Soheir\u2019s tears gathered in her eyes and one by one dropped on her lap. Hala stood up, and said\u2019 \u201cThis is too stressing for me, I am going to bed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTake me with you, sister.\u201d I said and followed her down the hallway to the bedroom,<\/p>\n
Hahla decided to perform a prayer, before joining me in bed, for Khalid\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel sad for Khalid\u2019s mother. May God give her patience to get through this tragedy; Khalid is a martyr (Shaheed). He is lucky. It is the will of God Almighty\u201d She said and sat on the red velvet chair next to her bed to perform the prayer for the dead. Hala used the chair when she could no longer stand and prostrate during her prayers.<\/p>\n
I envied my sister for her wisdom, and peaceful resignation to God\u2019s will. I wanted to believe that the murder is the will of God, but I am not blessed with Hala\u2019s angelic acceptance of such cruelty. <\/p>\n
When she finished praying, I asked, \u201cWhy did Khalid\u2019s life had to end this way? If God wanted him, he could have taken his soul peacefully?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t ask such questions, Laila, and learn to accept the will of God. You will be much happier.\u201d She answered smiling. She knew this was a subject that got me in many heated argument with her son Shawki during my previous visits to Alexandria.<\/p>\n
Shawki believed we should never argue about the rules of Islam and I insisted that we have to interpret the rules logically and not put the responsibility of our action on God\u2019s will. Neither of us ever won the debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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