My Sunday Blog № 542
Today is the Sunday
The 23rd of August 2026 CE
The 9th of Rabi ul Awwal 1448 H
12:23 am
30°C
Now
28°C
Partly cloudy
Feels like 32°C
Precipitation·5%
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Wind·23 km/h
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Humidity·82%
Moon: 74.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: 23 Aug 2026, 00:28:36
Moon Direction: 231.92° SW↑
Moon Altitude: 10.08°
Moon Distance: 404,515 km
Next Full Moon: 28 Aug 2026, 09:18
Next New Moon: 11 Sep 2026, 08:27
Next Moonset: Today, 01:28
Astronomical twilight Karachi 4:49 am
6:09 am
Sunday, 23 August 2026 (GMT+5)
Sunrise in Karachi
7:00 pm
Sunday, 23 August 2026 (GMT+5)
Sunset in Karachi
Sun Meridian 12:34
Good Morning 🌹
I am falling asleep....we may resume later....
5:06 am I am up ....alhamdulillah ... Praiseth the Lord All Mighty Allah Amen 🙏
My leg hurts at multiple places... ankle hurts the most...I hope that I am able to stand up and pray with ease...despite this uneasiness...I was able to sleep....the stomach is also crampy after I had the beef bihari boti I ordered after ten and arrived after eleven ....I went out to receive the order very upset at the rider and the food delivery App for unnecessarily delaying my bar be que order...but I returned speechless...after watching an armless sleeve hanging and the rider delivering with only one hand . I lost my appetite and left the received food in the hotpot and went to bed ...to watch the reels. At around 1 pm I got up and eat. And fall asleep very soon ...
Now I have to get up and pray Fajr Prayer 🛐
with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and the Recently Departed Aslam Bhai
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 !
Dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah !
please forgive my dear loving and caring brother Aslam Bhai and give him the highest place in Jannah. Amen !
اللہ پاک میرے پیارے والدین ، پاپا
اور امی پر رحم فرمائے ، اور ان کو اللہ تعالی کی رحمت نصیب ہو ، اور ان کی روح کوجنت میں آرام نصیب ہو ۔ آمین !
پیارے مہربان رب اللہ پاک میرے پیارے اور خیال رکھنے والے بھائی اسلم بھائی کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے- آمین !
5:25 am Break 🛐 🤲
7:44 am After prayer I smelled the fresh Rose...this Sunday morning there is one fresh Rose and many week old fading and a few buds and new leaves ...plus a few dead or dying plants ....some due to my negligence and most due to unfavorable weather .
Anyways...I checked there was no gas in the stove ...gas comes late on Sundays and there is no ten to 12 :30 pm Gap in the supply.
Returned to bed ...tried to sleep.... abruptly woke up at 7:18 am
Got up and checked the water pump...so its permanent...no water on Sunday morning ...but no Chuttee... chuttee....Chuttee..as well...they want me to stay awake before the noon. 10:30 am to 12 noon.
Okay I have no problem....just as I have no problem with the neighbors parking their car Infront of the main gate and don't remove it for 24 + hours....
I knew that sooner or later they will realize that they killed the wrong brother and will waste their time and resources to test the remaining.....
Anyways....
It has been a very quiet weekend ...no door banging since Friday after Juma Mubarak 🕌.....from upstairs...only occasional chair sliding .... suggested that nephew and especially niece is out having picnic ...or probably left for the US .....good riddance
Praiseth the Lord All Mighty Allah Amen 🙏
Today is Eid e Zahra....no idea ... Google it....
There is no Islamic or logical explanation for it by any Ai ...we only know because yesterday the city traffic police issued traffic diversions plan for chup tazia processions on main roads .and after the morning ends come the celebration...what a waste.
Anyways there can be no celebration in this God forsaken City until the foreign donors and loan givers stop funding the multi million dollars development projects that has ruined the city.
I'll planned flyovers and underpasses have made the life of the daily commuters impossible.
I personally have stopped socializing and even avoid going out to other towns for shopping.... recently I ordered my sneakers through online shopping...can you imagine.
