It all started with a set of blocks to keep the little one entertained, but before I knew it, the little one was gone and I was the one being entertained by these simple, open ended toys. My thinking was simple: try to construct a building. For this I had only two criteria: 1) Blocks …
I often wonder if you were just a figment of my imagination, little girl. I mean, is it even possible that life just went on after you passed. The world didn’t stop like I expected it to. There was no moment of silence or stillness to mourn your loss. Family and friends came by and …
Maryam: Mommy, is Ama coming to our house? Is she coming here later? Me: No baby. Ama is in Jannah. She’s not coming back here. Maryam: Is she with other people? Me: Yes baby. She’s with other children in Jannah. Some time later… Maryam: Mommy, is Ama going to sleep in Jannah then she’s going to …
“Shukran. Yor shukran for doing this every month. You’ll never know what it means to the people here. May Allah reward you all for everything that you doing.” Amatullah. By simply being alive and living with EB, you inspired a niyyah and a du’a that has brought goodness even after you have gone. This was …
I miss you Amatullah. I miss everything about you. I miss your laughter, I miss your smiles, I even miss your blood stains. You know how it used to get to me when you are alive. How we ended up with multiple loads of washing because your wounds would weep through your bandages and onto your …
Allah. You know that birthdays aren’t that big a deal to me. They come and go, and the only reason I’d sometimes inform people of my birthday is because of the beautiful Du’as they make for me. But Allah, this birthday was different. Amatullah wasn’t with us. And the one thing I missed most about it, …
Before receiving this tribute, I didn’t quite know the extent of the effect she’d had on others lives. A beautiful girl, just past three, but oh what a beautiful legacy. May Allah reunite us with her again someday. Ameen.
Four Decembers ago, Allah gifted us the opportunity to distribute a few punnets of food in Manenberg. Allah! What a heartbreaking experience that was. Realizing the need, we made the intention of distributing food there monthly in the hope of bringing some relief to the people living there. But I also had a bigger niyyah, …
22 December 2018 Nearly four years ago, our Rabb gifted is with a most beautiful gift, the gift of a little girl whom we named Amatullah. She became the light of our lives, and a constant reminder to us of our Rabb. When Allah returned her beautiful soul to Him two days ago, He took …
