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Ways of Choosing Best Baby Care Products

Becoming a parent is a very big responsibility and everyone wants the best for their children. But most of the times people wonder how to choose right baby care products. A baby needs proper care and production of their soften skin. Therefore, it becomes the responsibility to buy the best and gentle baby care stuff for the baby. As choosing is really difficult that’s way to resolve your problem we will let you know about how to choose safest baby care products. When searching for safe baby products it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. The internet is full of opinions and specially-marketed products. You just want to put your baby’s health first and consider whether the soaps detergents lotions and shampoos in your home are safe for your little one. But how do you know? Here are five tips for choosing products safe enough for your baby. Buy top branded babay products from Safri hypermarket including Online grocery Qatar so you can save your time for shopping and spend more time with baby.

Talk with your pediatrician- Everyone wants the perfect care and protection for their infants. That’s why people always feel conscious to buy the right baby products. The best you can do is talk with your paediatrician before buying any sort of baby products for your child, after all it’s hard to ignore a doctor’s advice. In fact the doctor himself will advise you to use certain kinds of products, which will not bring any harm to your little one.

Understand common toxins- While you are shopping for baby products, you can do some research on your own or talk with the doctor about certain common toxins present in the products. While shopping you can have a look at the labels, which mention all kinds of chemicals used to produce the product.

Phthalates - this is a man-made substance that mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen and is easily absorbed through the skin. Because the body doesn’t know what to do with it, its presence can accumulate over time and has been linked to kidney problems, infertility and birth defects.

Parabens - a common preservative used in beauty/skin products of which many types have been banned across the EU. Parabens have also been detected in breast cancer tissue and as a cause of male infertility and there are currently no parabens banned in Australia so it pays to minimize your use of products containing these.

Dimethicone - A man-made toxic synthetic pigment that sits on the skin and doesn’t allow it to breathe causing irritation and discomfort.

Diapers: Use bio degradable diapers for your infant which have high absorption properties that keep your child’s skin smooth and soft and avoid any rashes

Chew toys: As your child starts growing, he/she will begin teething which is when you will be buying a handful of chewing toys for your little one. These toys come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours but do not get lured by them and opt for a plastic free toy that will be safer for your baby since he/she will be putting it in the mouth most of the time. Chew toys made from non-toxic materials can be chosen for your child’s best health

Feeding bowels: Just like any other baby product, feeding bowels come in different shapes, sizes and colours and are made out of plastic. Though they tend to last for a longer period of time, plastic isn’t safe for your baby. If possible, avoid the use of such plastic bowels to feed your child

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ladystylestores · 4 years

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S Korea sees highest jump in cases in weeks: Coronavirus updates | News

Spain is to begin 10 days of mourning on Wednesday in memory of the more than 27,000 people who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. Flags will fly at half-mast.

A new study is warning that Brazil could be facing a death toll of 125,000 people by early August while the WHO has warned the Americas are the new epicentre.

President Donald Trump continues to put pressure on US states to reopen the economy.

Nearly 5.6 million cases of coronavirus have been confirmed around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 350,000 people have died, while nearly 2.3 million have recovered.

Here are the latest updates:

Wednesday, May 27

10:35 GMT – Oman to end lockdown of Muscat governorate

Oman will on Friday end a lockdown of its Muscat governorate – which includes the capital – that has been in place since April 10 as the sultanate eases its coronavirus containment measures, the state news agency reported.

It said a state committee had also ordered government entities to ensure at least 50 percent of employees are working from their offices from May 31.

10:29 GMT – British Tour heralds return of elite-level tennis in UK

A series of professional tennis events will take place in Britain from early July as the sport continues to emerge from the shutdown caused by the pandemic.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said four British Tour events would be held between July 3-26, subject to confirmation of government requirements.

“Since the coronavirus crisis, we have been working incredibly hard to support all our players, venues, coaches and officials through this very challenging time,” LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said in a statement.

“I’m delighted to announce today the next stage of elite tennis’s return to competing safely behind closed doors as part of a five-phase plan coordinated by UK Sport with Government.”

