My 101st Post: Hunger

It is the month of Ramadan going around in the entire world...all the Muslims might be fasting during this month and keeping their stomach empty for hours and hours....this month is believed to bring blessings and motivates the followers from committing further sins....during a fast, there are certain rules and regulations to keep in mind and the most important one is not to eat or drink anything...
People might think that I am weak while fasting because this is the first month in all my years when I really am feeling lack of food in my stomach....it is somehow tough for me this year to keep up with the fast but still, Allah is supporting me to maintain my fasts and keep a hold upon my hunger....

The best part of feeling hungry for me is that in my entire life time, this is the first time when I have connected with the poor....Masha-Allah I have been brought up in a family where am blessed by Allah to keep me well fed and well dressed....He never made me go to bed without food and never made me shiver in the cold winds....I have always had a roof above my head and I thank Him from the depth of my heart....this year, while fasting, I am beginning to realise what it is to pass a day without food....though the fast is only for few hours, there are people who go hungry for days and nights....during these few hours, when I churned the desire for food, I started wondering that what would it be to be poor...how do people survive when they have nothing to eat or drink....it is really tough....the strength from the body starts deteriorating and everything seems to fade away with time....it feels as if I am going to collapse if I don't take a nibble....nothing seems to cool the mind off and each and everything seems tasty to the eyes.....
There are people in this world who have nothing to eat or drink....they work hard but still in the end sit with there heads in their laps without a bite to swallow....how would the ones feel who have their families to support but they can't even fulfil their own hunger....world is tough for them...on the other hand, there are people like you and me who are blessed with enough food to suppress our hunger and are blessed with enough drinks to flood our throats....we never really realised what would it be like without food and water....how would we ever survive....
Well, I thank Allah for giving me this chance of understanding the importance of food and making me aware about the blessings He has bestowed upon me and my family....if it weren't for this month of Ramadan, I might never had been thankful for all the food am provided with, from my heart....I would have just taken it for granted but insha-Allah from this day on, I would always respect food and keep in mind that how well am blessed....I intentionally wrote this post while fasting because I wanted to pour out my feelings when am being irritated by my hungry stomach...
May He bless us all and may each and everyone be thankful to Him.....

My 93rd Post: Ramadan Kareem

After a year's wait, Ramadan is again at our doors....it is the time of the year when at least for the duration of the fast, people stop doing illegal deeds and work upon developing their character and try to gain more good deeds to build their way to Heaven...
The odd thing is that most of us, am not saying that am not involved in them, only act religious in the month of Ramadan where as the whole year is there for us to unlock the doorway to Heaven....it is a bitter truth but we still hide it and live on....we always try to change what we do and try to be totally pious throughout the year but yet again we fail after so many tries....
Well it is a good thing that at least in the end, when Ramadan arrives, we start locking the devil inside us and try our level best to do good by reciting Quran, praying or by reading other religious stuff.....I hope the ones who didn't fast in the previous years, change their streak and fast this time....
Well this post was just a way to give my wishes to all my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters...instead of putting up a status, I thought why not to write a post for all of you....a small, little post for all of you, wishing you a happy Ramadan and I hope every Muslim here in Pakistan or from any other country in this world, gets enough strength from Allah to fast for the whole month....I pray for each and everyone's safety and hope this month brings happiness and blessings for all....

Ramadan Mubarak

My 41st Post: Chand Raat

A few days back, I wrote off a post upon the act of iftari....what goes on and what we feel during that time interval; wrote every detail and naming it the part of Ramadan....it feels as if that was only a week earlier when I included that post in my blog but no, the whole month passed away tonight....Ramadan of 2012 just ended, this blessed month won't be back for an other year now....who ever did good and fasted the whole month, would certainly receive his/her rewards and who so ever did bad, may Allah bless him/her and forgive all those encountered sins...

Well as the month ends, it is time for Eid....a day celebrated on the closure of the month after the sight of the crescent moon of a new month....in my region, Eid is going to knock on our door steps on 20th of August and today was the day to complete all the preparations for the upcoming parties!!

I have been busy in some chores since 3 days now....had a long list of shopping and some other work but still that wasn't as hectic as today....my arms really hurt right now because today was the final day and had to finish all the remaining things....today was the final fast and was the chand raat (night of the sight of a new moon)....

The day started as any other day of the month....I remained awake till sehri in order to blog and then after sehri was going to sleep but received a text from my buddy that he had arranged a football match...I knew how the day was going to be but still it was football....I just couldn't say no specially on the last day of Ramadan....it felt special....so instead of sleeping went out and played and won as well....the game ended with 4-3....came home, slept late so woke up late and the time was messed up....had to do some shopping and then gave time to the family....after everything, I started to wax my ride and after nearly 4 hours, told myself that now the job is done.....get freshened up and relax....

Well that was the summary of how I spent my day....but normally that was the least busiest schedule anyone would have....you should really check out the markets...they are flushed with people rushing from here and there....the shops seem to be filled with enough people to make them burst apart....I can still imagine a road jam and the drivers continuously honking and looking forward to get a perfect parking spot....housewives at home, would be busy in preparing delicious dishes for people like me to munch on....most of those dishes would be something sweet in order to fill hearts with love and to make a person drip nice words on the day of Eid....girls would be busy in getting their hands tattooed with mehandi....I hate mehandi but still me hating it doesn't makes any difference, just making a statement here.....

Everyone would be running here and there....someone would be shouting because their dress isn't perfectly stitched and on the other hand there would be a person among us all who couldn't get a hair cut and now the barber's shop is over crowded...everyone would be busy tonight in doing stuff....this all seems a fuss but still it is worth it....after a night's fuss, a beautiful day would arrive.....

Now it is my time to sign off because I have to wake up early for the Eid prayer....in all the work, I forgot to confirm the time for the Eid prayer but well got the information...just a few moments earlier, my elder cousin Yaqoob called to inquire about the time and then in the end told me to mention his name here...so here it is bha, you are mentioned in my post :) would see you at the prayer tomorrow insha-Allah and I exactly know what you are going to say so I would like to say sorry in advance :P

Take care everyone, hope you had a wonderful time today and keep yourself updated with my blog....do share and comment.....