April 21, 2008
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the shocking news that our dear beloved brother and my close personal friend Atta-ul-Qudoss Munawar has passed away this afternoon.
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rāji‘ūn.
He was a wonderful brother masha’Allah, known to many of the local folk in Manchester and surrounding areas and one of my first friends in Manchester who then went on to become one of my closest confidants and someone I always sought advice from on many matters. He will be massively missed, and by Allah, the only thing that brings a smile to my face now in the midst of our tears and broken hearts is the fact that he loved Allah and His Messenger (s), and such people will not miss out on ending up with whom they love.
Qudoss was driving home on the M6 today when a Camper van on the other side of the motorway veered across the barrier and hit his car head on. Qudoss passed away instantly, and I can only ask you O Allah to accept our brother into your Garden, to forgive him all his sins and shower him with Your infinite Mercy, ameen.
I wish to say something else: it is unfortunately very easy to exaggerate when someone dies, especially if you are close to the deceased. Yet without exaggeration, I have just returned from the hospital where I went in with his brothers to the mortuary to identify him. Subhanallah. Despite the severity of the accident, his face was in utter peace and serenity, and…radiant. So radiant.
Just like his name: Munawwar. Brilliantly Radiant.
Allahu Akbar.
I ask you again O Allah by all Your blessed Names, to forgive and pardon your slave Qudoss, to give him strength during the Questioning, to protect him from the Grave, and to give him the very best place in the Akhirah, ameen.
Our thoughts and du’as I request of you are with his wife and his wonderful daughter Maryum and little boy Yahya, Goshi’s parents, and his brothers. May Allah give them patience and reward them for their loss, ameen.
(Qudoss’s Janazah was performed at Makki Masjid after the Dhuhr Prayer on Tuesday, 22nd April, 2008, may Allah have Mercy upon him.)
April 22, 2008 at 12:05 am
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji‘un.
May Allah envelope him in His Mercy, and elevate his station in Jannah.
April 22, 2008 at 12:10 am
Inna lilaahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon
Surely death comes unexpectedly
May Allaah grant his family sabr and grant him jannatul firdous aameen
April 22, 2008 at 1:22 am
Ameen Ameen Ameen!……..Inna lilaahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon inshallah he is with the best of company the angels and inshallah we pray Allah make easy his case we ask Allah to forgive us and him’ and make easy his journey and hasten his reward’ for him and his family a much loved brother’ and will be dearly missed by all of us. It was brought to my attention of his death by my young son Eliyas who I found crying on hearing the loss of his friend and mentor and one who encouraged him to read Quran who found friendship and brotherhood in doing good deeds at the mosque’ who loved to find him and sit with him and share his day and listen to his reading…jazakallah khair may Allah reward him for being a good Shepherd to my children in front of me and in my absence
April 22, 2008 at 1:53 am
Wallahi im gobsmacked.It sounds a bit cliche but I actually find it hard to believe that hes gone.I worked with the brother at the airport and used to get into sum good discussions with him.He had real passion for the deen and love for the sunnah.He was constantly involved in dawah converstions throughout the time i knew him and subhaanallah,even on his departure from this world,he has managed to show us that life is limited and can be taken away from us anytime.May Allah swt give us the ability to learn from the dear brothers death.
May Allah swt forgive his sins,have mercy on him and grant him jannatul firdaus.Ameen!
April 22, 2008 at 6:14 am
Subhan’Allah,
Just two weeks ago he was sat with us watching football in Al Ain.
Everyone even here in Al Ain, let alone Manchester who met him spoke so well of him and insha’Allah this gives us hope as to his outcome.
May Allah have mercy on him.
April 22, 2008 at 6:21 am
Allaahu Akbar!!
I met and spoke to Qudoss just once in Al Ain and have not forgotten those short moments since they happened. Even my eldest son Unays remembers him and was thinking of him just a day ago. Clearly he was easy to talk with and pleasant to be with - May Allaah have mercy on him and grant him Jannah - Aameen
April 22, 2008 at 6:29 am
Assalamu Alaikum,
I met Br.Qudoos on his recent trip to the UAE. This was after a 10yr gap. I studied with him at University. Mashallah the Br. was a very kind hearted and generous Br. He will be greatly missed and my dua’s are with his family and friends.
