the delayed third day holiday announcement by the Sindh Government . .
Out of the three essential MMM ' s Mulla and Media had already surrendered ....this week the Prime Minister of Social media Tweeted .....
..........Imran Khan ( neela dhabba)
...@imrankhanPti
I have asked the NDMA Chairman to go to Karachi immediately and start the clean up in the aftermath of the rain.
.....میں نے نیشنل ڈیزاسٹر مینجمنٹ اتھارٹی (این ڈی ایم اے) کے چیئرمین کو فوری طور پر کراچی جانے اور بارش کے بعد صفائی کا کام شروع کرنے کی ہدایات دی ہیں اور افواج پاکستان کو بھی شہر کی صفائی کے کام میں ہاتھ بٹانے کا کہا ہے۔
So you know the Pakistan Army very well ...with an unlimited funding ....they either respond or ...they don't ...
A week has passed.
Does anybody remember on previous Eid ul Azha he send Ali Zaidi the fish guy ....for cleaning Karachi ☠️ the most dangerous city in the world ....
Vee Willy Wonka .....
The decision to allow the maveshi Mandi in Karachi ☠️ by the government was a very irresponsible act . As matter of fact it is a very premitive thing .... In a world were farmers even seek markets and buyers behind enemy lines ...our government and the agricultural and livesstock department have wasted a very good opportunity and market at home . It's a very huge loss at a time of crisis like this ....this government just don't have a vision and understanding of the needs and psyche of the masses .
Anyways ....
I am glad that my dear uncle from Florida was not alive on this Eid day ....or he would have been so furious to know that I spent the whole day sleeping and enjoying .... And did not do anything .
Trust me those hardship days are over for ever ....
Even the life of Doctor Saab was much simpler this time as he did his ijtimai Qurbani at a memoni well fare trust instead of the seminary ...
My dearest youngest sister had a shock of grief two days before Eid day ...her sister-in-law's husband died of Covid-19 pandemic he also had the platelets low count and some other complications ....like hospitals refusing admitions etc ...may his soul rest in peace Amen 🤲
To my greatest shock and surprise ...my dear younger sister who has been extra cautious of the Covid-19 pandemic SOPs ended her self imposed isolation and Rahbaniat ...and attended the funeral of a Covid-19 positive . It's the only miracle so far this Eid ....let's hope and pray that she and her lovely family stays safe and healthy always and that they stay safe from the pandemic Covid-19 Corona virus attack and show no signs of the virus for the next fourteen days .
My Elder sister is the worst affected by the situation ....this Eid she cooks nobody eats . I can't eat the red meat because of the heat and very bad weather ....I am even avoiding the too much chicken ....
Also she can't invite anybody or visit and feed them their ....it's just like Bahria Town ....useless and wasteful .
Oh no the battery is fully down ...so I am forced to take the first break during this my the Sunday Eid Blog
#226 ( Two Hundred and twenty Six) .
Does anybody know how many of these Sunday Blog s have been Sunday Eid Blogs ... I think there have been a few but I don't remember how many ... I desperately need to prepare the statistics of this my the Sunday Blog s very soon ...
Today I have one more issue with the blogger site the real admin of my Sunday Blogs and all other blogs ... They after warning for so many months have now finally changed the editor ...of the blogger site so it will take a few weeks to adjust to the new setup and format ...let's hope I do not make a big blunder like deleting every thing ... I have to be very very careful today ...
Okay
Yes
2:21 am Break
6:20 am okay I fell asleep ....I can't believe I did but it's very true ...and the best thing is that I woke up some fifteen minutes before sunrise immediately got out of bed did wazu and prayed 🛐 with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi
May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen! Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Ilallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wa Lillahil Hamd.
Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only.
This is the takbeer e tashreeq ....recited after every farz prayer with an audible voice from 9th fajr to 13th Asr in Zilhij .
