I get back home; unwind; switch on the laptop and sit on the floor with my back to the closet.
Right below my room is the zabardasti ki gym-machine welding area, of the many recent additions in the neighbourhood that have made us seriously consider moving. The zing zing zing zing makes it impossible for me or anybody to take an afternoon nap and today it's on the regular, business routine with a zing zing zing zing again.
So the laptop is switched on and before I can begin anything I realise, the closet I have my back resting on is shaking and so am I. The laptop screen is shaking. My bed, my bookshelves and the entire earth around me is shaking!!. It pauses for like 5 seconds and starts shaking again. Even more and that's when I rush out of my house with my sisters and brother to find all the neighbours gathered downstairs. Karachi just got hit by a 5.4 earthquake, the epicentre of which was Iran where it was 7.8-8.0.
Thankyou Allah Ta'ala again for reminding us that truly we are but nothing and how uncertain the next minute is.
May Allah protect us all.
The gym is back to work; zing zing zing zinging again and I'm alhamdolillah alive and my room is intact and I hear it again.
Right below my room is the zabardasti ki gym-machine welding area, of the many recent additions in the neighbourhood that have made us seriously consider moving. The zing zing zing zing makes it impossible for me or anybody to take an afternoon nap and today it's on the regular, business routine with a zing zing zing zing again.
So the laptop is switched on and before I can begin anything I realise, the closet I have my back resting on is shaking and so am I. The laptop screen is shaking. My bed, my bookshelves and the entire earth around me is shaking!!. It pauses for like 5 seconds and starts shaking again. Even more and that's when I rush out of my house with my sisters and brother to find all the neighbours gathered downstairs. Karachi just got hit by a 5.4 earthquake, the epicentre of which was Iran where it was 7.8-8.0.
Thankyou Allah Ta'ala again for reminding us that truly we are but nothing and how uncertain the next minute is.
May Allah protect us all.
The gym is back to work; zing zing zing zinging again and I'm alhamdolillah alive and my room is intact and I hear it again.
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