May Allah (SWT) grant him eternal peace(Ameen)!
April 22, 2008 at 7:00 am
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. ameen to the duas.
April 22, 2008 at 8:52 am
May Allah swt have mercy upon Qudos, and reward him for his good deeds with Paradise. May Allah swt strengthen Qudos’ family and help us to remember the great blessings He has bestowed upon us so that we use our time in the best way. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
April 22, 2008 at 9:05 am
ameen
April 22, 2008 at 9:47 am
Ameen ya rabbal ‘aalameen.
A reminder for us all..
عن ابن عمر قال: أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عاشر عشرة فقال رجل من الأنصار: يا نبي الله من أكيس الناس وأحزم الناس؟ قال: “أكثرهم ذكراً للموت، وأكثرهم استعداداً للموت، أولئك الأكياس، ذهبوا بشرف الدنيا، وكرامة الآخرة”.
April 22, 2008 at 10:30 am
ILWR may allah bless the brother with the angels of above and may allah make his kabar a peaceful place….i don’t think i knew the brother but he sounds like a good friend and brother…
April 22, 2008 at 10:46 am
Subhanallah this has really affected me even though we didnt know the family but we have instantly heard MANY good things about the brother. To the family…..many of us who don’t know you are making duas for you and for Qudoss.
To his wife and children especially…May Allah help you through this very difficult time and shower you with Mercy. Please do not hesitate to ask us, your community ,to help you with anything be it now or even a year on…..INSHALLAH in jannat may you be reunited and live forever in peace.
TO HIM WE BELONG AND TO HIM WE RETURN
April 22, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon. Athama Allahu ajrakum wa ajr al marhoom
May Allah (swt) shower brother Qudoss Munawar with His blessings and forgiveness and may He make his grave a garden from the gardens of paradise and grant him a place in Firdous. May Allah bless all the muslims- those living and dead.
I also pray that Allah (swt) bless brother Qudoss’s family (and us all) with patience, taqwa and iman.
Allahuma Ahsin Khatmatana.
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmat Allahi Wa Barakatuhu
April 22, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon. Athama Allahu ajrakum wa ajr al marhoom
May Allah (swt) shower brother Qudoss Munawar with His blessings and forgiveness and may He make his grave a garden from the gardens of paradise and grant him a place in Firdous. May Allah (swt) bless all the muslims- those living and dead.
I also pray that Allah (swt) bless brother Qudoss’s family (and us all) with patience, taqwa and iman.
Allahuma Ahsin Khatmatana.
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmat Allahi Wa Barakatuhu
April 22, 2008 at 4:11 pm
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
May his journey be of ease insha’Allah.
May Allah forgive him and us all.
May Allah grant him and us all a place in Jannah.
May Allah shower him and his family with mercy.
I met him recently for the first time in Al Ain. Eventhough, I have known him for a short while, his death has had a huge impact on me.
He will be greatly missed. We make dua for his family, his wife and children, that Allah provides you all with sabr and helps you in this difficult time.
May Allah’s mercy be with us all.
April 22, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Just reading what everyone is saying about the character of this brother makes me wonder what people will say about me after i pass away- stay close to Allah and the prophet PBUH, be kind, loving,caring and look out for one another and remember when our time is up, thats it.
its never too late to change our ways.
April 22, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon. Athama Allahu Ajrakum Wa Ajr Almarhoom brother Qudoss Munawar. May Allah (swt) shower Him with mercy and forgiveness, make his grave a garden from the gardens of paradise and grant him a place in Firdous. I also ask Allah (swt) to bless his family and friends (as us all) with patience, taqwa and iman.
Allahuna Ahsin Khatmatana
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmata Allahi Wa Barakatuhu
April 22, 2008 at 4:52 pm
May Allah have mercy on the brothers sole and bless him with a place in Junnah Firdos.
