When the angel of death came to Ibrahim AS, and said, “I’ve been ordered to take your soul.” Ibrahim AS responded and said, “Can you say to Allah ‘how can The Khalil take the soul of His khalil?’” Then Allah SWT ordered to the angel of death, “Tell Ibrahim: ‘how can the friend not want to meet his Friend?’”
[Imam Suhaib Webb - Qiyam: Reflections on the Afterlife]
I felt the serenity
Of sincere submission
As Maghrib Solaah dawned
And I bowed peacefully
In prostration…
Tears rolled down my face
Du’aas poured
From the depth of my soul
As I prayed upon him
For Allah’s Forgiveness
Didnt expect that day and moment
Could be his last…
And my heart began to weep
As with each second
I can barely felt his draw closer
To his last breath...
I rose to pray Tasyahhud
And felt the overwhelming outcry
As hearts began to sink
For a moment
The world had frozen…
I gently turned my head
Praying Salaam upon the angels
On my either side
I heard a whisper…
‘Come now, say Allahafiz…’
And my heart sank
To a depth
I could never imagine
Yet peace
Embraced my soul
As I witnessed the peace on his face
In which he lay…
I cried ..
As I leaned forward
And kissed him on his forehead
I wept ..
As I held his cold hand
And wished I could see him smile
Just one more time
I prayed ...
As I stood straight
And hoped ‘La Ilaaha Ill Allah…’
Were his last words…
And once again,
My mind was at ease and
Peace embraced my heart
And I whispered…
‘Inna lillahi… Wa inna ilayhi Raaji’un’…
For sure,
When from Him we come
Indeed to Him We must return…
And I smiled
As I remember his most sweet words
Before he went off to work that day
‘Worry not,my dear..we’ll meet again…SOON..inshaAllah..’
Feeling assured
My heart testified
‘I await that moment Baba…
When one more time
I find myself in your embrace,
In the everlasting abode of Paradise…’
And with a heart crying
With every moment of his remembrance
And each tear
Having a memory to narrate
And a story to tell…
To Allah’s Most Merciful Graceful Embrace...
I bid my father farewell…
In loving memory of…
Al-Marhoom Hamdan ibn Salleh
(our beloved Baba..)
19th November 1955 - 6th May 2002
1 comment:
Dearest Nur,
May Allah elevate the position of Baba in jannah. Certainly as a pious and righteous daughter of him, you are the biggest Saddaqah Jaariyah for him. Secondly anyone killed defending himself or a Muslim is a Shaheed.
Bashir
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