Yesterday news arrived to me that a friend has gone to meet His sole creator. One thing that was even more shocking was the fact that arwah was involved in a motorcycle-lorry accident. Arwah was riding his motorbike and then hit by a lorry who then, left like nothing happend. It was a hit and run accident.
I knew arwah back when I was attending tuition in Taiping. Both of us were in primary school; I was in Convent and arwah was from St. George. I do not remember much from those years but I do remember that arwah and I would always sit next to each other in tuition. When either of us brought sweets or chocs to class (the tuition centre was next to shop), we would share them. And I remember him being super smart as he would always finish his work fast.
We did not go beyond that, as we were only tuition friends. We met only during tuition and nothing more. We did not have phone calls neither did we ever play together. So when the school year ended, so did our friendship.
Fate brought us together back again when I entered boarding school. Unknowing that he was in the school, I enrolled and became his junior. I was really shocked to have met this person as he has grown so tall, so different from the little boy I shared my candy with. The first time I met him in school, both of us were surprised that nothing came out of our chatty little mouths. The early words were, "Ni yang tusyen kat Assam Kumbang tu kan?"... Those were the days.
Back in high school, arwah and I did not get the chance to be good friends again. Whenever we bumped into each other, only smiles would appear on our faces and nothing more. We did not ever chatted in school, perhaps it was because we were in this phase where girls talking to boys would be perceived as liking and it wasn't cool then. I am so sorry that I wasn't brave enough to continue the friendship we had.
A few years after that, when I was in Dunedin, I heard that Iman was in the UK, studying Maths (if I'm not mistaken). It was even a greater news knowing that he was well into dakwah and tarbiyah there. Iman whom I heard rumours about in high school, had changed into a Muslim, a great one i my opinion. At that point of time, I prayed inside that Iman would be consistent on this path and masyAllah indeed he has.
So yesterday, when I heard about his passing, shivers really ran down my spine. I know that him leaving his family, and the world, means so much more then just mere death.
1) Allah loves him and that Allah wants to meet him now rather than later. Iman has contributed to much into D&T in Malaysia, that Allah wanted to meet this person early, at only 24 years of age.
2) Hundreds of people had make duá for him, looking at my timeline on just facebook yesterday. Looking at his page, indeed it was swarmed with dua's and prayers and thank you notes on how Iman has affected their lives.
3) A reminder that death is always near, in fact the closest thing to us, is death. Therefore, let not his passing be a waste. Do not just be sad today and tomorrow continue with our lives but always bear in mind that death is could just be a minute away.
4) Those who have done their part in this world as a Muslim, performing what's been asked of us by Allah, inshAllah will have husnul khotimah. In Iman's case, indeed Allah has granted him that. Semua orang yang baik-baik, termasuklah APG dan Mukharikah tak putus-putus berikan duá dan menyatakan betapa dunia d&t kehilangan seorang akhi yang hebat.
Bismillahirrahmanirrah.
Ya Allah, ENgkau ringankanlah siksaan kubur Iman, sesungguhnya Engkau maha pengampun sekalian umat. Saksikanlah Ya Allah, Iman sudah melaksanakan hakMu dan kerana itu, permudahkanlah perjalanannya. Engkau berikanlah tempat yang terbaik untuk Iman dan Engkau berikanlah kekuatan untuk keluarga Iman menghadapi segala dugaan. Amiin ya rabbal álamiin
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