April 22, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un,
May Allah have mercy on his soul and ours,
May Allah make his trials in the grave easy,
And May Allah make us leave this world with ease.
Wa Alaikum Salaam
April 22, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
May Allah(swt) shower his abundant mercy upon him and may He enter him into the highest and best part of Jannah. Ameen.
I sincerely make du’a that Allah gives his family and loved ones sabr in this difficult time and I pray that you are all reunited in Jannah. Ameen
April 22, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
Aameen to all the duas
April 22, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
His death and the way it happened was so unexpected. Subhanallah it doesnt matter what we do. When Allah decrees death, death happens.
May Allah grant this brother Jannatul Firdous and his trip to the akhirah easy. Ameen.
April 22, 2008 at 10:01 pm
May Allah (swt) make it easy for him to answer the three Questions in the Grave.
May Allah (swt) Grant Him Jannah without the process of Purification in the Grave.
May Allah (swt) Grant the brother’s family the shade of His Arsh on the Day of Resurrection.
May Allah(swt) grant him the wish of taking his family to Jannah, and may they all live in tranquility under the Shade of Allah (swt).
May Allah (swt) Create for Him the best of Hoors, as Allah (swt) loves to create Hoors with His Own Noor for His pious slaves.
May Allah (swt) Reward his family for their crisis and grant them with infinite blessings on this Earth, and walk them on the Path to Jannah, where the Brother awaits them.
May Allah (swt) Love us all, as He Loved His Beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw).
Ameen ya’ Rabal Alameen.
Assalaamualaikum, I did not know this brother, but reading about what happened and everyone’s comments, it makes one reflect about our ultimate destination. And, that this life, really is a waiting area for our true eternal life; and all we know and possess materialistically, has a temporary existence.
A pious man once said “Allah (swt) Created everything with the intention to destroy it, except the soul of mankind. The Angel of Death will cease to exist, as will all His Angels, nothing will ‘be’ anymore besides Allah (swt), the souls of ‘mankind’ and the bounties that He has Created for us in Jannah, provided we strife for His Beautiful Deen, and leave this temporary existence with the Love of Allah (swt) and His Most Beloved Messenger Muhammad (saw) in our hearts and souls - Inshallah.
April 22, 2008 at 11:39 pm
inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’uun
Ameen to all the du’aas - he sounds like he was a really good brother, May Allah (swt) Grant him the best of places in His Garden.
Abu Eesa, I’m really sorry to hear about the loss of your friend and brother. I know the pain of losing someone close to you, who emanated so many good qualities. My cousin was killed at the age of 22 only a few weeks ago; and like your brother Qudoss, in a horrific accident - he was accidently shot at close range - and like the descriptions of Qudoss above, he was just, so amazing in his character SubhanAllah.
It seems like all the nicest people that we know are going.
And May Allah (swt) Grant all of them Janaat’al-Firdous. Ameen.
April 23, 2008 at 8:48 am
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah
To my dear brothers and sisters, my heartfelt thanks for your kind words and du’as. Rest assured that Qudoss’s family and friends appreciate it very much.
As you can imagine, we are all incredibly sad at the moment, and all this grief for just one slave returning back to the One who gifted him to us for a short while, out of the many thousands that return back to Him jalla wa ‘ala every single day, and with the knowledge that every single one of us will be making that same journey soon. Alhamdulillah for the blessing of Islam and it is enough for us as a blessing, for without it, life would literally be unlivable.
So alhamdulillah, and then again alhamdulillah ‘ala kulli hal. My thoughts and prayers are truly with all those who have suffered such loss and grief, may Allah have mercy upon all our souls, ameen.
Qudoss and his family helped me move back to Manchester again for the second time permanently, and with the absence of my own family here in the UK during the last decade almost, they have been my family. It was through Qudoss that I met so many of the good brothers that are around me now, and I hope and pray that he (rahimahullah) receives his share of the khayr that one finds in Manchester, and the khayr that was witnessed yesterday.
