Re: What in life improves your "Religiousness" ?
**^ **Beautiful sharing. Reminded me of an incident that recently happened.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Brother Irfan drowned at Wasaga Beach at the tender age of 20. His dingy was pushed into the deep waters by the wind. Brother Irfan, did not know how to swim neither did his friends or family who were all present at the beach. There were no life guards. We are under the impression that Brother Irfan either panicked, thought the boat would go astray or thought that he wasn't in far too deep/could walk to shore and hence jumped out of the boat into the water. He then yelled for help while his friends and family watched helplessly. Finally two individuals pulled him out and began to resusciate him but to know avail.
Brother Irfan earned the title of a Hafiz at the age of 11. He had recited the Quran 70 times, Mashallah. For the past two years, brother Irfan had been leading the Tara'weeh prayers and also lead the Fajr prayers. He was a regular teacher at our Masjid, helping children learn the Quran. A prominent, well recognized member of neighborhood, Brother Irfan was also the ideal Muslim - Mashallah.
The masjid was full of men and women on the day of his Janazah.His memorial group on Facebook has grown from 10 people to 840 people and it continues to grow. That just shows the number of people whose life he's touched. His sister posted an entry from his diary which goes like this:
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" FIVE THINGS TO REFLECT UPON...
1.) Desirous to drive large shiny cars, REMEMBER you will be driven on day as a horizontal passenger.
2.) Wild and crazy over expensive clothes, REMEMBER you will end up in just a kafn(Shroud)
3.) Recklessly sacrificing everything to construct beautiful homes and splendid mansions, REMEMBER the graveyard "pit", ones real home.
4.) Greedily devouring tasty dishes and all types extravagant delicacies, REMEMBER one day you will be the meal for ants, worms, and other insects.
5.) Aspiring for fame, fortune and bright lights, REMEMBER the awaiting darkness and loneliness."
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