The duration may vary depending on the schools of thought
When I mention the word or proper noun " Karachi" ☠️ I usually follow it with the danger emoji or with a text saying the most dangerous city in the world ....the city is not just unsafe for the humans it is also very dangerous for the farm animals as well . Here due to lack of space , some people keep and raise goats and cows on their roof-tops ....of a multi- storey buildings , just days before Eid ul Azha these animals are brought down to the ground through large cranes ...it is a kind of entertainment too for the neighborhood the video is run on the media channels as well as it goes viral on the social media and kids love to watch and share it with their friends and family ...this Eid we finally had a mishap ....
And here is the video ....
Remember that game kids play with the hand fingers ... About things that fly and that don't .... So what do you say now after this 3 ideotic demonstration 😁
6:55 am Break
8:29 am Watched only two movies this week .....
Earthtastrophe (2016)Rated 7 stars ....totally science fiction ...but i loved it ...very watchable ....
Angrezi Medium (2020)Rated 3 turkey .....for months i was waiting and searching for it ....and this is what i got ....so sad ....wasted so many good actors ....
okay this is it for this week ...
8:41 am Break
1:04 pm Good Morning !
The heat seems to have increased today ...my room temperature that was on 34°C after the rain and was about to drop to 33°C is now clearly rising both because of the outside temperature and also because of the kitchen activity all day till night yesterday ...our microwave also gave the night before Eid so there is extra work on the stove ...like defrosting and heating leftovers ...I have just learned that our childhood microwave also works ...and I thought it is being kept as a Memento ....how silly of me ..who keeps an old useless microwave ....unless ...
The neighbor after sleeping all day yesterday is up today ...he had his animals delivered today and then waited for the butcher ...he seems to have done it on the other side of his door instead of our gate ....my brother always protests with him on the Eid for this ...but he has been just too stubborn ....even today he was eyeing our gate for hours while waiting for the butcher ...I was getting ready for the riot when I fall asleep ...but I left the room door open just in case I can hear the sound of quarrel .... Unfortunately everything happened peacefully .... Now all the beggers are lined up in front of our gate ...to get the meat from him .... Because of the slump in the restaurant industry ...the meat collecting beggers are not too desperate ....
I have been told that while I was sleeping the butcher who did our fat tail Sheeps last year rang the bell to ask ....marjaanwaan marjaanwaan... marjaanwaan nnn ....
So my decision not to touch(eat) the meat this Eid may not matter much on the global economy or the Pandemic covid-19 Corona but it sure will help loose some weight and body fats . The digestion and bowel movement have been awfully good today ....the Titanic I almost sank today was huge ...but now I am not really sure what to eat ....
Doctor Saab is worried for the meat he has kept for us ...let's see if he brings it himself or sent it by delivery ...I don't think he would trust a stranger with his hard earned meat ....slowly and gradually I am hearing of the parts and portions as well as the organs ....he himself did not wait and stand in line for the Siree paya... So what else is left ...oh yes the rope ...please don't tell me they gave blood soaked rope and a complimentary knife ...
For his watchman ...
Doctor Saab is usually too embarrassed to talk about it but after all he is a man of science and he loves to keep the record straight ....so eventually we will know what the watchman did with the knife don't you worry ...
Ever since we gave up goat and cow share and fouced on the fat tail Sheeps ....the weight of meat price index fell sharply ...because after you pull off the thick woolie skin and the fat tail from the sheep you can't expect to find a French or Brazilian super model of size zero ...if the universe is pleased with you , you find a malala and praiseth the Lord .
So technically we waited and remained steadfast ...and without wasting a $ dollar we have more than our share ...and if I choose not to eat the meat this Eid ...it will go to the family and poor about exactly the weight I owe to the Lord All Mighty ALLAH Amen !
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Ilallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wa Lillahil Hamd.
Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only.
Okay here is the morning tweet...
Sun 2nd Zilhij 1441H
35°C
12:54 pm Good Morning and Eid Mubarak !
Only one neighbor is up since early morning and doing the qurbani the rest of the neighborhood is very Quiet and Peaceful 😊
Probably sleeping ... I woke up on my own and had tea ....