10:17 GMT – EU proposes 750bn-euro recovery fund

The European Commission proposed a 750 billion euro recovery fund to reboot the European economy that has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, a top official said.

Paolo Gentiloni, the EU Economic Affairs Commissioner, in a tweet, hailed the proposal as a “European breakthrough” that would “tackle an unprecedented crisis”.

09:23 GMT – France halts hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus treatment

The French government banned treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, a controversial and potentially harmful drug that US President Donald Trump has said he is taking preventively.

The move came after two French advisory bodies and the World Health Organization warned this week that the drug – a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus – had been shown to be potentially dangerous in several studies.

Under the new French rules, the drug can be used only in clinical trials to test its efficacy against the virus.

The WHO warned this week that hydroxychloroquine had been shown to be potentially dangerous in several studies [George Frey/AFP]

09:01 GMT – Indonesia reports 686 new cases, 55 deaths

Indonesia reported 686 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 23,851, a health ministry official said.

Indonesia also confirmed 55 new deaths from the virus, bringing the total fatalities to 1,473, the official, Achmad Yurianto, told reporters.

Meanwhile, 6,057 people have recovered.

.@DrAmirKhanGP shares how you can keep fit and active from home during #coronavirus lockdown. pic.twitter.com/pBZxSFgSVf

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 27, 2020

08:32 GMT – Spain begins 10 days of national mourning

Spain has begun an official 10-day mourning period for the tens of thousands of victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

All flags on public buildings across the nation and on Spanish naval vessels will be lowered to half-mast until June 5 to pay tribute to the more than 27,000 people that have so far lost their lives.

Read more here.

08:28 GMT – Philippines reports 18 new deaths, 380 more infections

The Philippines’ health ministry reported 18 new coronavirus deaths and 380 additional infections, the highest single-day increase in cases in more than seven weeks.

In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have reached 904, while confirmed cases have risen to 15,049. It said 94 more patients have recovered, bringing total recoveries to 3,506.

Customers wearing protective face masks make their transactions through a plastic barrier as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a local grocery in Quezon City [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

08:22 GMT – Finland unemployment nearly doubles in April from year ago

Finland’s number of unemployed jobseekers nearly doubled in April to 433,100 from 229,700 a year earlier, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said.

The number of jobseekers increased by 124,000 in April from the previous month, it said.

The ministry’s numbers, based on registered jobseekers at Finland’s employment offices, includes those who have been temporarily laid off due to the coronavirus outbreak.

07:37 GMT – Russia reports new deaths, cases

Russia said 161 people with the coronavirus had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 3,968.

Officials reported 8,338 new cases, pushing Russia’s overall case tally to 370,680.

07:15 GMT – Singapore reports 533 new cases

Singapore’s health ministry reported 533 new coronavirus cases, taking its total to 32,876.

06:57 GMT – UK gov’t says ‘move on’ to public outraged over Cummings conduct

The British government said that it was time to move on after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser provoked outrage and widespread scorn by making a 400 km (250 mile) road trip during the coronavirus lockdown.

Dominic Cummings has refused to quit after it was revealed that he had driven from London to northern England in March with his 4-year-old son and his wife, who was sick at the time, to be close to relatives.

Johnson has backed his adviser.

“Now I think is the time for us all to move on,” Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told the BBC.

“That’s not to say this isn’t an important issue or that people don’t care a great deal about it but I think there is a lot more that we need to focus on now, like the virus and the economy.”

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his house in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Hannah McKay/Reuters]

06:32 GMT – Bulgaria to reopen restaurants, bars and cafes

Bulgaria will allow restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen at full capacity on June 1 as the Balkan country further eased restrictions imposed in mid-March to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Health Minister Kiril Ananiev approved the decision, and also allowed the resumption of cultural and entertainment events, including theatres, concerts and stage performances. Dance classes could also resume, using up to 30 percent of their indoor capacity and up to 50 percent of the outdoor capacity.

According to the order, however, discos, piano bars and night bars must stay closed as the country remains under a declared epidemic situation until June 14.

