Losing the best of us - Fairus
- Entry for July 25, 2007
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Dr Fairus Hisham Zainuddin, 29.. was among my best friends for over 10 years..
he probably
represented the best of us.. and among all my friends i made in the
past years, i have nothing negative to say about him.. the video from
the 2004 year-book at http://iium2000.multiply.com/video/item/28he was kind and sweet -mind that i usually never use these words to describe a man-, pias and caring for his friends..
i was sitting at the AIDOC [link] alumni’s first meeting.. and i did not notice him sitting next to me during the board members’ election 2 weeks ago..
- i’d like to nominate Dr Hani for the position of an Auditor..
- FRAG!! why you HATE me so much, Fairus!!
- because we love you!!
- FRAGGING!! FRAG FRAG FRAG!!!
that was the
last words, i have exchanged with him.. even during the dinner
ceremony, i did not bother to say farewell to most of my friends
knowing very well that i will see them soon.. and the last memory of
him was him talking to our lecturers at the iium and introducing his wife Maslina to them.. she is due for delivery on July 29 and planned to deliver at sungai buloh hospital..then this sms came to me..
"al-fatihah to our brother dr fairus. he passed away around 4am 25/7/07 at the east-coast highway LPT,
heading Kuantan from KL.. his car skidded away.. his younger bro and
mother is mildly injured and his wife wasn’t on that car.. maslina
still in felda keratong -Kuantan-".. around 9am, i
talked to a friend of mine after i’ve spread the news to everyone i
knew.. i was in the denial stage but it hit me at that moment.. when
that he cried over the phone.. and tears started to accumulate in my
eyes for all the years of sharing food, salt and everything that
BROTHERS could spare..i cannot find
more words to describe the pain in our heart, and i don’t want to stop
talking about him.. so i copy from the emails i recieved.."Innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon. Allaahumma ajurnaa fi
museebatinaa wakhluf lanaa khayran minhaa (To Allâh we belong and unto
Him is our return. O Allâh, recompense us for our affliction and
replace it for us with something better)
O Allâh, forgive Fairuz Hisham, have mercy on him, make his grave wide
and fill it with light. Raise his status among the guided and above
many of Your creation on the Day of Judgement. Forgive us and him, O
Lord of the Worlds. Admit him to a place of honour on the Day of
Resurrection. O Allâh, compensate the Muslims with good, for You are
the All-Hearing Who answers prayers and You are Ever Near."
ameen..
he is a good
example of "you really do not appreciate something or someone, until
they’re gone".. he’ll be greatly missed and always remembered..the emails i have recieved, that one probably stood-out was by Dr Najib when he said "he
was my roommate..i know him very well..and what i can tell u that he is
really a nice guy..to me he like a candidate of the god’s heaven…i
believe god’s really love him so much..."..he is truely represented the best of us.. and what hurts me the most is that i never knew that sooner..
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُہَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَٮِٕنَّةُ (٢٧) ٱرۡجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً۬ مَّرۡضِيَّةً۬ (٢٨) فَٱدۡخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى (٢٩) وَٱدۡخُلِى جَنَّتِى (٣٠)But ah! thou soul at peace! (27) Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure! (28) Enter thou among My bondmen (29) Enter thou My Garden! (30) Al-Fajr
May peace be will upon his soul.. insyaAllah.. Ameen
