Take Heart

A few days ago on returning from the mosque after the 'isya' or after dusk prayers I received a call from my brother-in-law, the husband of my youngest sister, that his nephew had passed away. This is his nephew from his younger sister and I know the family quite well. The couple have nine children and the deceased, 2 months to his 15th birthday, is the second amongst his siblings.

The deceased had heart problems (hole in the heart I think but had been attended to) from birth and had been in and out of hospital throughout his life. However for the past couple of years he has not been into the hospital and his health appeared to be ok, although he still had to be seen by the doctor regularly and continue with medications etc, etc.

One of the uncles, this being school term break, decided to take him and some of his cousins on an outing to interesting children places in Kuala Lumpur. They visited the KL City Centre and went to Petrosains and later to the Mall where there are kiddy rides. I think the excitement was too much for this 15 year old boy as he complained to his uncle that he felt faint and dizzy and a little later he fainted. He was brought to a clinic nearby and a short while later was rushed to the hospital, the National Heart Institute. He was put on life-support but two days later he succumbed.

Hush hush whispers were that he should not have gone to the Mall, he should not do this and he should not do that. If the uncle did not take him he would still be alive. And it is always the 'ifs' and the 'shoulds'... Hello hello.... what about the will of Allah, the Almighty, the Benevolent and the Merciful. Life and death is not for us to choose ...... when your time is up there is nothing you can do to stop it. So why speculate with the 'ifs' and the 'shoulds'......

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