06:10 GMT – Dubai eases lockdown restrictions

Cinemans, gyms, educational institutes and entertainment attractions have been allowed to reopen in Dubai, days after an extension on a nationwide curfew was imposed in the United Arab Emirates.

There will be no restrictions on movement or business operations between 6am and 11pm local time, Dubai’s Media office said, adding that social distancing rules must be observed.

Under the directives of @HHShkMohd, @HamdanMohammed announces the gradual reopening of business activities in #Dubai from Wednesday, 27 May. There will be no restrictions on movement between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. pic.twitter.com/7ZeMKpyKUY

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) May 25, 2020

Hello, this is Farah Najjar taking over from my colleague Kate Mayberry .

05:30 GMT –

I am handing over this blog to my colleagues in Doha shortly.

A quick update on developments this morning. The global death toll has risen above 350,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, South Korea has seen its highest spike in cases in 49 days with a new cluster now emerging around an online delivery depot, and Japan and the EU are preparing giant new stimulus packages for coronavirus-hit economies.

05:00 GMT – Pakistan government mulls renewed lockdown measures as cases surge

Pakistan’s government is mulling a renewed lockdown after its move to lift many coronavirus restrictions over the past two weeks led to a surge in new cases.

Defacto health minister Zafar Mirza said there had been a “severe rush” to markets and people were behaving as if “the virus had been eradicated” since the curbs were relaxed.

04:45 GMT – Major economies prepare massive new stimulus packages

The European Union and Japan are preparing massive new stimulus packages to get their economies moving after weeks of coronavirus lockdown.

Japan’s measures are due to be finalised at a cabinet meeting later on Wednesday. The $1.1 trillion package includes cash for small and medium-sized enterprises, payouts to healthcare workers as well as funds for vaccine development and medical equipment, and rental subisidies for people or businesses who are struggling.

The 27-nation EU is also due to unveil its latest stimulus plan on Wednesday. The more than one trillion euro initiative involves grants, loans and guarantees. Some of the more fiscally conservative nations have expressed concern about the grants because they would need to be repaid through joint borrowing, which could lead to higher national contributions to the EU budget.

04:20 GMT – South Korea sees spike in cases with new cluster at retail logistics centre

South Korea has seen its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases in 49 days with a new cluster emerging at a retail logistics centre west of Seoul.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) says it confirmed 40 new cases up to midnight on Tuesday.

At least 36 cases have been linked to the Coupang warehouse, which was closed for disinfection on Monday. All 3,600 people who work there are being tested for the virus. Coupang enjoyed a surge of business as South Koreans stayed indoors although some of its workers complained about conditions.

“We are very nervous about community infections and we are keeping a close eye on the situation,” vice minister for health Kim Kang-lip said at a briefing.

Coupang workers in their distinctive royal blue clothing at the logistics centre [Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]

04:15 GMT – ‘I use it as a prophylaxis’: El Salvador’s leader touts hydroxychloroquine

El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has joined US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to extol the benefits of hydroxychloroquine.

Bukele said he wasn’t promoting it as a treatment of coronavirus – given medical concern about its use – but as a preventative measure.

“I use it as a prophylaxis, President Trump uses it as a prophylaxis, most of the world’s leaders use it as a prophylaxis,” he claimed.

In case you’re wondering about the drug, read what our resident doctor had to say about it here. There are some pretty nasty side-effects.

WHO suspends clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19

04:00 GMT – New Zealand expects safe travel plan with Australia by June

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expecting a draft blueprint for resuming travel between the two countries will be ready by early June.

“We are working to move on this as quickly as we can can,” Ardern told reporters this morning. “We are both very keen on it … across both sides of the ditch.”

The idea is to create a travel bubble that would allow Australians and New Zealanders to travel to each other’s countries without the need for a 14-day coronavirus quarantine.

03:25 GMT – Singapore sets up vending machines for masks

Singapore has set up vending machines at community centres around the island to dispense free, resuable face masks.

The city-state made face masks compulsory on April 14 and gave out free masks to every household.