Because yesterday after Dhuhr was the culmination of exactly 24 hours of events that the reflecting Muslim will take much benefit from. In brief:
On Monday afternoon, Qudoss was killed in a horrific accident that many people heard about on the radio because the M6 was closed for so long, but who knew that it was one of our own?
31 Year Old Man killed in Motorway Smash
The lessons here to be considered:
- never feel secure from the Will of Allah, never make plans thinking they will always happen, always part company with friends and family in the very best of manners for you never know if you’ll see them again, always keep yourselves busy with the dhikr of Allah for who knows if death will come all of a sudden and what state will you be taken in? Listening to music or the Qur’an upon your tongue?
- from a general point of view, how many of us drive without due consideration? No-one knows yet why this old lady swerved across on to the over side of a motorway, and we don’t care now either because it won’t help Qudoss. But as Muslims, we are always looking to learn and benefit from the human experience. So, how many of us are driving with poor quality tyres? How many of us have sincerely dealt with all mechanical doubts on our cars? How many of us fiddle around in the car whilst driving, changing CDs, picking up fallen food, reaching for papers etc whilst claiming to be in full control yet clearly not? How many of us are reading and the sending text messages whilst driving? How many of us drive when feeling drowsy?
How would you feel if you were doing any of the above and had just caused the death of innocent people as a result of your arrogance and stubborness, despite knowing that all the above have been warned against and in some cases illegal aswell?
As for our brother Qudoss, may Allah have mercy upon him, then due to the criminal nature of the incident, we found out late on Monday night after identifying him at the hospital, that there would have to be a Coroner’s inquest and post-mortem which could delay burial by a few days. This was not deserving for the People of Sunnah who are buried immediately as is their haqq and Allah ‘azza wa jall out of His Mercy did not disappoint us.
We have used the wonderful services of brother Khalil of the Muslim Funeral Service based at Dar’l-Uloom in Longsight many times before in facilitating the paperwork, picking up the body, helping with ghusl and the kafan, then to the Janazah and then the burial. As a community we are dependent upon them and I normally only get involved with Khalil during the Janazah and the burial as with last week at the Janazah of brother Javed Arshad at CMA.
Yet yesterday was different in that we have not seen a body been released so quickly in such circumstances and we only received the body at 12.20pm in Warrington and we decided to hasten with the burial and do it after Dhuhr at 1.45pm.
It is only by the permission of Allah that such ease is given in such a difficult time. We were able to make ghusl of the body and arrive at the Masjid to see that with just over one hour notice, Makki Masjid couldn’t fit the people in for Dhuhr prayer. Let the many who were present bear witness that we had to tell those who had prayed to make way for all those outside to pray their Salah.
And let those who were present bear witness how many people followed the Janazah to the Graveyard and how he was buried according to the Sunnah and du’a made for him in the presence of some of the honourable of Manchester who had made their way there.
Truly, it has been something to witness. Allah jalla wa ‘ala in our time of grief, has shown His immense Mercy for which we are eternally grateful, may You be Exalted and Sanctified Ya Allah.
There are so many things to take away from the last few days, I just don’t know where to start.
We have seen first-hand how fickle this dunya actually is; we strive for it everyday but it is ready to turn its back upon you at the first opportunity.
We have seen that those things which are “khayrun wa abqa” i.e. better and everlasting in the Hereafter such as our good deeds and good relations with the people around us are what we should be focusing upon as opposed to all that which the dunya makes important in our eyes.
We have seen the natural love people have for the Believers. Let those who were present bear witness.
We have seen how a diverse Community should be working together in that even the most ardent followers of the Pakistani Ahle-Hadees school praise and bless the efforts and excellence of the Brailwi-run “Muslim Funeral Service”; if we could just teach our wider community of brothers and sisters to show the same tasamuh and tolerance to those who have differences to them, our unity would get only stronger in these difficult times.
We have seen how following the Sunnah is not difficult whatsoever, and how Allah gives success to those who do.
We have seen that despite the fact we were considering to go against the Sunnah (although not impermissible) and bury the body on Wednesday so that we could give people enough time to arrange themselves and try to fill the Masjid for the Janazah and gain the extra barakah that one receives for the greater crowd, Allah jalla wa ‘ala decided to fill the Masjid two times over on just one hour notice. Allahu Akbar.
