Tariq Nelson

Our condolences to our Sh. Abdulla Idris Ali who lost his mother. My friend and brother, Altaf Hussein, expresses the sentiments of many of us below:

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As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Please remember Shaikh Abdalla Idris ‘Ali and his family in your du’a as we have just learned that Shaikh Abdalla’s mother has passed away in Sudan. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raj’iun.

I would like to provide some context as to how profound this loss is for our beloved Shaikh.

Shaikh Abdalla has sacrificed his time, energy, wealth and talents to serve the Muslim community in North America and around the world. In part due to his public and sustained involvement in Muslim affairs, there was greater scrutiny into his application for residency when he moved from Canada to the United States. As the immigration paperwork was delayed unnecessarily for an unbearable length of time, Shaikh Abdalla was kept from traveling outside the United States. Subhanallah, in one of my interactions with him during a conference recently, he lamented at not being able to travel to see his mother. Indeed, his own daughter’s wedding was also delayed due to the delay in processing the paperwork. Alhamdulillah, earlier this year, the paperwork was processed and Shaikh Abdalla immediately made plans to travel to Sudan during the summer to see his mother. Despite being like a grandfather to so many of us and a father to many of us, he was unable to contain his boyish excitement at the chance to be in the company of his mother after such a long time. Little did he or anyone else know that indeed that long awaited reunion with his mother would indeed be his last meeting with her.

He has reminded all of us to love our parents, and for parents to love their children. He has given countless lectures on the importance of the family in Islam. Today, please take a minute to make du’a to Allah to grant solace and comfort to Shaikh Abdalla, his wife, and their children. Make du’a to Allah to enter his mother into paradise and to make any suffering she experienced prior to her death, an expiation for her sins. Ameen ya rabbil alameen.

Was-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuh
Your brother in Islam,
Altaf Husain