02:05 GMT – Australia records youngest coronavirus death

A 30-year-old man with underlying health conditions has died in Queensland, becoming the youngest victim of the coronavirus in Australia.

The authorities are tracing a possible link between the man and the Ruby Princess cruise ship which triggered the biggest cluster of cases in the country after it docked in Sydney in March. His partner is also showing symptoms of the disease.

Some 103 people in Australia have now died from coronavirus.

01:30 GMT – Global death toll exceeds 350,000: Johns Hopkins

Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the confirmed death toll from coronavirus around the world is now 350,417, with roughly 28 percent of those deaths in the United States. The actual toll could be much higher.

US – 98,902

United Kingdom – 37,130

Italy – 32,955

France – 28,533

Spain – 27,117

China, where the disease was first recorded late last year, has confirmed 4,638 deaths.

We have been trying to document some of the lives lost over the past few months.

You can read more on some of the victims here. If there is someone you would like to pay tribute to please do get in touch.

00:00 GMT – Spain to begin 10 days of national mourning

Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus, will begin 10 days of national mourning on Wednesday to remember the more than 27,000 people who have lost their lives to the disease.

Flags will be flown at half-mast at the thousands of public buildings across the nation, as well as on the ships of the Spanish navy.

At the end of the mourning period on June 5, King Felipe VI will also lead an official ceremony in remembrance of the dead.

23:30 GMT (Tuesday) – Police in Brazil raid home of Bolsonaro rival in coronavirus probe

Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the homes of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID-19 corruption investigation.

Witzel is a political rival of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro.

The federal police said the search warrants were part of an investigation into alleged corruption involving the use of public money earmarked for the coronavirus pandemic. Read more on that story here.

Supporters of Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro who has dismissed the coronavirus as a ‘little flu’ protest against Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel’s measures to fight the outbreak. Witzel is now the target of a police probe into the use of coronavirus funds [Lucas Landau/Reuters]

23:00 GMT (Tuesday) – ‘Still accelerating’ – WHO warns on coronavirus in Americas

The WHO’s regional Latin American health authority has warned that the new coronavirus is “still accelerating” in Brazil, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, with the Americas becoming the new epicentre of the global pandemic.

Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Read all the updates from yesterday (May 26) here.

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How IoT Can Change The Retail Business

There are many reasons why every upcoming programmer should consider becoming an internet of things developers. First, with the advent and inclusion of IoT technology in the retail industry, the portfolio items embracing this technology have immensely expanded resulting in a huge market for those experts.

Also, over the last few years, the retail industry has received the much-needed momentum to enhance sales. Instead of relying on e-commerce websites to increase sales, more and more businesses are using virtual internet connectivity to create smart shops, tailored shopping experiences, and long-distance product interactions, which have broadened the horizons of this technology.

In this blog, we will examine what IoT is, the industry that uses this technology, and its effects on the retail industry.

What is the Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things, which is a system of interconnected computing devices, digital equipment, and objects that have unique identifiers and are capable of transferring data in a network without human intervention.

Using embedded technology, IoT pushes internet connectivity outside of everyday devices to various devices that allow them to interact and communicate with the external environment through the internet. If you are looking for IoT app development company in Qatar

Examples of objects that qualify to be categorized as IoT system thermostats, cars, connected security systems, electronic equipment, alarm clocks, vending machines, and more.

How IoT Can Influence and Change the Retail Industry

Over the past 2 decades, the retail landscape has experienced dramatic changes. This has given retail businesses with an innovative possibility to collect and examine data for target marketing across different channels.

There is also a growing need to increase customer dedication influences which have noticed the uptake of IoT within the retail ecosystem in an equal measure.

Understanding Shopper Psychology

Initially, e-commerce marketing was a preserve of large online retailers like Amazon and eBay. This is no longer the case as retailers are also embracing smart devices like Beacon to observe and learn the shoppers’ psychology. These smart devices can only continue being smarter and sophisticated as IoT technology continues to improve.

