The day after tomorrow is Eid. Tomorrow insha'allah will be spent, in part cleaning up the house, baking cakes and getting in some last minute shopping so that we're prepared for guests, and so we can spend some time just flaking out enjoying each others company.
This year though it also involves a great deal of sadness. A friend of my two youngest daughters died suddenly in her sleep on Wednesday night. She literally went to sleep and just didn't wake up. She was 11 years old. And so we're trying to help them cope with their grief, and also calm their fears. I don't want to say much more because it's not my story to tell. But life is so fragile and we lose one another with so little warning sometimes that it should make us wake up to how we behave to one another and how much care we show one another in our daily lives.
To look into the face of another woman who has lost a child is harrowing to say the least. To see the pain you know they feel is so hard. Love the people around you with purpose and with a clear heart. Hold your loved ones close and always part on a goodly word....
You just never know....
This year though it also involves a great deal of sadness. A friend of my two youngest daughters died suddenly in her sleep on Wednesday night. She literally went to sleep and just didn't wake up. She was 11 years old. And so we're trying to help them cope with their grief, and also calm their fears. I don't want to say much more because it's not my story to tell. But life is so fragile and we lose one another with so little warning sometimes that it should make us wake up to how we behave to one another and how much care we show one another in our daily lives.
To look into the face of another woman who has lost a child is harrowing to say the least. To see the pain you know they feel is so hard. Love the people around you with purpose and with a clear heart. Hold your loved ones close and always part on a goodly word....
You just never know....
It must be hard to celebrate Eid with the undercurrent of sadness that is the loss of a child; I guess this is where faith steps in.
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Inna lilla wa inna ilayhi raji`oon. A sobering reminder indeed. May Allah give the family strength and fortitude in this time of trial ameen.
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Subhan Allah what a shock. May Allah bless the family with strength and patience. May she pull them in to Jannah and if she was mature, may Jannatul Firdaws be her final abode. I can't imagine what it is like for a mother to lose a child. But it is so true that we take our loved ones around us for granted.
ReplyDeleteHow are your daughters coping? I pray that all of your good deeds and du'aas are accepted of you today and that you have a blessed 'Eid tomorrow.
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may allah give the family subr in this time and may their daughter be the way to jannah for them ..... big hugs to the girls insha`allah with your love they will get through this
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ReplyDeleteBarakallahu fikum for your du'aat. They are a lovely family and I know they would appreciate your kind words very much.
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Oh Kate I was just going to pop in to see how your Eid went. What sad news and how tragic a loss. My heart goes out to your friends, and to your own little girls. You are so right, we never know, and unfortunately take our loved ones for granted at times when we should cherish our times together. I know myself how faith can help at times like this, and I ask for God's blessings on you all.
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