ABID KHAN SAHIB’S DIARY
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
Only small portions of the diaries written by Abid Waheed Khan sahib are included in Ismael. The following is taken from Abid Khan Sahib’s diary of “Covid-19-Lockdown”
AN UNEXPECTED CALL The following evening, 4 April 2020, at around 7.30pm, as I was sitting in our lounge with my children, I received a phone call from the Private Secretary’s office. To my complete surprise, a Missionary serving in the PS Office, Ghalib Javaid, informed me that Huzoor wished to speak to me. I had no idea for what reason Huzoor was calling and those five to ten seconds from when Ghalib informed me to when the phone was connected were spent in a state of panic and confusion. I jumped up from the sofa, frantically gestured to my wife and children to remain quiet and
ran to my bedroom trying desperately to compose myself. After a moment’s pause, I heard Huzoor’s voice on the other end of the phone. Huzoor said: “Assalamo Alaikum, kya haal hai?” That: “Assalamo Alaikum, how are you?” My voice quivered. I had spoken to Huzoor on the phone a handful of times and each time had found the experience extremely nerve wracking. When I have the opportunity to meet Huzoor in
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