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Feast brings respite from odd routines

  On an important occasion, I had the great opportunity to attend a feast arranged at a posh hotel in our famous city of Kanpur's famous Jajmau area. Various delicious items were arranged on the stylish table. The guests were really free to choose what they liked to consume. There was a considerable rush but not in any way uncontrollable when I entered the grand air conditioning space. Soon, the humble host emerged, and we liked to embrace each other as human decency permits us to do. I did not lose much time sharing a light joke. I briefed him that I saw you standing from just outside, but you were out of sight the moment I entered the hall.  He, in his usual manner, did not pause to say how a man so fat could not be viewed from quite a short distance. Thus we laughed to the full heartily. Among various dishes, there was also the regular Biryani. How would it be neglected owing to its wide acceptability? When it was available to the guests, they certainly had to savour it exp...
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An urge to say prayers at mosques

"Masjiden marshi ya khwa hein ki namazi na rahey", Allama Iqbal wrote long ago. His purpose was to develop a spirit among the believers to attend prayers at the mosques. The poet's subjective beauty was that he addressed the pain of absent Muslims through mosques in an emphatic way. 

However, this melancholy is offset by the arrival of the Islamic eighth month of holy Ramadan. These days, the mosques are bustling with worshippers. 

There are no open spots. This is an extremely auspicious month of fasting. Worshippers are turning to nearby mosques in a large number at the start of this month. What to say of the numbers? 

Old, young, and children are all collecting at the big or small mosques this month. They have been making a surprise turnaround, undeniably. 

Appearing in a line-up alongside the rows, fearing that devouts do not miss the prayers five times a day. It is reasonable to say that they are more than at convenience with the prayers. 

Of course, it is surely not the first time they have been devoting themselves to the prayers. They liked it; perhaps it’s a sign of fear of the Almighty taking himself more seriously. 

The blend of all fortes makes a foot inside a mosque without any sign of uneasiness. Is it not just another perfect way of explicitly saying prayers with self inclination and appeal, or you could call it frankly an urge?

Meanwhile, it has been lately reported that Iceland, Sweden, and Norway will have the longest fasting hours, with some places fasting for up to 20 hours and 30 minutes.



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