Last moments of Shaheed Mawlana Nizami!

লিখেছেন লিখেছেন নয়ন খান ১৯ মে, ২০১৬, ০৩:৫৩:১০ রাত

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Shaheed Mawlana Matiur Rahman Nizami, the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamate Islami, was executed by the oppressive ultra-secularist regime of Bangladesh on 10th May 2016. This is an account of his last meeting with his family members just before his shahadah. The meeting took place at Dhaka Central Jail on 10th May 2016 at about 8 pm. This is written by Dr. Naeem Khaled, the third son of Shaheed Nizami. Shortly after this meeting, Mawlana Nizami was executed. ]

Just before the Maghrib prayer [on 10th May 2016], the Jail Authority called Mithu (His Personal Assistant) to go to the jail to visit him. They refused to specifically mention if it was the last meeting before hanging. Amidst the uncertainty in the mind, we set out for central jail in three cars.

26 family members entered into the central jail after passing through the crowds of journalists and security screening procedure. There we received the letter, issued by jail authority and then it was clear to us that, it was going to be farewell meeting with my father. After the formalities and security checking, we were taken to the condemned cell where my father stayed. The name of the block was "Rajanigandha" and my father was in the last room (room number 8) of the block. The room was only 8 feet by 8 feet in dimension without any window. The only opening was iron- grilled door in one side with a little half lit front yard.

Upon entering the cell, we saw our father praying on a green prayer mat facing towards the qibla and opposite to us. He was reciting dua in arabic with clarity and mildness. His voice was neither too loud nor too muffled. There was little pause in between sentences as per his usual manner as we have been seeing since our childhood. A little brown kitten was sitting beside him quietly as if the kitten was also praying to Allah along with him. Muadh (His 3 years old Grandson) climbed up the stairs and said, "Grandpa, we are here. Open the door". My dad finished his prayer calmly and stood up. Looking at us, he came near to the door and said, "You all came? Is it then the farewell meeting?"

My sister emotionally replied, "It may not be the last meeting if Allah wills otherwise". The overall environment suddenly immersed into deep emotion and my dad himself was consoling everyone and told everyone to be patient and steadfast! He shook hands with everyone from the other side of the iron grill. He was wearing white Kurta and lungi at that time. His dresses were wet as He was sweating due to hot and humid weather in a windowless room, but his face was bright and calm. There was no sign of anguish or anxiety in the complexion. Who would even say that, soon he is going to be unjustly executed by the oppressive regime!!

It was difficult to see each other properly from opposite sides of the grill. Jail authority responded to our request and opened the gate. My dad came out of the room and sat in a white plastic chair in the front yard. At first, He asked about the well-being of everyone in his usual manner. Just after that, he made his position clear about mercy petition saying, "Jail super asked me if I would apply for mercy petition after reciting the verdict of dismissal of review petition. I replied that I did not commit any crime and there is no question of mercy petition to the president as seeking mercy implicitly means the confession of the crime. Moreover, The Owner of the life and death is Only Allah and I don't want to lose my Imaan (faith) by seeking clemency to any human being. Today, at the afternoon (10th May, 2015) DIG prison came to me and asked me to give a written statement regarding clemency from president. I clearly wrote that I would not seek any mercy or clemency."

At that time, the atmosphere became quite emotional. My dad was advising to stay strong and have patience. I haven’t seen tears in my father's eyes. On the other hand, he doesn't look blunt or emotionless. Rather it seems that a tranquil soul is waiting eagerly to meet his Glorified Lord.

All the family members except my mom came out for a while so that my father can talk to her alone in private. My mother was trying to give him courage and was stating the high status of martyrs in the sight of Allah. She also added, "We will testify to Allah that you were an honest and pious man. You didn't commit any crime. " Dad replied “From now you are like both father and mother to our kids. They will find me in you. And you will find me in them.”

After that, we all entered in that front yard again. My father gave us naseehah (advice). He said, "All of you (siblings) will always live together harmoniously, follow the path of Allah and His Prophet (Sm and take care of your mother. You will find me in your mother. And also make sure that your mom finds me in you. Describe about me to the people as you saw me. Don't exaggerate and don't say anything that I haven’t done or tell. Now I am 75 years old. Most of my colleagues and co-workers did not get such a long life and you got your father alive for a long time. Life and death is destined by Allah. If Allah wills me to die tonight, then I would have died even if I had stayed at home. Always be optimistic about Allah's mercy and also be thankful to Allah."

We took our children to him and reminded him that three of his grandsons were named after him and also sought his du'a (prayer) so that they can be like him. My dad replied, " I am praying for them so that they become greater than me, like the companions of prophet (sm."

He then narrated us a story. Once a great A'lem (scholar) asked his son, "What is your aim in life?" He said, "I want to be a great scholar like you". Listening to it, the scholar started crying. When he was asked about the reason for crying, he said, " I wanted to be like Hazrat Ali (RA and you can see the difference between me and Hazrat Ali (RA. If you want to be like me, and then think, how far you can go."

He added "Momen (His second son) is greater scholar than me, I use to take reference from him very often on different issues."

We said, "We could not do anything for you". He replied, "You can only try your best but the ultimate decider is only ALLAH alone. Many of my younger friends and co-workers have died already. Allah could have destined death for me much earlier. Without attending any battle, if Allah gifts the martyrdom that will be a huge blessings for me."

Then dad told us to convey his salam and thanks to all leaders and workers of islamic movement across the world and also sought everyone's du'a (prayer) so that his martyrdom is accepted by Allah (SWT).

