Brother Waleed Shalaan: A Victim of the Virginia Tech Shooting
Bismillaah
You go about your daily things, just like any other day and then suddenly your life ends. It’s a reminder for us all that every day of our lives should be lived as if it were our last and that preparing ourselves, our families etc… for it is something we have to think about now. This brother who was shot and killed (may Allaah have mercy on his soul, aameen) at Virginia Tech is now gone and has left behind a family. Please, let us not hesitate to remind ourselves and those around us to prepare for the aakhirah by atleast decreasing in sin and to think realistically. Write down your will, leave your children under the custody of trusted Muslims if you and your spouse are both to pass. Just prepare for it. It’s not easy losing someone unexpectedly and knowing they didn’t think realistically because they kept putting things off. We’ve been through it with the past death and it just put so many things into perspective for us. May Allaah allow us to really take heed, aameen
You can donate towards the cause of helping this brother’s family here. Keep the brother and his family in your ad`iyah (and really do). Imagine if that was you and your family. Remember the etiquette of supplication and the times when it is most accepted. May Allaah grant him firdaws al `ala and may He bring his family and all of us closer to Allaah, aameen
To keep updated check out http://www.muslimmatters.org and may Allaah reward them, aameen
Zahra wrote,
Shukran sister, for the reminder about this brother. I am about to go pray my jumu’ah and inshaAllah I will remember him my duaa today and always. Jazakillah Khair. :cry:
Link | April 20th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Saf wrote,
Assalamu Alaykum,
Jazakallah for this post. Just would like t say that this blog is great. May Allah reward your efforts. Also, jazakallah for adding a link to my blog. Keep your comments coming in-there should be more posts up soon.
Wassalam
Link | April 20th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Umm Layth wrote,
wa `alaykum as-Salaamu wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh
wa Jazaakum Allaahu khairan for taking the time to read my thoughts, concerns and small requests.
Zahra: May Allaah accept it from you and all of us, aameen (L)
Saf: I’ll be looking forward to the updates, insha’Allaah. Been checking up regularly actually. May Allaah make you successful in your endeavor, aameen
Link | April 21st, 2007 at 12:43 am
amad wrote,
ASA
Can you pls consider posting this tid-bit in your blog entry… we want to get as many ppl to pay their tribute as possible so this can be a memorial that the family can treasure inshallah…waslam
Waleed Shaalan’s Tribute on MM to be Delivered to Family
Inshallah, we plan to print out all the tributes/comments posted for Br. Waleed and package them nicely to send to his family, as a small memorial.
Please continue post your comments/duas/thoughts on the tribute entry: Linked here or see below. The cut-off date will be April 30 (Monday) by 5PM, at which point we will print all comments out that have been posted (you can continue to comment past that, but it may not go into the print-out what is to be delivered to the family).
Link | April 24th, 2007 at 7:43 pm