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Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase.   It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions.  This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...

Magic or Miracles..continued

"Sadia Saleem Another good one...ur blogs have always uplifted my spirits in some way, but this one being totally different gives us a small grasp at just how powerful our Almighty is...our praises are just a measurement of our faith in Him and our worships are a manifestation of that measurement...ur blog actually took me in d flashbacks and I remembered when we actually landed up at a babas astana for d sake of fun...at times those carefree days are deeply missed    keep up the best work   "


This one is especially for my best friend Sadia who has always shown me her love, appreciation and encouragement. And of course, how can I forget all of you for always blessing me with your affections.

Sadia and all of my Dear Readers, I thank you so much from my heart for responding so beautifully for my post “Miracles & Magic? I wonder…” . AND Thank You Allah for  this  amazing opportunity to write this blog.

It is so true that how easily we underestimate power of prayer and Almighty. If God could perfectly manage this earth, solar system & all galaxies, then He also can manage our little life, only if we let Him.

Sadia and I are friends for ages now Masha Allah, seen a lot of highs & lows- ups & downs together. The days which she referred above was the time when we were studying for our BBA degree and were taking financial or cost accounting tuitions. Of course, she was studying and I was lost in balancing the balance sheets, couldn’t understand a word our teacher taught us but somehow with prayers I managed to clear the subject with respectable marks.

One day while returning from our tuitions we planned few visits to different places, some of them were famous for being haunted and one was the astana (den) of Baba. So as per our plans we randomly selected a Baba nearest to our tuition. 

As we excitedly entered his room we saw a very thin & dark faced man sitting at the end of the room. It was a dark room with few lit green bulbs and some kind of smoke was all over in that room. Although we respectfully sat in front of him but he was somewhat uncomfortable by our arrival. 

Anyways we continued and naturally the first question we asked him was, “Baba ji when are we getting married?” Followed by several obvious fake queries like, “will our husband be from our family or from outside?” “Is it going to be a love marriage or an arrange one?” “How can you help us in getting our desired person & how much will it cost us?”

Then we showed him the picture of Salman Khan (Baba didn’t recognize him in all that dark green light) and asked him as to how soon he can convince this picture guy to marry one of us.

To which he responded, “Rs. 1000 before and Rs. 1000 after he cast the marriage spell on our picture guy (i.e. Bollywood star Salman Khan).

And then both of us started cross questioning him, within few seconds he got really angry on both of us and told us to immediately leave or else his personally hired genie will teach us a lesson. 

Both of us were now in real argument and threatened to call the police and informing the world as to how he is exploiting innocent people, especially young girls. 

After intense arguments with Baba, her driver rushed both of us out his den.

But we did what we planned and that is to teach this Baba a small lesson.

Today we both laugh on our adventure, but at the same time we are always extremely grateful to Allah for protecting us. We cannot imagine the extent of danger we were in on that day.

All I can say is, never trust any Baba or Aalim sahab to solve your problems because the only Source that has the actual Power is God; so submit and surrender yourself to Him.

A very good evening to you all.

Sonya Syed. (Day 516)

Word of Caution: All of enthusiasts please never ever try to do what both of us did, we were lucky to come out of that place in one piece, safe & sound.











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My Two Cents

Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase.   It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions.  This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...