His name is Ersin, he is a Turkish Muslim teenager with a very rare condition. He is paralysed since childhood and cant move his body from the head down, and wheelchair bound. He can only move his head slightly and his hands, he cannot lift his arms.
I've known this brother since May last year and we've been speaking everyday thru MSN. As you can imagine, it is a real effort for this brother to type on a keyboard with his condition, yet he never complains - not even once have I heard him complain of his condition... And he's heard me complain about this that and the other - a lot. I feel ashamed.
This week, he was rushed to hospital in emergency because he was experiencing very bad breathing problems. He will now have to be on specialised breathing equipment and this saddens me to no end. If I'm to be honest, ever since he told me this news yesterday, I have been in bits and pieces. My tears won't stop when I think about him and even now as i write this, I am in bits again.
Brothers, sisters, if you know this brother like I do, you will know a PURE heart. One that is blessed with love for all of humanity. You cannot believe some of the moments I've had with this brother. Once he asked me "I can't pray, will I be punished?" brothers, sisters, this one question broke me - even though I know the anser is "no, you are exempt from punishment on this" his question, his desire to make salah, is what broke me...
...Once when I was in jamaat, in Wembley masjid, I saw a man in a wheelchair being wheeled in to the masjid for salah. The man was paralused also, and seeing his desire to worship Allah ensured that I was in tears thru the whole of that salaah - it was beautiful to see that this paralysed man, wanted to offer worship to Allah in the holy month of Ramadhan... I remember thinking all those years ago, that if i ever got the opportunity to meet someone like that again, I will befriend them.
Allah gave me that opportunity in May last year. When I got to know him, I had no idea of his condition till weeks later - when he confided in me. I have never met him in person, as we are in different countries.
18 year old Brother Ersin is amazingly intelligent and gifted with computers, and is like a beautiful personality that will make you wonder at the mercy of Allah in awe. We think we have problems, but match them up against his daily struggle and our problems seem superficial in comparison.
All I can tell you is that people born with his condition have a low life expectancy. And now, with the breathing difficulties, and the need for specialised breathing equipment - ... Well.
Please my dear brothers and sister. I have asked you for nothing before, and I promise I will ask you for nothing after this, all I am asking is that you remember Brother Ersin in your duas, and ask Allah to give him shifaat. And that Allah accepts him and forgives him any sin that he may have. Ask Allah to heal him. Allah has power over all things, nothing is impossible for HIM.
Wlykum Usalam, Yes i know Brother Ersin, He is dear to me like my real brother... hm...no words i am shocked to hear that....thats really hurt me and i have no words but dua's for my brother... i am going for Quran recitiation of Surah-e-Yaseen for him.... Please i request from each and every one to pray for my brother.... Asalam-0-Alekum
may Allah make him happy and healthy again Ameen i know how u feel my cousin isnt feeling well again n everyones at the hospital with her i would like everyone to remember her in your prayers too shes a thalassemia patient plus shes diabetic has heart probs...
May Allah forgiv all of the bros sins and hav mercy on him ameen
Allah made everyone different thats what makes them special,so no matter what ppl say just remember you're SPECIAL!! "You are with the one you love"
Nem0
I will keep you cousin in my duas alongside brother Ersin. May Allah accept our dua's.
We are an international community here on IslamicBaord... if we all unite in prayer - from around the world, can you imagine?
Surely, Allah is the Most Merciful, The Most Kind, The Oft Forgiving, The All Hearing and All Seeing, All Knowing, The One Who heals and the One Who We Rely Upon. Ameen.
I will pray for Ersin, he is suffering in the same way my mum suffered, and she was born in Smyrna, Turkey. I watched my mother suffer with multiple sclerosis for the last thirty years of her life. She could not move her arms or legs for about the last twenty years, and everything had to be done for her. She had to be fed, dressed, taken to the toilet, hoisted in and out of bed, washed, she had to suffer every kind of indignity and helplessness. Yet she seemed to experience a calmness and peace about her, despite all her suffering. I could never really understand her calmness.
I really could not understand how she seemed to just accept it, she rarely complained and often seemed more worried and concerned about our problems than her own. She had a faith in God and she sometimes used to say that she is ready to meet Jesus now. I never heard her blame God for her problems.
At one point she went into a coma and was taken to hospital, the doctors said she had hours to live so we called a priest. When the priest finished his prayers my mums gasping for air seemed to change, she seemed to relax and started to breathe more normally. What seemed like a fairly short time after, she came round and started to speak, she had no recollection of anything that happened in hospital for the last two days, or that the priest had said prayers over her.