Okay now I have to get up and go to the market and be a bread winner...
But first I have to have a bath and pray with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi
May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!
Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Ilallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wa Lillahil Hamd.
Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only.
2:37 pm Break
5:06 pm So as soon as I finished and got out of the room in the break, I learned that Doctor Saab has send the goats leg ...through the Corona...I mean Careem delivery ....God Bless America ....!
He loves the mutton leg Raan roast so hopefully it will go back to him after been roasted ...or saved for him , if and when he decides to come ( Chaapa) . You know this is my barmitzwah year after Papa ( May his Soul Rest in Peace in jannah Amen 🤲)
so i am totally not into the divine pleasures .... besides Foodpanda 🐼 delivers food anywhere ...
Can you believe I just refused the tasting of beef boti skewer ....smells good ...instead requested daal mash ...
Anyways ...
So after all this excitement ...I had a bath and Prayed 🛐 with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi
May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!
Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Ilallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wa Lillahil Hamd.
Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only.
Then as planned ..I put on the white shalwar and the green mask and went to the market ...on my way i watched one or two garage doors open with butchers winding up the Bakra Eid ...the beggers are mostly gone home or too tired resting under the shades ...very very mellowed down Second day of Eid ul Azha ...I really don't see a third day of Eid ul Azha operation in this neighborhood or UC
But you never know when Amir liaqat or any parosan may loose or quit ....
Anyways
I smell fresh tea as well ....so I better have the tea break
☕🍪🍪
And then pray🛐 with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi 🤲
May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah have mercy on my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and may they be blessed by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah and Their Souls may rest in peace in heaven. Amen!
Puisse le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah avoir pitié de mes chers parents papa et Ammi et qu'ils soient bénis par le cher Seigneur miséricordieux Tout-Puissant Allah et leurs âmes puissent reposer en paix au paradis. Amen!
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La Ilaha Ilallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wa Lillahil Hamd.
Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only.
5:46 pm Break
Sun 12th Zilhij 1441H
35°C
7:50 pm Good Evening !
Just now at the Sunset as I was waiting for the Maghrib Azan i accidentally saw the rising moon . It wasn't very bright but it was big ...and soon it was big and bright .... Even though I have a very narrow view between the two buildings but still , when it comes to the moon , nobody cares for the view all their focus and attention is on the moon itself 😍 even when there is none or especially when there is none . Have you ever wondered Why ...our most important days and decisions ...like the Eid and Hajj and the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan all depends on the sighting of the new born crescent ?
Why can't we give the similar importance to the full moon ...of the fourteenth . Which is not only visible to the naked but also can be varified through the help of charts diagram and other observatory equipment . Meaning there can be no ambiguity in a fourteenth day moon as soon as it rises
This week I will try to learn more about it ....
Okay I don't understand this ... suddenly I am falling asleep .... haven't eaten anything other than the biscuits with tea ...or the tea without biscuits ...maybe I should eat something and smell the fresh air instead of the stale air of the closed room
8:22 pm Break
9:19 pm okay so I had a chicken Shami Burger ....
And had a very informative messenger call with Doctor Saab ... And in the mean time another beef boti skewer was ready ... So I just took the pictures and ran for the fan cover ... Now after few minutes I feel much better ... I watched them chewing the boti earlier and it is definitely soft and tender and tasty ...nothing came out of the mouth ...usually when a beef bar be que boti is hard to chew ...people chew it like a chewing gum and then take it out of the mouth and put in the plate ...I have witnessed this practice a million times ... especially with the Qurbani Gosht . I try to over well done when I see an untendered beef boti on a skewer .... I am sorry I am talking too much about a mouth watering food ...but you cannot imagine my situation ...the skewer is just down the hall a room length away ..... But the smell is all over inside the room ....
I remember many years ago a wise friend said ....kuch cheezon ki sirf khushboo hee achi hoti hai .... Sometimes the good smell is enough ....
Naa Janey kis Ada se liya tu ney Mera naam ....
Duniya Samajh Rahi hai Kay ab tera Kya houn mein ...
