⛲🏵️⛲🏵️⛲🏵️⛲🏵️⛲ *ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜʀ'ᴀ̄ɴ* ⛲ *𝟼* ⛲ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴀʟᴀᴀᴛ ᴀʟ-ᴅʜᴜʜʀ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ 𝟷sᴛ ᴊᴜᴢ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ sᴀʟᴀᴀᴛ ᴀʟ-’ᴀsʀ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ‘ᴀsʀ ᴘʀᴀʏᴇʀ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏʀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪғᴅʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴢ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢʜʀɪʙ ᴘʀᴀʏᴇʀ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ 𝟷𝟶 ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴀɢᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴀʟᴀᴀᴛ ᴀʟ-’ɪsʜᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴅ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜʀ’ᴀᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ᴍᴀʏ ᴀʟʟᴀᴀʜ ʀᴇᴡᴀʀᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴛɪʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴅ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴀssᴇᴛᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ 𝟼 ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴏᴜs ʜᴏᴜʀs, ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴʏ ʙᴏʀᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏʀ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 𝟷sᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sɪᴛ ғᴏʀ 𝟼 ʜᴏᴜʀs, ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴠɪsɪɴɢ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 𝟸ɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sɪᴛ ғᴏʀ 𝟾 ʜᴏᴜʀs. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 𝟹ʀᴅ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs 𝟷𝟶 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 𝟺ᴛʜ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs 𝟷𝟸 ʜᴏᴜʀs. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ 𝟷𝟶 ᴅᴀʏs, ɪ ᴡᴀs sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ 𝟷𝟺 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴠɪsɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴀʀᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴏғ sʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇɴᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴍʏ ʜɪғᴅʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ǫᴜʀ’ᴀᴀɴ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜʀ’ᴀᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsᴇ, ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. ᴅᴜ’ᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʜɪғᴅʜ. ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴡʜɪʟsᴛ sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡʜɪʟsᴛ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ. ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ, ɪɴ ʀᴇᴠɪsɪᴏɴ, ɪɴ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛᴇʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴛᴀᴊᴡᴇᴇᴅ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ 𝟸𝟶ᴛʜ ʀᴀᴍᴀᴅᴀɴ, ᴏɴʟʏ 𝟺 ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀʟғ ᴊᴜᴢ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪғᴅʜ. sᴏ ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟᴀᴀʜ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴍʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀsᴇ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪɴ 𝟼 ᴅᴀʏs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟᴀᴀʜ. ʟᴀʏʟᴀᴛᴜʟ-ǫᴀᴅʀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇss - ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴅᴅɪɴɢ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪғᴅʜ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴀɢʜʀɪʙ ᴀɴᴅ ‘ɪsʜᴀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀsᴊɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ɪɴ ɪ’ᴛɪᴋᴀᴀғ. ᴡᴇ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋʜᴀᴛᴍᴀ (ʀᴇᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛɪʟʟ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ). ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ, ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜ’ᴀᴀ, ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇᴇᴘ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ʜᴏᴜʀ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ. ᴀʟʟᴀᴀʜ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ.