๐ 1437 โ Wednesday, 9 September 2026 โ 23:58
London
Sitting on the edge of the bed. Under my feet is a white foot mat, and I have got on white socks, long, just above the ankles. On my right, on the floor, are my blue Paragon slippers. Next to them is my desk and black chair with a maroon-red designed cushion. The mirror is straight ahead of me.
On the left, the radio is playing an advert: โThatโs the sound of the holiday sorted,โ she just said.
On the left, behind me, in front of the fireplace, the candle is still on, on its last bits.
Itโs past midnight now. There is only the quiet shhhhh sound coming from the window, but nothing else. It feels like a serene and beautiful night.
May God bless us all with peaceful stillness. I love you so much!
Woke up today around 07:30 AM and stayed in bed until 08:00. Read a rukลซสฟ of Surah Al-Baqarah, then did my affirmations in bed. It was a bit grey outside and felt a little chilled too.
At 09:10, I sat at the desk and logged into work. Ate pizza slices for breakfast, sat at the desk and worked, then spoke to Mother quickly around 10:50. Dad was napping, but we had a quick chat.
At 11:00, I jumped in the shower, prayed Fajr Salah and two rakโahs of Salah-tul-Hajah. Then got ready, wearing brown trousers, a checked white-and-brown shirt, a light-brown corduroy jacket and black shoes. Left home on the bike and got to work for 12:00.
Had to finish some printing until 13:40, then went for lunch to get salad and tuna, with chicken as extra protein.
There were some bikers, like a rally going on. Iโm not sure if it was actually a rally or just a gathering, but there were a lot of bikers, all going together on the road โ probably in the hundreds โ just passing Trafalgar Square and the Westminster area while I was walking for lunch.
Got back to desk at 14:45 after walking via St Jamesโs Park with my headphones on. I was feeling a little warm then.
Back at my desk, I sat there until close to 18:00. I had to test a system for tomorrowโs big do, just to make sure all the technology was working properly. Made sure everything was okay and returned home at 18:50.
Changed and went straight to bed.
Took a nap from 18:55 to 19:20. Slept so well. I was feeling good.
My housemate was around, so we sat there outside at the Queen Square just chatting and laughing about something.
Then got ready for the gym. Wore black tracksuits and a black hoodie. Got to the gym at 20:30 and had a really, really, really, really good workout. A very quick one though.
Only did four sets of 11 reps of pull-ups, then three sets of incline-bench dumbbell shoulder presses.
And then fear came into my mind โ โThe Maraโ โwhat ifโ thoughts โ reminding me about my house keys. It felt imperative that I have them, since I locked my locker at work today and left my laptop there, ready for tomorrowโs meeting.
It happened in the middle of the workout.
I started thinking: Should I act on it and go and check if the keys are there, or should I be assured that they were in my tracksuit pocket earlier and that itโs just my mind playing up?
Somehow, I resisted the temptation, it was like scratching that itch โ to act on it. I noticed it, observed it, and got over it. I tried to remain peaceful and said:
Astaghfirullฤh alladhฤซ lฤ ilฤha illฤ Huwa al-Hayyul-Qayyลซm.
To be continuedโฆ I gotto go to bed!
What would it take for me โ and for you โ to wake up 10ร times thicker, bigger, more muscular, leaner, wake up early and sharp, be active, have a quick workout at home instead, get to work on time and early, have everything be okay with family, friends and everyone around us, and then have a relaxing, relaxing, relaxing, yet productive day tomorrow?
Goodnight, good luck!
Ash Khaleem