Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun. (We are from God and we return to God.)
I did not have the privilege of knowing Shaira, but I do know her mother. May God give them all peace during this difficult time.
Ustad Omid, as always, finds power in the pen, when there is pain in the heart.
Omid Safi – What Would Muhammad Do? | First words since…..burying a 16-year old angel.
So I sit here today, with the first words I have written since. First words since trusting this child of God to God’s earth, and hoping and praying to see this sweet child again, luminous and risen, enfolded and embraced by God’s own presence.
The parents of this beautiful child are people of faith. They are the pillars of their faith community, and an inspiration to all who know them. These are the very best of people, and here is the worst of fates happening to the best of people. And I have no answers, no ultimate explanations.
And yet, and yet, maybe it’s too much to ask for religion to give us the “why” answer.