𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐢 𝐰𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐢 𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐮𝐧 ‘𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙮: “𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮! 𝙏𝙤 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙝 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙞𝙢 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣’ (2:156) 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: For the first time in his life, my dad attended A&E. With symptoms of difficulty swallowing. He was admitted with risk of dehydration & suspected tonsillitis. A week later, our world came crashing to a halt. We heard the news no one is ever ready to hear. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱. At Stage 4! Subhanallah! Stage 4. No symptoms prior to this. In disbelief. We tried to make sense in what felt like a senseless world suddenly. 𝙃𝙖𝙨𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙝 𝙒𝙖 𝙉𝙞’𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙡 Our brains wouldn’t function through the day. Except, when we would sit beside dad. This man. The peace, tranqulity, positivity and imaan he exhibits- even those who met him for a few minutes said the same! Fast forward to 11th January, 4 weeks exactly, from the hospital admission. We saw our Dad one final time. Subhan’Allah. How Allah plans that in his last moments however- unknowingly, every single member of the family was present. Every single member. From 87 to 3 years old. Alhumdulillah how Allah plans. How Allah answers the duas of a believer with the most peaceful departure from the dunya! 𝗟𝗮 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗹𝗮. Through these 4 weeks of poor health (and prior too)- He did not utter a single word of displeasure, he did not show anyyy signs of negativity and instead accepted wholeheartedly that whatever Allah plans will always be for the best. 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗸𝘂𝗹. The hardest 4 weeks of my life. But he made it so easy. He made it feel like ‘Sattarday’ everyday. We would sit around his bed often, reading, reciting, sharing stories. In some strange way- in the most difficult time ever, our family experienced the most beautiful unity. We would cry together but laugh together too. We shared stories of mum and dad. And witnessed the golden generation doing what they do best- submit wholeheartedly to Allah (swt). 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝘂 𝗔𝗸𝗯𝗮𝗿.