Knock, knock? Who's there???

Last night, I stayed back a bit at the office. Since I had some work left to do, I called my wife telling here I'd be going back late. One of my colleagues, (Dr. to be, insyaAllaah) Khaironi Yatim Sharif dropped by at around 6:00 pm, I think, for some chit-chat. Before leaving, he was about to tell me something... but then decided not to citing that it was for my own good. However, I sorta got the cue that he was trying to tell me about something 'unseen'. Hehehehe... Tapi tak kisah lah. 

So I continued to work. Stopped for a few occasions to check my email and to do some Facebook-ing :) Suddenly, at around late 9:00 o'clock, I heard a single knock on my door. It was not faint nor was it too loud... But I could swear that it was a door knock. Immediately I remembered Khaironi and the 'thing' he was trying to tell me. Tapi takpe... I decided not to pay too much attention lah.

Then, about 4-5 minutes passed by. I was reading something (I think) when suddenly I heard another knock. Hmmm... dah dua kali dah ni??? Takkan kebetulan or cicak langgar kot? Again I shrugged it off, but this time, I was getting kinda freaked out. On a scale of 1-10, I'd give my freak-out a score of 3.92 :) ... Ok... takpe... taruskan kerja.

At around 10:15-10:25, there was another knock!!!! Aiseymennnnnn.... Eh??? Tiga kali dah nehhh!!! (Almost) Kompom bukan cicak yang langgar pintu aku. I looked out the stained glass next to my door (from afar lah tapi)... Memang mcm takde orang. At this time, my previous 3.92 score had skyrocketed up to a staggering 8.875!!! Man, I was getting quite scared!!! TARUS!!! I called the 6569 extension, hoping that one of the tech guys was still there. Kot2 la buleh suruh dia orang naik atas jap utk teman saya turun :P You see, my leg (knee) has not yet healed... so memang ada jalan tempang-tempang sikit lah. So, kalau2 la ada geng, tak la takut sangat. Plus, kot2 la kalau that 'unseen' thing showed itself, at least buleh ada somebody to help carry me :P...

But alas, only Anis was there and I can't ask a girl to come up to my rescue? Not that I'm a male chauvinist or a sexist or anything... It's just that it wouldn't be appropriate based on our way of life, ye dok? 

So, what to do.... Walaupun rasa takut... I needed to go back, which means I had to open the door! Takkan nak terejon tingkap ye dok? So... after reading a few rounds of A'uzubillaahiminashhaithaniraajeem (I seek God's refuge from satan the outcast*) and also the doa masuk tandas of Allaahumma inni a'uzubika minal khubsi wal khabaais (Oh God! I seek protection in You from the male and female unclean spirits**)... I went straight to the door, opened it and said... "Anyone there???". Alhamdulillaah, no one or nothing was there :D Hehehehe. Thank God also that my work was already done... So, I just turned off the lights and the air-con and locked my door. The walk to the stair case however was like forever, and the 30-meters or so seemed like an excruciating trudge!!! For a mat tempang, such a short distance can indeed be a torturous walk... not to mention the suspicion of being stalked by an 'unseen' :P Hehehehe. Masa berjalan tu, memang bulu tengkok semua meremang lah... tapi tu memang pasal asyik dok ingat ada jin la kot? Hehehehe.

In the end, managed to get to my car, and drove home safely. Alhamdulillaah. Tonite need to work a bit late again, tapi harap2 takde apa-apa la kot. Just need to read the proper supplications taught by the seal of all the prophets, Nabi Muahmmad (SAW), and insyaAllaah... all will be ok. Hehehehe.... Tapi tu la... seram gak aku semalam! Hahahahaha! Oraits. Arigato....

NOTE: Some might say that reading the doa masuk tandas was a bit weird. Hehehehe. But I was just thinking about the meaning... i.e. for God to protect me from the male and female jinns :P How was I supposed to know if the jinn (kalau ada la) was a chick or a dude? So baca saja lah :D Shouldn't be a problem, ye dok?

* Fortress of the Muslim: Invocations from the Qur'an & Sunnah, Darussalam Publishing (Page #119, Supplication #42)

** Fortress of the Muslim: Invocations from the Qur'an & Sunnah, Darussalam Publishing (Page #27, Supplication #6)