Why is it that we only take death seriously when we hear of a close relative’s/friend’s death?
The last time I was so moved by someone’s death was when my grandfather died in 2007. It was actually after his death that I started practising islam and started wearing a hijab n all.. It was like I got a reality check that no matter how successful I become in life, I will have to die one day! One of my friends, however, went in the completely opposite direction when her granny died. She stopped believing in God altogether.
Either way, the death of a close relative/friend does have an impact on us.
This morning at 6 am, one of my neighbours was shot dead a petrol station near my college. Its the unexpected, unnecessary, sudden, tragic death that really gets to me.
Even the Haiti tragedy didn’t move me as much as this morning’s incident did… I came back home, and prayed 4 nafl for my family’s safety.
May he rest in peace and may Allah give courage to his family. Ameen.
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I would like to hear similar incidents that you guys might have experienced… if you haven’t, I hope u never will have to!
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The funny thing is that I actually saw the garda cars and ambulance when going to college this morning... and I asked my friend what was going and she said someone was shot. I just went "oh.." since shootings and stabbings in this city are pretty common.... In fact its famously known as the "stab city"!
But the moment I found out it was my neighbour, I started looking at this incident from a completely different angle. Weird!
My Nana Abu in Sheikhupura a 75 y/o man, ran his own hospital, was returning home and was shot in attempted kidnap when he tried to run, NOONE attempted to move or help him for TEN minutes while he was on lying on the road dying, two family friends happen to pass by and moved him to his car and drove him to hospital but he passed away in the car.
It was terrible, death changes people and to be honest in hard times one finds out who the really good people are and who the jackarses are. Me personally since the passing away I am very close to a couple of my cousins even more because the way they were there for me compared to other cousins whose behaviour was frankly a joke! My mum was religous before too but since then she is even more, but yeah death changes people, it will bring them closer or do the opposite imo..before I used to erm answer back at my mom but have tried not to, since life is too petty for rudeness and the stuff she went through after losing her father I could never, parents are a gift, hence I try to be more 'tameezdaar' now with both parents.
Two politicians were killed in front of my house in Pakistan and the sad part is that I was only 10 years old when this happened, I saw them getting murdered in front of my eyes, I was looking from the window of my room.
@** SHAK**: I’m sooo sorryy … My nana abu died of natural causes (illness) yet it had an immense affect on me… I can’t even imagine what you and your family must have gone through as ur nana abu died so tragically! I’m really sorry to hear that.
Thanks! Thing that frustrates me is that all I hear is about good people dying while the scumbags roam free, so unfair. After an incident some people find strength in religion (like you) while others don’t, I basically try to stop myself arguing with people or gettting angry with people (and failing miserably I might add lol) as NOONE except God knows what will happen tomorrow and hence no point in stuff like anger or hate etc!
… My nana abu died of natural causes (illness) yet it had an immense affect on me… I can’t even imagine what you and your family must have gone through as ur nana abu died so tragically! I’m really sorry to hear that.