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Eradicating Checkout Lines

Many retailers evaluate the chance of reducing checkout lines using IoT. To some extent, this was successful when the first free Amazon Go grocery store was launched earlier this year. A customer uses the application to check inside the store and choose the items needed.

Of course, the concept is still in the infancy stage. However, once proven to be sustainable, this can dramatically change the way brick-and-mortar retail shops operate.

Smart Shelves and Fleet Management

Both small and big retailers face one common denominator, having enough inventories in the right place and at the right time. However, IoT has shown the potential of eliminating this vexing problem by taking RFID technology and using it to improve inventory tracking for retailers.

The internet of everything coupled with IoT can also play an important role in improving fleet management. By establishing a robust connection between retailers, manufacturers, and transport companies, these stakeholders can then interface their systems to share information making fleet management easy.

Beacons

Beacons have been touted to spawn the next retail revolution given their aptness in customer attraction. These peculiar Bluetooth transmitters send push notifications to customers’ smartphones within the business range notifying them on available offers and discounts. Given the miniature size, they can be easily attached to counters or walls.

Beacons are also relied upon by retail companies in data collection through tracking the navigation behaviors of customers. Once coupled with information from other mobile apps, retailers can easily boost sales and increase customer loyalty by targeting appropriate shoppers.

Generally, this is how beacons are programmed to work. Together with other smart devices and sensors, digital signages collect data. Data collation is then done to determine when customers flock to purchase particular items plus many other aspects. Using IoT technology, personalized promotions are then created using the collected data and played during this period.

Digital Signages

Digital signages are helping retailers create a personalized shopping experience. Signage solutions like IPad screens, intuitive touch screens and digital-out-of-home applications can be used by retailers to impress their customers hence boosting sales.

They can also be used by retailers to push price changes and ads in real-time. This is because they can be programmed using the accumulated contextual cues from the customers to establish connections.

Creating Smart Stores

Most people are familiar with smart homes, but retailers are also exploring the possibilities of running smart stores give massive money-saving opportunities.

Integrating HVAC systems, security, and lighting with IoT technology has proven feasible in terms of energy costs saving. Automatic On/Off lighting in some areas depending on how that particular space is being used or even setting the temperature inside cooling systems may seem like a yawn–but the cost-saving benefits cannot be downplayed.

Final Thoughts

Whether in an online business or the typical brick-and-mortar retail business, IoT has positively impacted the business world. It is changing retail marketing and everything about it. Instead of the traditional marketing methods, digital platforms are riding on IoT to target audience through custom-made marketing and shopping experience. As we speak, IoT technology is on the radar of big companies as multiple innovations are being created around it. Early-gamers do recognize that failing to explore the valuable opportunities of IoT may mean being irrelevant in the future, while the late-gamers are slowly joining the bandwagon. With a strong emphasis on enhanced customer reach, improved user experience, and speedy supply chain operations, IoT will drive retail business a long way.

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I am in Istanbul where every attempt is being made to stay the hand of the ferocious spread of this highly infectious virus( Covid19). Part of that attempt is the weekend curfew. It is Ramadan with adhaans but without the permission to answer the call. It is time for tarawih every night but no trek to the masjed as they are closed to gatherings. There is no option to meet for a Khatm al Quran in the Masajids.

Thus, it is this Ramadan. There is no greater forlornness for an Imam that prays from the MInbar with no one except the Masjed caretaker behind him.

It must be Monday after a curfew weekend if the doorbell rings and it is the grocery delivery boy from local grocery stand. Before the weekend curfew was instituted, I used to shop at this corner grocery store which just about had everything I needed on a daily basis. Many times, I was weighed down by grocery bags on my walk home four blocks away.

One day this smiling faced thin gaunt young man with a semblance of oriental features who worked in the store, offered to carry my groceries home. On the way we had a stilted conversation in my broken attempts at Turkish and his forays into monosyllabic English. As it turns out that he and his other friend who is also a helper in the store are both from Azerbaijan.

“Why did you move to Istanbul? “ I asked in my stilted Turkish. “ The pay is better here and I can send money back to my family” he replied.

