"[...] 'The best beloved a man has is that which enters the grave with him and offers him solace therein.' [...] this to be none other than pious work, so I took them as my beloved that they might be a lamp for me in my grave, offering me solace therein and not leaving me alone"
The fad multiplies, more known, cherished, worshiped even, by a cattle who think themselves worthy sacrifice. Yet as the trend ends, it is as if it never dies, lest, as unjust sacrifices, they wither, unheeded.
On this day last year, which was the 266th day of the genocide, the tanks approached, the soldiers dismounted, and Apache helicopters, F-16 fighter jets, and machine guns rose in the sky. The reckless army began shooting randomly at everyone in the camp, and among all those bullets, one pierced the heart of my brother’s wife. On that day, my brother’s children became orphans. On that day, our family lost one of its members. On that day, a soul among us ascended to the sky. On that day, I lived the hell of earth for the millionth time. On that day, I was no longer myself, and my brother was no longer my brother. On that day, there was neither today nor tomorrow. On that day, I cursed my humanity a hundred times. On that day, I wished I were dust and had never been born.
I do not know the extent of the pain when a mother dies in front of her young children. That day, I did not know how I would tell my brother’s children, who were not even ten years old, that the bullet that pierced their mother’s heart in front of their eyes was the reason they became orphans. To this day, I have not been able to tell them that their mother will never return.
Ahmed fell from her arms after the bullet pierced his mother’s heart. He was in her right arm, and to this day, I do not know how to tell him that those who ascend to the sky do not come back.
Many Malikis live in the west and the question arises… What does a Maliki do praying behind a Hanafi during Eid prayer?
This video shows that with Mostakim Habib Al-Maliki. Full video on the YouTube channel: The Scholar and The Student.