Allah o Akbar

Posted by mansoor on 29 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: 55fiction

“Stress to Success… looks good” he reached out to pick up the book in the used book shop.
“ALLAH HO AKBAR!!!!” a voice boomed, he turned around just long enough to notice the blurred figure.
…
“Suicide bombers attacked a small used book shop in Islamabad tonight killing 3 and….” Reported the news caster just moments after.

If only it was completely fiction and not almost true. Obviously the last line never happened, since im here narrating the story, but i cant begin to even imagine what would’ve happened had the figure who appeared in the doorway actually been serious. It was apparently a prank, pulled by youngsters living in Islamabad, or a dare, i dont know.

I have never, repeat, never heard anything so terrifying in all my life! Even though it happened even before i had a chance to register what was going on. Its an hour later, and the sound is still echoing in my ears…

To all who have been affected by suicide bombings, i cant even begin to imagine what you have gone through, to everybody else living in this country, please be safe.

6 Responses to “Allah o Akbar”

  1. on 30 Mar 2008 at 1:57 am   Teeth Maestro

    What a cruel joke and to be honest it does not deserve to be called a prank.

    Similar things have been going around in Karachi - I dread it will get worse

  2. on 30 Mar 2008 at 11:33 am   Umar in Dubai

    it cant be more ironic that these words are supposed to be a symbol of strength and unity, but time as made them a symbol of terror and fear

  3. on 30 Mar 2008 at 1:17 pm   Rakesh

    Pity that the name of God and the slogan of his greatness has become implicative of such terror!

    Alas!

  4. on 30 Mar 2008 at 2:27 pm   mansoor

    tm: so its happening in khi as well, is it?! :( i swear! i was terrifying!

    umar: true that buddy! true that!

    rakesh: alas, that is what islam has become in totality! the actions of few make the lives of many a living hell

  5. on 30 Mar 2008 at 4:03 pm   Raza

    We have more than our share of sick, sick people who would choose to pull something like this. If only they knew the gravity of this, they would never dare do anything of this sort ever again!

  6. on 03 Apr 2008 at 4:30 pm   Tania

    These kind of news always make me sad. I can just pray to Allah to save all of innocent people from these kind of attacks. :(

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