We can only hope and pray that we take on board all these lessons and many more after such traumatic events, whether now because of our immediate loss, and also when we hear the news of our brothers and sisters who go through the same all over the world. May Allah bless them all and enter them into His Garden, ameen.
Alhamdulillah, we are confident in the Mercy of Allah and we place our Hope in You. “If You punish them, they are Your slaves after all, but if You forgive them, You are the Mighty, the Wise.” Thus, we ask you O Allah to Pardon all our believing brothers and sisters insha’Allah and give them felicity in the Akhirah, ameen.
Again, on behalf of the family and friends of Qudoss, I thank you all for your du’as and I know that he would have expected you all to learn from such an experience if it had happened to someone else, so try and implement as much as you can from what you have learnt.
Jazakumullahu khayran.
AE
April 23, 2008 at 10:56 am
subhan Allah.
April 23, 2008 at 12:00 pm
subhanallah–such true words—
may the lady who lost control of her vehicle also be guided through this event ….may Allah give her hidayah… and make her amongst the best of muslims..
April 23, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Goshi (as he was known to us) was my cousin. He was the first one to rediscover Islam, to establish the prayer, and to successfully ignite the love of the Deen within his family.
But unknown to most people, his family was originally from the Ahmaddiyya (Qadiyanni) heretical sect. So unlike most of us, his path to the recognition of the Deen was much more difficult and protracted. True Islam was completely alien to him. Generations of myths and lies propagated, circulated and compounded by a (extended) family proud of its involvement with Qadiyannis, obscured Islam from him.
But Allah guides those that are dear to Him.
Goshi began searching and Allah opened his heart. He immediately began to implement what he knew and successfully turned his immediate family’s hearts towards true Islam.
From wandering aimlessly to being guided by the warm light of Islam, Goshi managed to turn his life around as well as his family and friends.
I’ve always felt that you can gauge the effect that an individual has had on his family, friends and community, by the reaction of these same people after death. At Goshi’s janazah, the Masjid was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people that were turning up (only a handful of these people were relatives). The imaam choked back tears, desperately trying to suppress his emotions as he recited. There was a prolonged crush as people lunged forward, desperate to see Goshi’s face for the final time.
As someone travelling up from London, I was sincerely touched and overwhelmed by the care and efforts that Goshi’s community made to ease his Janazah and burial. Makki Masjid, its committee, and our own dear Naimtullah stand out in my eyes as helping above and beyond what was necessary.
Naimtullah actually does a lot of good, solid work for his community – considerably more than can be inferred from this blog. His involvement with Goshi’s Janazah was much more than what he has mentioned here. Mashallah.
(So, Abu Eesa, if you ever get to meet Naimutullah, please tell him that Goshi’s family [near and close] have a deep respect for him and greatly appreciate all of the efforts that he has done to ease their suffering )
I ask you all, on behalf of Goshi to make dua’ and ask Allah to grant him Janaah, forgive him his sins, and ease the bitter pain of his family.
Ameen.
April 23, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rāji‘ūn.
I only knew Quddoss for a short while and what a character he had. So lively, funny and so eager to learn about Islam.
May Allah grant him Jannah and make us aware that we need to live our lives according Islam so that we can also be granted Jannah.
And remember everything that happens on this earth goes through Allah swt first. If He all Mighty wants something to occur He will let it happen if He doesnt then He leaves it from happening.
Didnt Allah have the power to stop this trajedy from happening? YES, but He let it happen as this was the time for Quddoss to go. We will miss him very much and inshaAllah meet him again in Janah.
April 24, 2008 at 10:39 am
As i write this short piece in memory of my beloved cousin Goshi; there is one thing that really stands out and that is how he had such excellent manners and character Mashalah.
We all are aware how our beloved Prophet (SAW) paid great importance to these aspects of faith and how heavily they can weigh on the scales on the day of judgement. I am sure that those who knew him well, will know that i am not exaggerating when i say he exemplified these characteristics.
