Married to Eternity

 You must be resting

In a way I never imagined

You are resting deeply
Deep beneath the ground

It feels surreal, it feels too abrupt
It feels wrong
Because just moments before, you were glowing like you always do
I could never tell even as a young child, what was more attractive
Your radiant complexion or your kind expression?
Always graceful, so very feminine

They say the angels will question you in the grave
It's made to sound very scary
But, I think of it as the beautiful reunion of the Creator and creation
The Divine greets the divine soul
I remind myself your death is not a farewell
But your home coming to the only promised and certain abode .
A marriage to eternity

I've known you my whole life
As a niece, as a daughter,  as a woman, as a friend

I look back at old pictures and realize how many decades old the bond is between my parents and your family

From the era of black and white to digital pictures, I see pictures of the many vacations,  the many countries, the many dinners my parents and you shared 

Even in  black and white pictures of our families together, you add color with your inner and outer glow 

I pray that you are welcomed the way God welcomes His righteous people:

"O reassured soul, Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],

And enter among My [righteous]servants

And enter My Paradise"
(Al-Fajr, 89:27-30)

I'm sure you will.
You were such a beautiful reflection of the Divine
Your light will be missed

The beautiful silver candle holders you gifted as a wedding gift sit on my table

Doing what you did....adding light 
Even though you have met the Light itself, it feels too dark without you.

Hiba
31st July,2022
Tahira Khala