Some ghazals you hear and listen a million times but you can only remember one or just half the verse .
Anyways ...this has been one of the most interesting Sunday Blog this year and especially this summer . There is no Darth of the words or the ideas ...today I crossed the three thousand words mark long before the nine o clock news .
And I am free with no worries....because everybody I could think of has already eaten his favorite.....may the All Mighty ALLAH Amen 🤲 be pleased with all those who enjoyed eating the Qurbani ka Gosht and their favorite dishes prepared from the Qurbani ka Gosht .
As mentioned above this is my barmitzwah 13th year without Papa ( May his soul rest in peace in jannah Amen 🤲) and in few months I will be in the fourteenth year without him ....I don't want to ever as long as I live , forget how he did the Qurbani and how he enjoyed eating it . The other two people I could never forget in this context is my dearly departed Ammi ( May her soul rest in peace in jannah Amen 🤲) how she organised the feast year after year ...the tiny kids grew old , the nasty ones became demons but she never gave up and keep the show running ....until she had that neck illness and could not work ... Even from her sick bed she kept the show running And never let me win 😁
The third person is my dear elder sister ...I learned the difference of every bone and boti and to recognize one from the other in a plate or in the tray or in the tokra ( basket) helping her cook great feasts on Eid days and for weeks after wards ....but she cannot tell the difference between a Raan and dast ( hind leg and front leg ) or the bongh and chaanp ( shank and chop)
But when it comes to the will to do Qurbani , I never found her any less willing then our dearly departed parents use to . The only difference she has is that she enjoys cooking more than eating which unfortunately has the respect a degree less in my eyes . The most essential thing about the Qurbani Gosht is that if you are luckily enough to be able to cook your sacrifice meat ... don't do it to please others ..do it how you would love to eat ....and enjoy . If you enjoyed eating your Qurbani ka Gosht ....the Lord All Mighty ALLAH Amen 🤲 is pleased with you ...and if you don't or can't ....Try again next year ....BLNT ( better luck next time ) .
This year many God-fearing people were not able to do Qurbani and many who did , did not get to enjoy their own . To me both are the same . Please be very careful in the coming years .
May the dear merciful Lord All Mighty ALLAH Amen 🤲 have mercy on us all Amen 🙏
Okay this is the last hour but the battery is low less than forty percent so I have to plug it in first then I will think what to do ....
Telenor Pakistan has very graciously increased an hour in the late night offer . Now instead of starting from 1 pm it starts from 12 and ends at 9 am so today I cannot update this my the Sunday Blog# 226 ( Two Hundred and twenty Six) or my regular data MBs and balance will be used up after the midnight ...it's very complicated ...just trust me just a few minutes late update won't change anything in my life ....👹
I have already thought of the song I would share in the end of the blog ...so I hope no time will be wasted here unless I got distracted .
Before pen down I would like to thank everyone who did not forget the fahash Eid card custom even in this day and age of PUBG ... By the way who will tell the minister Saab Fawwad ch that it has nothing to do with drinking ...
Time is up ...
All the Best !
All the Covid-19 pandemic patient may rest in peace . Amen 🌹
Allah Hafiz !
Tina Turner - What's love got to do with it ..
You must understand though the touch of your hand
Makes my pulse react
That it's only the thrill of boy meeting girl
Opposites attract
It's physical
Only logical
You must try to ignore that it means more than that ooo
What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
It may seem to you that I'm acting confused
When you're close to me
If I tend to look dazed I've read it someplace
I've got cause to be
There's a name for it
There's a phrase that fits
But whatever the reason you do it for me ooo
What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
I've been taking on a new direction
But I have to say
I've been thinking about my own protection
It scares me to feel this way oh oh oh
What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a second hand emotion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
What's love got to do, got to do with it
What's love but a sweet old fashioned notion
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
ooh got to do with it
(What's love but a second hand emotion)
What's love got to do, got to do with it
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken
(What's love got to do with it) got to do with it
(What's love)
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