Too much trust on God the All Mighty Allah Amen 🙏.
Have a lot for breakfast and brunch no need to order or takeaway but you never know...I will stay quiet today and go with the flow....
The Eid e milad 12th Rabi ul Awwal is on Wednesday..I am thinking of fasting ...
The statement of Saudi cleric has triggered a debate on social media about the mawlid
But there is very little chance of it affecting any change .
The builder mafia has already illuminated the corner building.
The Pakistan flags are being replaced by the dawat flags....
Everybody is dreaming about the free Biryani in the coming week.
I declared the ceremony open by walking all the way from the Juma Mubarak 🕌 mosque to Mamu Biryani the recently opened only chicken biryani joint..on Tariq road opposite silver spoon and having a single plate. Unfortunately,
I did not realize that I arrived at the joint sweating profusely....
The waiter completely ignored me for five minutes....and served me a very non oily less spicy plate of hot chicken Biryani...
Their chicken piece is very small as compared to the other Biryani we regularly order.
Anyways it was a good experience as I have not eaten at a restaurant with complete strangers for a long time.i don't even remember when the last time I did this .... definitely not in the past five years since ....
I am feeling crampy and cold ...need to get up and turn the fan off...the weather is cool and cloudy ...not very windy....
I'll have to order instant coffee...today ...we may not have coffee in the house...it has been a very long and hot summer ...and look now the weather is changing for the good....
Praiseth the Lord All Mighty Allah Amen 🙏
9:22 am Break ☕ 🍳
11:29 am Water suddenly stopped coming ...luckily I checked...the donkey pump was running empty....and there was not enough water in the tank to pump up.....so after 90% perspiration....I am back in bed ....
The car in front of the gate is gone ....
The rare number plate has name plate reading " Sheikh"
No idea which sheikh they are pointing at ....Pakistani or UAE
Anyways ...
Despite hours of lobbying ... yesterday....I am unable to convince the cooking mafia to relax today and do the cooking for fateha tomorrow on Monday.....she got up and ordered the meat from panda 🐼 mart...which arrived a little while ago ...and she started cooking already....
Soon she would be telling me to take it and deliver it ....
I haven't had a proper breakfast or brunch...but I had lots of tea , a boiled egg, and some leftover khichri.... that I discovered while searching for something in the freezer.
The United States Air force One incident has once again razed hopes ( Raise hope) of a full term for the white house spokesperson karoline leavitt
It is suggested by the memes about the catering truck incident...that Ms leavitt quit for being left behind by the president in clear and present danger with the press corp.
The total focus of the Korean media has now shifted to another blond maid sorry aide of the president. Alas she ain't no Ms Lewinsky......ah...just an aide with a printer.
Perspiration has stopped....need to get up and turn off the fan.
12:17 pm Break ☕
12:35 pm Now this sounds like a joke ....when I went out to refill my cup of tea ....sister cooking mafia was anxiously waiting for the gas to return....I reminded her that today is Sunday ....and she was so sorry that she forget...she prepared everything and did not check....it would have been cooked by now. I got the blame that I did not come earlier and reminded .
This world was already a strange place long before I was born..... can't blame me for the British ....three hearty cheers
We have passed the Sun Meridian....so I better get up again and get ready to Pray Zuhr Prayer 🛐
with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and the Recently Departed Aslam Bhai
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 !
Dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah !
please forgive my dear loving and caring brother Aslam Bhai and give him the highest place in Jannah. Amen !
اللہ پاک میرے پیارے والدین ، پاپا
اور امی پر رحم فرمائے ، اور ان کو اللہ تعالی کی رحمت نصیب ہو ، اور ان کی روح کوجنت میں آرام نصیب ہو ۔ آمین !
پیارے مہربان رب اللہ پاک میرے پیارے اور خیال رکھنے والے بھائی اسلم بھائی کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے- آمین !
12:43 pm Break 🛐🤲
2:59 pm The gas shutdown has begun....But
We are done .....
Alhamdulillah....Allah hu Akbar
Ya nabi salaam alaika...ya Rasool salaam alaika...
