Yom-e-Ashoor

Dad, on seeing the mourners, 'Kafir bhi musalmano ko maar rahay hain or musalman bhi apnay aap ko maar rahay hain'

Death

I wont say I'm not afraid of dying but the verses of Quran about going back to God really helped. It made it a little exciting. The afterworld and a positive life in this world lessens the fear of death. And now I know that ardent believers and hard practicing Muslims are not afraid of dying. They look forward to it. And Quran is so right when it asks the Jews that if you are right then you should wish to die. (62:6) Mumtaz Mufti asked his son that don't mourn when I die, rather celebrate my death, sing and dance and beat drums.

Usama Qamar's funeral was really sad today. He must have been twenty one, one year junior to us in the university. Everyone looked as if they knew him very well. No fashion, no deodorant, no spikes. Everyone felt it. Usama is great in the sense that he shook us all, stimulated us to think, gave us a lesson. On my way back I kept on thinking what if it were me. I thought about my funeral, where would they have arranged it, how many people would have come. And then I thought am I ready?

Dogs

Dogs bark. Some dogs bark to hinder your way and if you want to grow then you must learn to ignore these dogs. You always grow against resistance. If there are no dogs in your way then you are not really going anywhere.