They say a picture can say a thousand words.
If a snapshot had been taken of us praying his janazah the other day in the masjid, i am sure it would have summarised a lot of what has been said above and illustrated how highly Goshi was respected and thought of by his community and those that knew him well.
As we both spent a lot of our time on the road, we often use to use this as a oppurtunity to call each other and from what i can recall the huje majority of our conversations were often regarding what the Islamic ruling is on various issues and what the Sunnah is. He always showed a real zeal and passion in implementing the Sunnah.
I apoligise to all that i cannot do justice to him in such a short piece and will end by making dua for him and his family.
Oh Allah i ask you by all of your baeutiful names and attributes (Those that you have revealed to us and those that you have kept unto yourself) that you forgive Goshi and bestow your mercy upon him.
I pray that you reunite him with has family in Jannatul Firdaus and that he is spared from the torment of the grave and saved from the punishment of the fire.
I pray that you guide his family and make them remain steadfast in this deen.
Oh Allah,you are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
April 24, 2008 at 11:25 am
I was very sad to hear about Qudoss’ death. I went primary school with him and he was a very close friend at that time. We lost touch over the years and last met him 3 years ago when he was in the Old Trafford area. We were sat in his taxi talking about life, like we had never lost touch and there was an instant connection. He told me about what lead him to Islam and Reading the comments off here, it seems like he was a very likeable charachter and I can definately relate to that. I feel sad for his children who have had a loving father took away from them. My heart goes out to Qudoss’s Brothers, Parents and wife. May Allah grant them patience at this difficult time.
I can only take good memories of him away and he will always be remembered in my dua’s. May Allah open the gates of paradise for him. Ameen
April 24, 2008 at 11:34 am
Salaam,
There’s not much I can add that my brothers already haven’t mentioned. As with everyone else, I completely agree with everything written.
I am in the the fortunate position that I will be travelling soon insha’Allah, and alhumdullah. & Insha’Allah I will make dua for Goshi and his family.
April 24, 2008 at 11:41 am
I did know Qudoos, rahimahullah, but can see what people have to say about him and his beautiful traits.
So oh Allah be excellent towards him just as he was excellet towards others.
Oh Allah, here are the witnesses from mnakind, testifying to the goodness of your slave Qudoos; so be good to him, do not deprive Him of Your Mercy, Your Kindness and Your Jannah. Oh Allah they say he was the best company in this world - so Oh Allah, give the best of company in the Hereafter.
Oh Allah forgive him for any trespasses that he may have made to your rights, or the rights of any of your creation - and put it in their hearts to pardon him - for you love those who pardon.
The pain to hear of the loss of our beloved is deep, but let us remember our pain in the loss of our beloved Messenger, for no one remembers that loss except that it will give solace to him in his current loss.
Oh Allah, deprive us not of his reward, nor let us deviate after him.
To You we belong and to You we will return.
Reward us in our calamity and replace it for us with that which is better.
April 25, 2008 at 12:31 am
As-salaamu ‘alaykum
Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon.
Indeed to Allah belongs what He took and to Him belongs what He gave.
I didn’t know Brother Qudoss, but masha’Allah sounds like a pleasant brother who’s company was much appreciated. May it all be easy and peaceful for him from now (and for other believers who have returned), may Allah overlook his mistakes, grant our dear brother forgiveness, increase him in rewards, grant him peace in the grave, save him from the Fire, and bless him with a high place in Jannah - replacing the home he had in this life with a much better home, ameen.
Alhamdulillah it gives great hope and even a smile on the face that our dear brother loved/loves Allah and His messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). May Allah have Mercy upon him.
Insha’Allah and Alhamdulillah our dear brother has been saved from the worries and trials of this worthless dunya and returned to the Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful, Owner of great bounty. I do hope this thought will bring some comfort to his loved ones.
It makes one think about their own death. It can neither be advanced nor delayed. Unfortunately(?) with me for example, I feel like I know I’m going to die one day, I know a date/time is fixed and it could be anytime, even soon, yet… I feel like it hasn’t sunk in yet… and the saddness of it all really is that there is no returning back to do things better.