Life is all about perspectives and context. Thus, working as a helper in a small grocery store in Istanbul, he was making more money and saving enough to send some to his family than living and working in Azerbaijan.

So many of our Muslim men forsake their homes and families to provide them with a better material condition not realizing the void they leave behind in their homes with children growing up without fathers. Many of these young men have been gone so long that the home country fades, and some get lost in the new country and never return home.

It must be Tuesday if the doorbell chimes in the evening. It is an hour before iftar I open the door and it is the maintenance guy of the apartment building standing at a respectful six ft distance from the door and asks if I have garbage to take out.

It must be a Monday after the weekend curfew or a Thursday before the weekend curfew if The doorbell rings close to Iftar time and I buzz in the daughter of my neighbor. She has brought me a hot Turkish meal cooked by her mother, for iftar

It must be Friday if the doorbell rings and my dear friend from the Fellowship has sent her husband with cilantro for me from the fresh produce market. She knows that no Pakistani food is complete without Cilantro.

The march of the days is no longer defined by the numbers on the calendar but by consistent recurring events.

Ramadan has come in while the virus has put people behind closed doors. My days and nights are defined by my fast and its requirement rather than the demands of reaching the venue of learning as a student. Learning has come to my Living Room on the wings of “Zoom “minus the charisma of the teacher and the warm presence of fellow students.

In Ramadan the day usually begins at 3 am with a simple breakfast for suhoor. I do not feel alone as I see the lights come on all over the Istanbul that I can see in my surroundings which brings a feeling of warm comradeship and comfort in knowing that I am not struggling alone at this hour to teach my body the discipline of self-restraint.

It is still dark when the adhaan is called from the local mosque and is joined by an ensemble of echoes and tones of the call floating across the Bosphorus from the Blue Mosque and the Suleimaniye Cammi. It sounds like a symphony ushering in the fast and exiting the focus on food.

As I stand to pray fajr( the morning prayer) , sit to recite the adkaars,( supplications after Fajr), and begin my recitation of the Quran for this morning, The inky black of the Bosphorus turns into a deep sapphire blue and then to a crystal ice blue before the sun rises.

The seagulls that were flying around the Masjed minarets at Fajr have settled onto the water and I know it is time to rest like the birds, after offering two rakah of Ishraaq.

If the morning alarm comes on even though I feel I just lay down, It is 9 am and I have to make wudu and get dressed, pray the Doha salah as sadaqa for my joints and prepare for my Hadith online lesson which is live from Pakistan.

Life is surreal. I am living away from home, in the exotic city of Istanbul and I am taking an online class from Pakistan ( which I have not visited in a long time) at the recommendation of a fellow student.

I quickly look at the John Hopkins University site for reports on the virus and find that people are getting infected by the droves and many especially the elderly who have been warehoused in nursing homes and whom no one wants anymore are dying by the hundreds.

It reminds me of what the Tartars used to do with their newborns, they would take them out and leave them in the snow overnight, if they survived, they would grow up to be tough men and women who would conquer the world. Similarly, the virus in one Nursing home inhabitant rampages into the Nursing home and the vulnerable, weak and unloved succumb to it.

The next passing hours till Dhuhr ( post noon) prayers fly by. I listen to my class in classic Urdu with its special brand of politeness which stems from being trained in the etiquette of the Prophet pbuh. I had forgotten how pleasant it is to hear the polite version of classic Urdu.

I make notes, as I am transported to and immersed in Mecca and Medina of 1400 years ago, and faced with the trials and tribulations of the companions of our beloved Prophet and his advice to them and thus to us.

The Hadith class transmitted into my living room taught by a highly educated Expert in Islam whose great grandmother was a British woman. She came to the subcontinent of Indo Pakistan in search of peace and the truth and ended up staying. She married here and raised some beautiful righteous children.

The teacher from Pakistan fills in the picture of life in Mecca and Medina as related by the Companions of the Prophet pbuh with the central figure of the Prophet pbuh himself rising as a guide of Life 101.

