I was finishing up my prayers in the mosque after a long day of teaching. A woman sat nearby, in a chair, making duaa silently. Her face gave away pain. I wish I had the courage to comfort her, instead I leaned against the wall and made tasbeeh silently watching the woman grieving.
My friend arrived a while later and greeted the sad sister. There was no one else in the masjid, so I naturally could here their conversation exchanged in Arabic.
My friend: "How are you doing Umm Yazeed?"
Sad Sister: "Alhumdulilah....my nephew has been missing for 2 days."
My friend: "What? SubhanAllah. How come?"
Sad Sister: "When I called my sister to wish her a happy Eid, she was crying. My nephew, a pharmacist, left for work two days ago and has been missing ever since. They can't find him anywhere. He is 23 years old. Fi 3iz shabaabo."
(The sad sister couldn't hold back her tears and started crying like a baby. My friend had to give her a hug)
My friend: "Ina lilah we ina ilyhe rajoon. Please have patience, Umm Yazeed. May Allah make this trial easy on your family. My duaas are with you."
30 minutes later, in the car.
Me: "Why was the sister crying? And where did her nephew disappear to? Couldn't they contact the police? Couldn't they post help on the Internet? I can help..."
My friend: "Her nephew lives in Iraq. He is gone, Organica. He is probably kidnapped or murdered. He will never return. You hear? He never will."
Silence.
May Allah make it easy on the families who lose their children on a daily basis in Iraq, Palestine and every part of the world. This is reality for them. They fast Ramadan and celebrate Eid in the midst of death, sorrow and injustice.
Sometimes I wonder, what will they do without hope? Let's remember the brothers and sisters in Islam living under these conditions when we fill our bellies tomorrow with gourmet meals, adorn our bodies with expensive clothing, and enjoy the company of our loved ones in a safe, clean environment.
Let it be a selfless Eid, OH ALLAH.
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Ameen.
jazakAllah khayr for the reminder.
I will pray that the sad woman's nephew will be found.I would recommend that neither she nor any of his relatives give up hope.
It is nice of you to care Organica.N'est-ce pas?Bon.Can you not put your heads together to dicover what has happened to this young man?I've been watching a lot of Poirot movies lately,i think they have rubbed off on me.Can you find out where her nephew was last seen?Does he not have a cell phone?I'll watch some more Poirot movies and pray, then I might shoot you some e-mails to help you in the search.I just hope that he was not a victim of some random shooting and bled to death.
Meanwhile,let's pray for the American youth and men on the Internet,please ,will you
Ameen. Thanks for offering another perspective on Eid.
May Allah make it easy for her and all Muslims (and those yet to accept Islam).
BTW, for a moment, I thought Kristen Bell (the comment above was a spam) LOL.
Here is another family, three little girls will have their Eid without their mom, who died in a fire.
http://alghaithigirls.com/
Ameen yarab...
Assalamvalekum Dear, Ameen. Ameen. Ameen.
ameen.
I read this at work last night but was too busy to comment. After our conversation yesterday, this was exactly what I NEEDED TO HEAR. For all of ours hardships, we have been blessed with another day alive and together. One more day to make up for our sins. One more day to appreciate our loved ones.
thanks organica
'Let's remember the brothers and sisters in Islam living under these conditions when we fill our bellies tomorrow with gourmet meals, adorn our bodies with expensive clothing, and enjoy the company of our loved ones in a safe, clean environment'
Maybe Islam and Muslims would get a better reputation if it was a habit to say 'our brothers and sisters in HUMANITY rather than just wishing well for those in Islam. THAT would be more selfless wouldn't it?
ameen, as usual sis your reminder has touched my heart, may Allah SWT make it easy for the ummah,ease the suffering ameen
Ameen.
That is so sad :(
Yes,organica.We should remember the less fortunate and pray for them.The countries you mentioned can only have a bright future if the political situation improve.
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They will always be on our minds and duas insyaAllah.
May Allah give Umm Yazeed plenty of Sabr. O Allah ease the pain of Umm Yazeed's family. Ameen.
May Allah Protect the Muslims in war zones and the Muslims who live in trying conditions worldwide. Ameen!
Lynn said:
"Maybe Islam and Muslims would get a better reputation if it was a habit to say 'our brothers and sisters in HUMANITY rather than just wishing well for those in Islam. THAT would be more selfless wouldn't it?"
Two posts down you will find a post dedicated to humanity. This particular post is about Eid (a MUSLIM HOLIDAY). My post is geared towards Muslims. My post is meant to remind Muslims that not all Muslims around the world who celebrate Eid are as happy or fortunate.
Do you have a problem with that?
Lynn - Stop trolling Muslim blogs! Why do you do this? I feel sorry for you, I really do.
Ameen!! I was watching the news on the first day of Eid... not much of an Eid for others is it?
La Illaha Illa Allah..
JAK for the reminder.
Wonderful post; it had me in tears.
I remember hearing a quote of Gandi: "There are 30 thousands british in India and we are 8 million Indians. If one person comes down to the street, British wouldnt care at all. But if all of us, all 8 million, come down to the street, all we have to do is push them to the see, they can not resist the combined force of 8 Million people."
you know I always wonder what would be the best thing for us to do given this is happening not only in palestine anymore? Should we just make du3a, shed tears, or do some portest and that's it?
Is there anything we can do that will be more effective?
Aren't we supposed to be one body, if a part of its get hurt, the entireself feels the pain?
"Rabbana waj3allana milladunka waliyan waj3allana milladunka naseera." ( An nisa 76)
Ameen. May Allah (SWT) make it ease on the families there. My husband is Iraq (army) and has been their for 53 weeks now.
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