May this be a reminder for us to repent to keep working/work harder or start working for a good Akhira insha’Allah. Everyone of us has an appointed time that has been already written.
My dear beloved brothers and sisters, those who knew him and those who (like me) didn’t know, I pray you will not be too saddened. Indeed death is a plain reality of this life. - A powerful reminder of a fact that can be so easy to forget, - that this is a life of trial not settlement, a fleeting transient life that isn’t really worth our tears and grief, for the real life is to come and is ever-lasting… and if we always try and strive through the good and the bad to keep our duty to Allah and believe that the Mercy of Allah is True, the Words of Allah are True and the Promise of Allah is True, then, my dear beloved brothers and sisters, those who knew him and those who (like me) didn’t know:
“Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us.” (9:40)
May Allah (Subhanahu wa ta ‘ala) have Mercy upon the believers - the dead and the alive, may He heal the hearts of the believers and relieve them from pain and suffering and grant us all hope, strength, patience, comfort, help us through all trials of life and death, guide us aright and help us to help each other, ameen.
Alhamdulillah for Allah’s great Favour upon us in making us Muslims. Without doubt pateince is most-fitting and our belief, trust and hope in Allah frees us from the saddness of this life insha’Allah and may we all find comfort in His Words and Promise, ameen.
It most certainly gives comfort to the soul to know that the patient believer is always compensated for any loss with unimaginable blessings and rewards! And the Promise of Allah is ever True! Allahu akbar!
Forgive me if I upset anyone or if this post is coming across as being insensative… I didn’t mean to. I guess it’s different for me as I didn’t know this dear brother. I just believe so much, that sadness can get us down and diminish our hope and will to keep going, to keep working, striving and fulfilling and remembering the purpose of our existance and that we will return to Allah and perhaps, soon.
May Allah unite or re-unite us all with the righteous and those Whom He Loves, and those who love Him, in this life and the next, ameen. It is Allah alone Whose Help, Mercy and Favours we seek. In Allah alone we put our trust. And He is the best of those who show Mercy.
“Forgive us our Lord, and to You we are returning.” (2:285)
And again, my dear beloved brothers and sisters, those who knew him (them) and those who (like me) didn’t know, and especially to his(their) family and those who loved him (them):
“Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us.” (9:40)
“Allah has promised those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, that for them there is forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).” (5:9)
And the Promise of Allah is True.
April 25, 2008 at 4:31 am
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rāji‘ūn.
I was greatly saddened to hear this terrible news. My condolences go out to all of his family members. I pray that Allah guide’s his family and makes them remain steadfast.
- Almas and family
April 25, 2008 at 8:49 am
As-salaamu ‘alaykum
May Allah reward all brothers and sisters for the numerous kind comments.
I was going to share with you some thoughts on my friend, my companion, my aide and advisor, my blood brother, Atta-Ul Qudoss.
I had so many thoughts and memories running through my mind and I felt it would maybe benefit us, to have some of those shared.
I had even started to write down these thoughts to share, but then suddenly stopped.
The reason I stopped was because I don’t think my brother Atta-Ul Qudoss would have approved of me doing so.
He would have compared it to the death of the kuffar whereby books of condolences are opened.
And it was this thought that made me stop.
Albeit against the advice of another very close brother, whom i love immensely for the sake of Allah and I pray that Allah rewards him infinitely for the assistance and support he is always on hand to afford me.
As this dear brother may Allah reward him said to me on the day of Atta-Ul Qudoss’ janazah, ‘even in death the stubborn so and so gets his way’.
It is with this thought I would like to once again thank everyone for their kind and heartfelt words. May Allah reward and bless you all.
If any person is owed anything from my brother Atta-Ul Qudoss then I am available to deal with any such issues at Makki Masjid, Beresford Road Longsight on any given day inshallah.
Please rememeber us all in your duas.
April 25, 2008 at 11:33 am
May Allah grant u all jannah
April 25, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Deeply saddening news. My heart goes out to the family and friends brother Qudoss has left behind.