My mother said, "Allah has honored you in this world, and insha Allah (if Allah wills) will honor you in the hereafter as well". My dad then responded saying, "I was a very ordinary man from village. By mercy of Allah the whole world and Great scholars across the world express their du'a, anxiety and concern for me. Sheikh Hasina did not attend OIC's conference, as there was possibility of having discussion regarding me. All those are huge mercy and blessings from Allah (SWT)."

We requested our father to intercede for us in the court of Allah so that we can re-unite in the jannah (paradise) again. He said, “If you do good deeds worthy of Jannah then InshaAllah you will enter the Jannah.”

Then our father started a dua on our request. This dua lasted for about an hour. First he praised Allah and sent blessing on the Prophet PBUH, then he recited the Prophetic duas for about 20 minutes. He used to recite these masnoon duas regularly in his life.

Then he prayed, “O Allah, I am your humble sinful servant. Please accept from me whatever service I have given to your deen by your grace. Please give me the opportunity to stay on the path of Islam and Imaan until the last breath of my life, and bless me with a death of martyrdom. O Allah, please make me and my offspring’s among those who establish the Prayer; and forgive me, my parents, and all believers on the Day of Judgment!”

“O Allah, bless us with the complete Imaan. Give us the opportunity to depend truly only on you. Make our tongues remember you at all times. We beg you for hearts that are fearful of you, for knowledge that is beneficial, for rizq that is Halal and abundant, for sound intellect and correct understanding of the Deen. O Allah, give us the opportunity for Tawbah (seek your forgiveness) before our deaths, make our deaths easy, forgive us after death, and save us from the Hellfire.”

“O Allah, protect us from Haram things through Halal things from you, protect us from disobeying you by enabling us to obey you, and do not make us reliant on anyone else except on you. O Allah, give us hidayah (guidance) through Your Noor. All our sins are clear in front of you. We seek only your forgiveness, and we return to you only. Ya al-Hannan, Ya al-Mannan!”

O Allah, please accept this country for Your Deen. Give peace to this country. Protect this country from killings, chaos and colonisation by others.”

Then our Abbu prayed for the wellbeing of the nation and people of this country. My daughter witnessed tears in the eyes of the prison-guards during the dua.

After the dua, dad asked my brother Momen for his opinion about what should he wear on his way to the gallows- whether to wear the traditional Lungi, or a more formal Pajamah-Kurta. Momen replied that he should wear Pajamah-Kurta.

Being a Physician, I have witnessed many deaths in my professional life. I have witnessed many people on their deathbeds with so much fear and worry in their minds about death. I have witnessed the shadow of looming deaths in their eyes, or strong desires to live for a bit longer. This is the first time I witnessed a fearless guest of Jannah, eagerly getting ready to meet his Lord. He had the opportunity to get few more days by going through the clemency process. But we all know that Allah predetermines the time of death. This day, I witnessed how one can embrace death so peacefully and calmly, with such strong faith in Allah.

Those who interacted with my father know how soft and gentle he was. He used to ask about the well being of everyone, near and far. If anyone fell in any bad situation, he became so worried and asks again and again about the situation of that person. This expresses his deep affection and love for everyone. He was aware of his own nature, earlier in our family gathering, he used to express his anxiety about being strong till the end. But his steadfastness and calmness was astonishing to me in the last meeting considering his softhearted nature.

Then my dad asked," who will go for funeral prayer in Sathia (his own village)?" I replied, "Me and Momen will go there." In his usual manner, he advised to travel safely and also urged us to keep his PA Mithu along with us. He forbade my mom to go to Sathia tonight. He asked Momen to lead the Janazah prayer, and advised him to wear a Kurta instead of shirt.

His last naseehah (advise)-

He suggested everyone to follow the guidance of Quran and hadeeth and to stick to the path of Allah and his prophet (sm. He told us to keep patience and be thankful to Allah at any situation. I cannot remember specifically if he has said anything regarding Salat (prayer) but in his all other earlier meetings with us, he used to encourage about Salat (prayer) specially.

Then he said, "You will get my final instructions (wasiot) in my written books. Specially advised us to read the two books, written in jail- 'Prophet (sm in the light of Quran and Sunnah', 'Adab- e-Jindegi' and previously written book- 'Life of a believer in the light of Quran'.

He then told my eldest sister Mohsina , "my daughter, I am mostly concerned about you, you are my eldest child, my dearest mummy, you called me Abbu ( dad) for the very first time in my life,

you have to be patient.” Then he turned to mom and said, “I am leaving my six kids to you. You will find me in them. Now you can bid me farewell. Let me watch your departing steps.”

We all shook hands with him and bid farewell for the final time to our beloved heavenly father. The small kitten followed us too. All the way, the bright luminous face of dad remains in my vision. "Some birds are not meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright."

After getting out of the prison we started our journey toward our village Shathia. We have just said goodbye to our living father, and now already going to arrange his funeral! All the way I was remembering the saying of the beloved Prophet Muhammad PBUH-

"If one of you is afflicted with a calamity, then let him remember his calamity by me (his death); for indeed, it is the greatest of calamities." [Ibn Majah]

This ummah passed through the loss of the Prophet PBUH himself! InshaAllah, this ummah will pass through all losses and calamities with patience and steadfastness.

ن ير فاك لا وق لا ى ع ا نرص ناو ان ماد قا تب ثو ارب ص ان ي ع غر فا ان بر

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