The teacher explores Hadith derived from authentic sources, well referenced and accurately placed in the historic and geographic background of events.

He relates verbatim the conversations of the Prophet PBUH with his Companions and I feel I am with him ( pbuh)

With the portrait of the people of a pre Islamic Arabia who came from disorder and brutality to peace and mercy coupled with bravery and ehsaan ……brings me hope for this brutal world that has driven over 78.8 million men women and children from their homes and are busy poisoning the atmosphere, the water and all of Allah’s defenseless creation.

Thus, after the Hadith class I am left with the optimism that in this disorderly oppressive world a pattern of life of peace and tranquility can arise starting from an individual and like the ripples in a lake spreads peace and harmony to all around him or her.

At the end of the lesson, I research and document the hadiths taught and then start the three hours of writing an article for my blog based on the information of the class, the background research of references and events which must be meticulous because there is no leeway for error while writing about hadith. I add my personal photos to illustrate the article and as I am publishing it the Adhaan for Dhuhr floats in through my windows urging me to set aside everything and come to what is beneficial to me ( hayya alal Falah). I know it is time to wrap up the lesson from today and step on to the Musallah where words and movements transform it into the flying carpet to the echelons of limitless spirituality.

I have never been a siesta person, so if I do not get up from the Musallah( prayer rug) after the last rakah of Dhuhr and open the Quran to recite………….the next thing I know it is the call for Asr prayer nudging me to get up.

With the lengthening shadows of Asr I know that the day is being slowly ushered out and there are still a lot of logistics to take care of, which vary in urgency. Things like cleaning the apartment, sanitizing the bathroom, and entry foyer, laundry, cooking, making phone calls to friends and family, answering the messages of the day and feeding the street royalty of Istanbul i.e. the cats…….

I put on my mask and pick up the trash to take to the dumpster, and it feels weird as I step out into the street. If the street is empty, I know it must be the weekend curfew. If people are strolling, I know it is a weekday.

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The roses are blooming all over, thus Spring has snuck in while I was cloistered in the apartment. The car ferry gracefully makes its way from Harem to Sirkeci and meets it mate returning from Sirkeci and just like a working couple pass each other by in close proximity but without really being with each other.

If the doorbell rings and a friend has brought me a gift of fruit or food for Iftar or the phone rings and it is my elderly Aunt, or a friend calling to chat it must be getting late in the evening towards Iftar and my window of time left for this day is rapidly contracting.

If time fast forwards quickly it means that the life clock has put me back on the treadmill and it is time for classes on zoom.

Sitting in front of a screen is not my favorite way to learn but at this time Allah has veiled us from the barakah of direct learning from the Shaikh or attending salah and dhikr in the mosque.

The day gracefully exits while I am reciting Quran with my tajweed teacher via the phone, and or by myself.

As the sun sets behind the Galata Tower like a blazing ball of fire, it spreads it liquid lava like redness on the serene waters of the Bosphorus. I rush to prepare a salad to open my fast and the Adhaan from my neighborhood mosque calls my attention to make my dua before that first sip of water. Another beautiful day of fasting is over focused on cleansing the self with the brush of the broom of education and practice of Deen.

By this time, I realize I have not fed the cats after asr and there is iftar and maghrib salah to do before going out.

Thus, on the days when I do go out to feed the cats after maghrib, they are very polite but distant in their stance and attitude, politely staring me in the eye and questioning my tardiness in appearing with their food and fresh clean water. They sit back and watch me fill the plate and then approach gracefully one by one to sample a bit and let each of their companions sample the rest.

The street cats of Istanbul are really not street cats they are all princesses and Princes who prefer to be free of the four walls of the human dwellings. They are Cinderellas who prefer their freedom to remain on the streets in tatters fully confident that Allah will provide for them and He Subhanawataala does.

Thus, pass the days of grace………….. in Evde Kal* which is Turkish for “stay at home”. Allah has expanded the time of ebadah and constricted the time spent on outside activities. The body requires food in scarcity and the schedule of Salah and Quran are the mileposts in this marathon of Ramadan.

