Departure

  ~ Mom's Journal ~

Dearest Nora,

Words are insufficient to describe the sadness and grief of the tragedy that happened at Pantai Batu Buruk, Terengganu. On that fateful morning, when you called me, I could sense by the tone of your voice that something was amiss. You greeted me with the usual “Assalamualaikum, mak,” and proceeded to ask our whereabouts. And then you said “Mak, Ajoi hilang.” I was speechless, I didn’t know what happened but I knew you all went for a holiday and stayed at a resort near the beach. You informed me of what happened and about the Search and Rescue mission. My immediate thought was to be with you and the children.

When we arrived in the evening, we could see the Search and Rescue team at the beach. The first difficult decision was, when is the right time to break the news to the children and how do we prepare them for such a sad, painful and tragic news.

It was obvious, there was no “right time”. As Ain and Sofea sat on the left and right of you, and as you held them closely, you said, “Daddy met with an accident,” and with that life-changing news, tears just flow on Ain and Sofea’s cheeks. We wept with them. At that moment, there were no words that could console or ease their pain and heartbreak of losing daddy. They are going to miss their daddy more than words can express. You hugged them tightly and closely, and the tears kept falling..

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun.

Al-Fatihah,

Zulkarnain bin Mohamed Zubir

Lahir: 25 May 1980

Kembali ke Rahmatullah pada: 19 February 2024

Doa untuk arwah:

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiun. Semoga Allah ampunkan segala dosa arwah, menerima segala amalan beliau dan mengangkat darjatnya di sisi Allah. Semoga pemergian beliau menjadi kerehatan sebenar dari urusan dunia, dilindungi dari seksa kubur dan semoga roh arwah ditempatkan dikalangan para solihin. Aamiin.