London Adventure

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

This is not like me, not at all and it's just way too hilarious. I'm in London! And the funny part is, it's like a few-minute decision. I'm not a person who like last minute planning, but this time, I just don't care.

Zahra asked me to come down to London. So I told her that I only will be available on Friday as I am helping in the mosque every morning this Easter Holiday except Friday, which should be like Sunday for the Muslims. So we have the class off for this day. Then, I said if she wants me to come on Thursday afternoon and stay a night with her. She said OK. So I decided to come down. But then, she said her family is expecting visitors and I have to find another place to stay. Alhamdulillah there are many sisters in London, so I called up Maria and now I'm writing this post from Maria's house in Redbridge. We will be going around East London today and pray jumaah in East London Mosque.

I don't know what to do exactly in London and on the way to London, I was in doubt whether the money I pay for the journey would be worthwhile or not. But alhamdulillah it is very worthwhile. I reached Kings Cross and met Zahra, catching up what has been happening around while we were on the way to Northwick Park to see DINA! I miss her like crazy. The first thing we did there is Asr Prayer. I nearly cried when I realised that she has been waiting for me to pray Asr in congregation when she actually can pray first. I pray that ALLAH will reward her for leading the prayer. Then we talk through the whole way back to Kings Cross where we separated. Then I came to Maria's house.

Have to go now to catch a train back to Cambridge for the class in the mosque. Will continue then.

Wassalam.