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The darkness of the night comes in stealthily and the lights blaze from every Minaret of the mosques across the water of the Bosphorus and I slowly savor the meal of the evening.

I like and have adapted to the Turkish tradition of soup & dinner i.e. eating one meal at Iftar and then praying Maghrib, after which the kitchen is closed except for tea and cookies.

This tradition makes the Maghrib salah much more graceful well paced and the post maghrib dhikr less hurried and filled with Divine energy and strength.

While making tea after maghrib salah I clean the kitchen and I am confronted with the presence of Angels. The Yaqeen series on “The Angels” is a beauty to listen to it is brief and reminds me that I am not alone. As the tea brews with elaichi a recipe from my dear friend H, I listen to another friend who mashallah is an Alima, talk about“Love” a series from Jannah institute and I feel her presence in my kitchen and it reminds me of the days when we shared tea and discussed and dreamed of everything possible under the sun.

Once the kitchen is cleaned and closed except for cookies and or if there is dessert courtesy of a neighbor, I return to either reading the Quran till the Isha Salah.

I know it is post Isha if the lights twinkle on all the minarets of the mosques including my neighborhood mosque, and all is silent when sometimes I walk out to throw the trash in the dumpster.

The night has truly cloaked the day fully when I see The empty streets of my neighborhood checkered with dark flitting shadows of cats prowling or silently loping off gracefully melting into the night . Like panthers in a jungle, these Istanbul cats rule the neighborhood at night with a purposeful swiftness filled with mystery.

Sometimes if there are fireworks across the water and the incessant sounds of the police siren behooving people to “devamet” i.e. to” keep moving” comes from the Bosphorus shore walk it tells me that the weekend is not here yet.

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The seasons have changed, while we were waiting for the virus to abate. I know that Spring has turned to summer because the pink flowers of the erduvan tree have fallen and it has turned a young lush green. All the while I was inside my apartment life around me was growing and moving with grace like it always had, but I never had the time to see or experience it due to my 14-hour work days inside the concrete walls of a clinic or Hospital.

The wide expanse of the Bosphorus, the computerized voice of instructions from the car ferry, the arrow like straight shot across the water of the fast ferry to Kadikoy, the slow lumbering passage of large boats laden with goodies from China and a sundry, the red police boat searing the water and coming at me and turning around just when I think it will bump into the shore, all have a rhythm and tell me what time of the day or week it is.

Though I watch and hear most of this from my window and balcony, these are all indications that life still goes on elsewhere in Istanbul.

I have been given the grace of time and serenity to watch the unfolding of a day or a night in Istanbul from this beautiful over look over the Bosphorus. The captivating historic skyline across the water with The Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia, the Topkapi Palace and the Suleimaniye mosque standing across the water, stare at me with silent but stern approval of my restrained behavior.

This Ramadan the banner of “evde kal” is strung across the minarets, to encourage me to be more mindful of other people whom I may inconvenience and hurt by getting sick.

The incoming breeze from the Bosphorus, caresses the part of my face not covered with a mask. As I climb the stairs to my apartment, I make a resolution of making my bucket list of what I want to do before I leave Istanbul………

Thus, the grace of hours glide towards another morning……

If the sidewalk is empty, the boats are at rest, and there are no sounds of the police siren urging people to go home and stay home……….. I know it must be the curfew weekend in Istanbul.

Such is the Grace of Days at home in Istanbul or Evde Kal as they say in Turkish, they pass with gentility without deadlines, without anxiety and with a feeling of peace of being a leaf on the river with no volition of its own.

Thankful for the Grace of Allah for the gently passing days and hours that are not bound by numbers, deadlines or illnesses and where I am nobody except an ebaad (servant) of Allah in a land filled with blessings where He Subhanawataala has placed me by his Mercy.

with Gratitude:

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KHALWAH IN ISTANBUL: IT MUST BE MONDAY….. THE GRACE OF PASSING DAYS IN EVDE KAL* I am in Istanbul where every attempt is being made to stay the hand of the ferocious spread of this highly infectious virus( Covid19).

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