Sun 9th RabiulAwwal 1448H
30°C
5:06 pm Woke up after 5 am
Resumed the Sunday Blog
Prayed Fajr 🛐🤲
Smelled fresh Rose 🌹
Checked water pump no luck
Made tea
Boiled eggs
Received groceries
Checked water pump
Stopped coming after few minutes
Prayed
Had fateha
Had lunch
5:51 pm Prayed Asr Prayer 🛐
with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and the Recently Departed Aslam Bhai
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 !
Dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah !
please forgive my dear loving and caring brother Aslam Bhai and give him the highest place in Jannah. Amen !
اللہ پاک میرے پیارے والدین ، پاپا
اور امی پر رحم فرمائے ، اور ان کو اللہ تعالی کی رحمت نصیب ہو ، اور ان کی روح کوجنت میں آرام نصیب ہو ۔ آمین !
پیارے مہربان رب اللہ پاک میرے پیارے اور خیال رکھنے والے بھائی اسلم بھائی کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے- آمین !
The original plan was to offer fateha today and then distribute it among those who send every year....But
The meat was a little raw and the karhai had extra salt ....
So I immediately abort the mission.
Over the years I have been blessed on many occasions by the dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah Amen 🙏
That I am able to convince beyond a shread of doubt that it's not at par to be shared with the elites of the society....
Wallah ho Alam bis sawab
Wallah ho Alam bis sawab" (وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ) is an Arabic phrase that translates to "And Allah knows the truth best" or "Allah knows best."
The custard must be freezing cold by now ...let's taste it...
Yummy.....perfect !
Okay time for Maghrib Prayer 🛐
with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and the Recently Departed Aslam Bhai
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 !
Dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah !
please forgive my dear loving and caring brother Aslam Bhai and give him the highest place in Jannah. Amen !
اللہ پاک میرے پیارے والدین ، پاپا
اور امی پر رحم فرمائے ، اور ان کو اللہ تعالی کی رحمت نصیب ہو ، اور ان کی روح کوجنت میں آرام نصیب ہو ۔ آمین !
پیارے مہربان رب اللہ پاک میرے پیارے اور خیال رکھنے والے بھائی اسلم بھائی کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے- آمین !
7:07 pm Break 🛐 🤲
10:08 pm So this afternoon I ordered a cheap Android projector to watch YouTube...the vendor offered IPTV for a few hundred rupees extra ....
It was delivered the same day about an hour and half ago ....
Slowly and gradually I learned to use it ...signed in the wifi...
I am so surprised and pleased at myself that I still remember the wifi password....even though nobody asked me for it this year.
My dear elder sister was very pleased to see her favorite Turkish drama series on the wall.
The main problem is the tiny remote...and the focus .also the right
Somehow after fully wasting the money ...I feel relaxed and young.
Amazing 🤩
I haven't eaten for hours ...so I am beginning to feel hungry.
Also have to check if there is anything forgotten by the cooking mafia in the kitchen after cooking ...slowly and quietly we did the dishes ..
And now I have to pray Isha Prayer 🛐
with a prayer for my dearly departed parents Papa and Ammi and the Recently Departed Aslam Bhai
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 !
Dear merciful Lord All Mighty Allah !
please forgive my dear loving and caring brother Aslam Bhai and give him the highest place in Jannah. Amen !
اللہ پاک میرے پیارے والدین ، پاپا
اور امی پر رحم فرمائے ، اور ان کو اللہ تعالی کی رحمت نصیب ہو ، اور ان کی روح کوجنت میں آرام نصیب ہو ۔ آمین !
پیارے مہربان رب اللہ پاک میرے پیارے اور خیال رکھنے والے بھائی اسلم بھائی کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام عطا فرمائے- آمین !
10:30 pm Break 🛐 🤲
Time's up .... skipped dinner ...
Had a left over samosa
Have a very blessed and joyful Eid e milad in nabi Sallallahu alayhi wasallam (صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)
Don't blame me if you don't believe....
May God the All Mighty Allah Amen 🙏
Have mercy on you. Ameen 🤲
All the Best 🌹
Allah Hafiz 🙏
