Post by Em Hamzeh on Aug 31, 2006 15:17:36 GMT -5
Assalaamo alaykoum waRahmitullahi waBarakatuho,
In shaa Allah this reaches you all in the best of health & imaan. Its taken me sometime to figure out what I will type here, not even really sure if anyone will read it, but I came to the conclusion that I would just say to you all what Uncle Roy told me only about an hour before his death as he was asking me about my fathers death & family and trying to remind me to remain patient. He told me not to grieve for the dead, it was the living we had to worry about, and he reminded me to keep my faith strong in Allah and to care for my brothers & sisters & then also prayed that him and my father will be in Jannah together with us all. I told him since my father died, I wasn't really into being in the room and he asked me why, before i could begin typing he said to me your father died as a Muslim, alhamdu lillah, think about those who will probably die as disbelievers if we do not help them. I remind myself before all of you that our lives are limited and this life is a test. Are we ready? Ramadan is just around the corner and in shaa Allah if we live til Ramadan, how do we plan on spending it? And i think most importantly, will we stay as concious of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala after Ramadan.
Yesterday was a sad day to us all, but I have ease in my heart knowing that uncle roy had so much peace about death & meeting Allah. I hope we can have at least a small fraction of what he had. He loved Allah so much and that was evident to everyone who heard him and talked to him.
I remember the night he took his shahadah, I was on PM with him and asked him, "What's stopping you from becoming a Muslim?" as he was expressing how much he agreed with Islam and what we were telling him. He replied, "Nothing, I love Allah and want to submit" He then asked me what he needed to do, and from there Abu Hamzeh gave him hsi shahadah. A night I will never forget.
I hope our uncle roy forgives me for hurting him, it's something weighing very heavily on my heart, but I know Uncle roy had the kindest heart and I also know he knew how much we all love and respect him.
Dear brothers & sisters, life is too short and death is a reminder to us all. This life is a distraction and our graves are waiting for us. Fear Allah in all that you say and do and remeber the Mercy of Allah on us that we have this chance to better our ways. May Allah grant us all the best of knowledge, the ability to implement it and May He reward us all with the best in this life and in the hereafter. May He make Uncle Roy steadfast during the questioning of the grave and enter him into Jannah without any punishment. May Allah make our aunt Uldene firm and give her the same will and strength as uncle roy and may He keep her on the straightpath so that she may be reunited with him in Jannah. Allahumma Aameen ya Rabb.
Abu Hamzeh & I will never forget our beloved uncle, who has taken a part of our hearts with him.
Fi Aman Illah.
wa alaykoum assalaam
In shaa Allah this reaches you all in the best of health & imaan. Its taken me sometime to figure out what I will type here, not even really sure if anyone will read it, but I came to the conclusion that I would just say to you all what Uncle Roy told me only about an hour before his death as he was asking me about my fathers death & family and trying to remind me to remain patient. He told me not to grieve for the dead, it was the living we had to worry about, and he reminded me to keep my faith strong in Allah and to care for my brothers & sisters & then also prayed that him and my father will be in Jannah together with us all. I told him since my father died, I wasn't really into being in the room and he asked me why, before i could begin typing he said to me your father died as a Muslim, alhamdu lillah, think about those who will probably die as disbelievers if we do not help them. I remind myself before all of you that our lives are limited and this life is a test. Are we ready? Ramadan is just around the corner and in shaa Allah if we live til Ramadan, how do we plan on spending it? And i think most importantly, will we stay as concious of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala after Ramadan.
Yesterday was a sad day to us all, but I have ease in my heart knowing that uncle roy had so much peace about death & meeting Allah. I hope we can have at least a small fraction of what he had. He loved Allah so much and that was evident to everyone who heard him and talked to him.
I remember the night he took his shahadah, I was on PM with him and asked him, "What's stopping you from becoming a Muslim?" as he was expressing how much he agreed with Islam and what we were telling him. He replied, "Nothing, I love Allah and want to submit" He then asked me what he needed to do, and from there Abu Hamzeh gave him hsi shahadah. A night I will never forget.
I hope our uncle roy forgives me for hurting him, it's something weighing very heavily on my heart, but I know Uncle roy had the kindest heart and I also know he knew how much we all love and respect him.
Dear brothers & sisters, life is too short and death is a reminder to us all. This life is a distraction and our graves are waiting for us. Fear Allah in all that you say and do and remeber the Mercy of Allah on us that we have this chance to better our ways. May Allah grant us all the best of knowledge, the ability to implement it and May He reward us all with the best in this life and in the hereafter. May He make Uncle Roy steadfast during the questioning of the grave and enter him into Jannah without any punishment. May Allah make our aunt Uldene firm and give her the same will and strength as uncle roy and may He keep her on the straightpath so that she may be reunited with him in Jannah. Allahumma Aameen ya Rabb.
Abu Hamzeh & I will never forget our beloved uncle, who has taken a part of our hearts with him.
Fi Aman Illah.
wa alaykoum assalaam