Don’t take loved ones for granted

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Tariq Nelson

Yesterday (6/17/2007) I was told that my good friend Rashad (”TheSaveRashadProject”) lost his Father who was 53 and seemingly in good health. Needless to say everyone is in shock, but the way in which Rashad’s father died is amazing, masha Allah.

I may share later, but in the meantime, I ask that everyone keep Rashad and his family in their prayers and call someone that you love and tell them. It may be your last chance

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6 Responses to “Don’t take loved ones for granted”

  1. Umm Layth, on June 19th, 2007 at 3:54 am Said:

    Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon. May Allaah have mercy on all of them, aameen

    Jazaaka Allaahu khairan for the reminder

  2. Shattered, on June 19th, 2007 at 1:20 pm Said:

    Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun

    May Allah (swt) have mercy on him and forgive him for his sins and give him strength and pardon him. May Allah enlarge his grave and shed light upon him and it. Ameen

    Brother Rashad,
    I am so sorry for your loss. May Allah (swt) make your bereavement easy for you and your family. Ameen.

  3. Wounded Soul, on June 19th, 2007 at 6:30 pm Said:

    Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un

    I will keep Rashad and his family in my duas.

  4. Hijabisoverrated, on June 20th, 2007 at 3:54 am Said:

    Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un

    Everything I ever heard this brother say was truthful and honest. This is a reflection on his parents. May Allah SWT make his Fathers grave bright, have mecry on him and grant him paradise. Ameen

  5. Um Abdullah, on June 20th, 2007 at 2:16 pm Said:

    Inna Lilahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.

    I pray Allah makes things easy for the family, I know it must be so difficult.

  6. TheSaveRashadProject, on June 23rd, 2007 at 8:18 pm Said:

    salaams,

    Thank you all for the kind words and du’as. I haven’t commented in a while because I’ve been extremely busy with work and family.

    Needless to say that my father was and remains the single biggest tangible influence in my life and everything I try to be now is based on how he influenced me. He was Muslim to the bone but he never felt the need to march to the beat of any drummer other than his own. No movements, fads, or personalities ever blurred his practice of Islam and he wouldn’t hesitate to tell it like he saw it. He helped pull me out of my own infatuation with Islamic ‘personalities’ and movements and al-hamdulillah I was able to tell him that he had been right all along after years of us disagreeing.

    Tariq alluded to it but he died in the masjid where he was among the honorees of a Real Men, Real Fathers program. That just about sums it up.

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