11 Syawal 1430 H
Lecture theatre, UiTM Puncak Alam
Salaam readers. I would like to wish the Muslim readers “Eid Mubarak, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and كل عام و أنتم بخير
This year for the first time I celebrated Eid without my eldest sis cause she celebrated with her in-laws and the first time not to celebrate Eid in my hometown.
We visited the relatives around KL as well as our Palestinian friend whose husband is studying in MMU Cyberjaya. She , Ranaa has 2 lovely children named Sujjud (the girl) and Ossama (the boy). She even introduced us to a new friends of hers who came from Iraq named Fatin.
Oh by the way, I asked her about the Palestinian boy who got shot in Palestine recently. I mean well yeah lots of Palestinian are being shot anyway by the Israeli Force, but this boy was well known in Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA) or in other name International Islamic University (IIUM). She gave me a piece of paper which looked like a flyer with his picture printed on it and at the back is written a brief story about this shaheed and how he got killed.
For this entry, I’m going to write down whatever written on the flyer (and yeah I bring it everywhere with me in my new purse )
The Martyr, Obaidah Al-qudsi
Obaidah Al-qudsi, a Palestinian artisti, known among his friends for his ebautiful voice and lovely character. Few days ago, Obaidah passed away in an Israeli hospital after being held as an injured prisoner. On 26th August, Obaidah was heading to the Abraham Mosque in the Old City of Hebron. While walking to the mosque, Israeli soldiers shot him 4 explosive bullets; 2 in the abdomen and 2 in his legs.
Obaidah, the peaceful soul was murdered in the street with cold blood. Ambulance were banned from attending to his bleeding body for 30 minutes. Seeing him bleeding didn’t satisfy their evil lust for blood, hence they beat his body mercilessly. After a while, he was arrested and sent to an Israeli hospital in occupied Jerusalem. Even since Obaidah was under their occupancy, he was in a comma. Obaidah spent about 3 weeks in the Israeli hospital and his family was not allowed to visit him till the last day of his life.
On the morning of the 13th September, Obaidah’s soul departed to its creator seeking his ultimate justice. Hasbunallahu wa ne’mal wakeel.
Obaidah will always be remembered among his family and friends for his sweet voice and lovely smile. His poetry and nasheed will always be celebrated by Palestinians, Muslims and all free people of the world as true words of wisdom and honor.
Synopsis about the martyr
Obaidah Maher Abdul Mu’ti Alqudsi Dwaik.
Born in 1984 in Hebron city, Palestine to a respected family. His father is a well-known ustaz and a businessman.
Obaidah started his education as early as 5 years old in the kindergarten of the Islamic Youth Society. He later joined the Al-Shar’iyah School of the Islamic Charitable Organization. He completed his school education in 2002 with an excellent score of 84%.
He later joined the IIUM where he earned a bachelor degree in Communications and Journalism. During his presence at IIUM, he was one of the active students in co-curricular activities and was always a forerunner in working for any Ummatic issue. Obaidah was elected into the main board of Al-Aqsa friends’ Society in 2003 to server for one year as one of its most active members. From the year 2004 to 2007 he led the famous Al-Aqsa Nasheed Group in IIUM.
In 2008 he returned to his hometown in Palestine to live with his family and run his father’s business. He got engaged few months later and arranged for his wedding to be held right after Eid alfitri. Unfortunately, the criminal Zionist soldiers didn’t let his family celebrate this eid happily nor let Obaidah’s fiancee enjoy her future with him.