She lived another ten years in her paralysed state, people might have said that it would have been kinder for her to have passed away in hospital. But somehow through my mums faith in God, I went from being agnostic to finding a greater faith myself.
God answers prayers in a way that help us to find eternal life, I don’t think God answers prayers in a way, that just makes our lives easier on this Earth. God will never place on us a burden that is too great for us to carry, but we do need to turn to God and pray for that strength, to get us through this day, and every day, always one day at a time. We must never give up hope in a loving and merciful God
I can only say that I will never meet a stronger person than my mum, and she was so kind and caring too. Faith is only faith when it is tested, sometimes it seems that God tests us in extreme ways. We all die, faith and trust in God helps us to look forwards to a greater good life after death.
O Allah Subhana wa'a ta'ala may you forgive brother Ersin's sins and may U grant him Jannah al-firdaws. Ameen
And Sis periwinkle, May Allah(SWT) heal your cousin soon, and may HE(SWT) forgives her sins as well and grant her Jannah al-firdaws. Ameen
Also i know Brother Ersin, he really never complains, and is a very strong bro and very smart. When you meet him, you surely will be affected by his Gold heart.
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I will not calm down until I will put one cheek of a tyrant on the ground and the other under my feet, and for the poor and weak, I will put my cheek on the ground. - Umar ibn khattab(Ra)
The brother is truely blessed since he recieved 10 replies within 35 mins, masha'Allaah..well including mine makes 11..
Jazakallaahu Khaayr for informing us akhi..
May Allaah SWT grant him ease and strength and sabarun jameel in this time, including his family and friends and grant him and his beloved ones beautiful happiness in the akhirah, Aameen.
"Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists).".."[Al Qur'aan 3:2]
I will pray for Ersin, he is suffering in the same way my mum suffered, and she was born in Smyrna, Turkey. I watched my mother suffer with multiple sclerosis for the last thirty years of her life. She could not move her arms or legs for about the last twenty years, and everything had to be done for her. She had to be fed, dressed, taken to the toilet, hoisted in and out of bed, washed, she had to suffer every kind of indignity and helplessness. Yet she seemed to experience a calmness and peace about her, despite all her suffering. I could never really understand her calmness.
I really could not understand how she seemed to just accept it, she rarely complained and often seemed more worried and concerned about our problems than her own. She had a faith in God and she sometimes used to say that she is ready to meet Jesus now. I never heard her blame God for her problems.
At one point she went into a coma and was taken to hospital, the doctors said she had hours to live so we called a priest. When the priest finished his prayers my mums gasping for air seemed to change, she seemed to relax and started to breathe more normally. What seemed like a fairly short time after, she came round and started to speak, she had no recollection of anything that happened in hospital for the last two days, or that the priest had said prayers over her.
She lived another ten years in her paralysed state, people might have said that it would have been kinder for her to have passed away in hospital. But somehow through my mums faith in God, I went from being agnostic to finding a greater faith myself.
God answers prayers in a way that help us to find eternal life, I don’t think God answers prayers in a way, that just makes our lives easier on this Earth. God will never place on us a burden that is too great for us to carry, but we do need to turn to God and pray for that strength, to get us through this day, and every day, always one day at a time. We must never give up hope in a loving and merciful God
I can only say that I will never meet a stronger person than my mum, and she was so kind and caring too. Faith is only faith when it is tested, sometimes it seems that God tests us in extreme ways. We all die, faith and trust in God helps us to look forwards to a greater good life after death.
Every blessing
Eric
Assalaam Alaikum bro Eric.
First of all I want to say thank you for sharing this story with us. It touched me deeply and I pray that Allah forgives your mother all her sins and amplifies her good deeds so she attains heaven, ameen.
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Thank you for keeping brother Ersin in your prayers, I really appreciate it.
Also, thank you to everyone who will keep brother Ersin and the sister mentioned above in their prayers. Please do not forget, tie a knot in your shoelaces, mark your hand with a sharpie pen, set a reminder on your phones, please... do not forget.
This saddens me. May Allah give him shifaat and forgivness. May Allah makes the situation easier for him and for you brother. Muslims like Ersin inspires me, we take everything for granted.