May Allah grant him Jannah and give his family strength through this very difficult time.
My duas are with you all.
April 26, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
May Allah (swt) shower my brother Atta-Ul Qudos Munawar with his blessings and forgiveness and grant him a place in Jannet ul Firdous. Ameen.
I loved brother Qudos very much he will be greatly missed. May Allah grant him Jannah and give his family strength through this very difficult time. Ameen
Ziarat
April 27, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Assalaamu alaikum
First my deepest sympathy and my Duas for the loved ones, family, all those near and dear to him and those who did not even know him. May Allah grant your hearts ease and comfort, may He grant him and us forgiveness and the best place in the Aakhirah. Ameen.
I did not know this brother, however feel his loss. I spent much time crying reading comments but not of sorrow but of hope and fear. It is always so sad to loose someone from the community that we can learn so much from through company and example MashAllah. May Allah swt grant him with the greatest of rewards, Jannatul Firdous. Ameen.
My hope is that if we work hard and continue to strive and struggle in the cause of Allah then we may too leave this world with ease InshAllah. (ie a quick burial, the packed janazah, so many left to make Dua and to take care of affairs according to the Qur’an and Sunnah InshAllah).
My fear is what have I done to meet my death? If I was to die tomorrow have I done enough good? Would I be able to face Allah and enter a Garden of bliss or would I be humiliated?
My brothers and sisters I share my thoughts as there is not a day that should go by where we do not think of our own death. Allah swt reminds us each and everyday of the cycle of life and we should take heed. Tomorrow it could me or it could be you so what have we done today in preparation to meet our creator?
April 28, 2008 at 1:24 am
Ameen Ameen Ameen to all the dua`s made for my muslim brother. My thoughts and prayers are with his family since I have heard the news. May Allah (swt) give them sabr and the strength to get through this test and pray for him always.
I have known Qudos since he was a child having lived in the same neighborhood. He has saddened a whole community and I only hope we will all learn and realise that life is too short and we can never have enough time to pray and remember Allah (swt).
If everyone touched by this tragedy would change for the better, I am sure his death would not be in vain. May Allah(swt) grant him paradise and give his brothers, parents, wire and children sabr.
April 28, 2008 at 11:34 am
inalillah wa inaly ilay he rajion
My prayers go out to his family I did not know the brother personally but new him from face,and subhanallah he had so much ‘noor’ on his face,just by looking at him you could tell there was something very special about this brother.May Allah (swt) grant him a place with the sahabah-ikram in jannat firdous AMEEN.
April 29, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Salaams
this also is a very interesting read.
http://majedsblog.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/my-battle-with-cancer-living-with-the-spirit-of-passion/#more-271
April 30, 2008 at 2:09 pm
O Allah, there is no ease other than what you make easy. If you please You ease sorrow. [2]
I am sorry to hear of this loss and I hope your worries will be eased insha’Allah. My condolences to the family and friends of this young man also to anyone else who may have lost a loved one.
Salam.
May 6, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I have known Qudoos (Ghoshi as we called him) and his family all my life. During my childhood years it was kind of my second home,just ask his mum who had to buy second helpings of cheese every time i was around. Since day one ghoshi and myself were always in disagreement with each other whatever the topic or situation may be. From the days of the oval to the final meeting we had in qadirs house. He was hesitant to tell me something but he replied ( ” uzi we dont no if were gonna be here tomorrow”), even until the last second of our final departure his passion for his deen and his persistancy for trying the direct people to the right way of Islam was his purpose and his will. I personally share many special moments with ghoshi, i know his favourite time of madness with me was when the swaying of tongue’s went with a rhythmic groove. I mean i could go on forever about the special times we had. But the reality is that he strived and struggled in the way of Allah (SWT) and left this place we know as duniya as a Shaheed, and we all no what the Almighty has promised his best creation. May Allah (SWT) grant him Jannah-Ul-Firdous and give his family sabr and the strength to get through this test.
July 5, 2008 at 2:14 pm
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