2026 Week 22
Eid Mubarak. Two months and ten days after the end of Ramadan, it is time to celebrate again. As the millions who have gathered for Haj complete the obligatory prayers and rituals, the rest of…
Eid and Home
This year was my eighth Eid away from home. Eight years, and home is still where I travelled thousands of miles away from. At what point does a place become home? Around two decades ago,…
It’s been 5 years
UPDATE: This year, I’ve shifted the blog to my primary website www.asifkhan.in. You can view the updates under Projects, or simply by clicking here. 5 years is a long time. When I started this…
Nasra
“The journey took 7 days and 7 nights. It was ’79, and traveling by sea was the only way to perform Haj. At that time, the trip used to be three months long, unlike the…
Naba
“It’s really hot over here. I will keep my first roza on returning home from my nani’s place after summer vacations.”
Ammar
“I started observing fasts this year. It’s my fourth one today.”
Ibrahim
“It’s all Abba’s fault. He says that I am not old enough, and it isn’t Farz on me yet. When I’m 10 years old, I will keep my first roza.”
Safina
“Yesterday was the toughest roza. Felt as if all the preceding rozas had added themselves into a single one. No no, not because of the heat. The domestic help went absent.”
Fakhra
“Ammi called over one of our phuphis. She said, come over, and help me prepare Iftar. Normally, everyone in the mohalla gets invited over to attend Iftar when it is a child’s roza-kushai. But being…