Ameen to All Duas.He was and is in my prayers each time i pray.When it comes to Lion Hearted Ersin,you don't know with whom you are dealing with.He is a living walking giant heart.His humbleness keeps you down to earth everytime.Unfortunately,he is facing sever problems but Allah (swt) don't burden anyone more than he can't bear.The brother did have the guts and the heart and I have a strong believe on Allah that he will come out with every difficulty like a lion.btw,His problem reminds me of Prophet Ayub (A.S) and his patience,May Allah gave him strength,patience and courage and ease his suffering,Ameen
Also I pray brother's Eric and Periwinkle's Cousin will get the reward in this world and hereafter for their sufferings
Thats truly painful.May Allah SWT bless him with health and speedy recovery and he will be able to enjoy thousands of happy moments in his life.Ameen Ya Rabb.
I add him to my list.Will definitely keep him in my doaa inshallah.If we all care to do charity/Sadaqa in his name,it will ease his pain Inshallah soon.
Brother Ersin has often been in my thoughts, ever since I discovered the immense trial that he has been silently facing - each and every day of his life.
Truly, the challenge of loss of ones health, in whatever form, is one of the severist trials that a person can be put through.
So, for those who have been blessed with a strong, healthy, disease-free body - treasure this amaanat from Allah (subhanawatála).
You only really know what you have, when it is taken away from you.
And those who have been/ are tried in this manner, as is our young brother Ersin - Allah Taa'la has saved soo much more for you, that if we only knew, we would all wish that we had been tried harder in this dunya.
No ones pain, tears and hardships are ever in vain - when we use it as a means of drawing nearer to Allah (subhanawataála), and when we face it with patient perserverance.
Brother Ersin is an inspiration for us all in this regard, Alhamdulillah.
The Prophet said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that." (Bukhari: Book 7, Volume 70, Hadith 545 )
Remember, if Allah loves a person - He tests him.
How much was the greatest of creation - Muhammed (sallalahu alaihi wasalam) tried and tested? What incredible tribulations He faced!
And so too, how beloved is brother Ersin in the sight of our merciful Creator?
May Allah make this difficult road that he is his travelling easy for both him and his family.
May He make this test a means of purification, and raise him rank upon rank.
Ameen.
You are in my duaas my dear Akhi, as well as all my brothers and sisters, insha Allah.
Brother Ersin is in my prayers from now on Insha'Allah.
May Allah grant him with more patience, strength and Iman, and may He grant him recovery ASAP.
Amin.
Please give our dear brother Ersin the good news that he can still pray even in this condition insha Allah. Allah has granted us ease in salah if we are ill or weak. But it is still an obligatory act of worship. Briefly detailing below...
The prayer of a sick person:
'Imran ibn Husain (r.a.) said, "I was suffering from hemorrhoids (piles), so I asked the Messenger of Allah (saaws) and he said: Pray standing; if you are not able, then sitting down; if you are not able to do so, then pray lying down. [Bukhari, Abu Dawood and Ahmad]
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Standing during prayer is an obligatory pillar which cannot be omitted. It is not permissible for anyone to pray sitting unless he is unable to stand, or standing is very difficult for him, or he is sick and there is the fear that his sickness may become worse if he prays standing up.
That also includes a paralyzed person who is unable to stand at all, and an elderly person for whom it is difficult to stand, and a sick person who will be harmed by standing because it will either make his sickness worse or delay his recovery.
The basic principle concerning that is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (1050) from ‘Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: I had haemorrhoids, and I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about praying. He said: “Pray standing; if you cannot, then sitting; and if you cannot, then lying on your side.”
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If standing will make a sick person’s sickness worse, then he should pray sitting. The scholars are unanimously agreed that a person who cannot stand may pray sitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to ‘Imraan ibn Husayn: “Pray standing; if you cannot, then sitting; and if you cannot, then lying on your side.”
SubhanAllah, just goes to show, we are blessed with hearing, sight, ability to move, health, more or less everything and yet we still find something to complain about. May Allah swt forgive us for our short comings, ameen.
May Allah swt bless you for your efforts akhi Scimitar, and may He grant shifa to brother Ersin. Ameen.
Side note: If you manage to speak to him anytime soon, give him the news that Allah swt loves Him, and tell him to have sabr, for that is the key to paradise.
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my cousin isnt feeling well again n everyones at the hospital with her i would like everyone to remember her in your prayers too shes a thalassemia patient plus shes diabetic has heart probs...
May Allah give him shifaat and forgivness. May Allah makes the situation easier for him and for you brother. Muslims like Ersin inspires me, we take everything for granted.
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