Omar Suleiman

This is again, before social media, before the heavy exposure that we have to people in conflict zones.

She had to engage every single human being in her life in a deep and profound way because she had a profound connection to God.

And she believed that that was her calling.

and none of her challenges made her bitter.

In fact, they only made her more connected to God, and they only made her a better person until the last breath that she took.

Do you miss her?

Yeah.

I mean, yes, absolutely.

But I feel like everything I do is an extension of her.

So you try to carry what she stood for.

As part of yourself.

The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said that when a person passes away, there are only three things that continue to benefit them, that continue to extend them.

A continuous charity or a piece of knowledge that continues to benefit people or a righteous child that prays for them.

And I want to be that child that prays for her, but also does charity in her name extends her charity, extends what she taught me by being the person that she was.

uh, to everyone around me.

And there's some times where I don't feel like getting out of bed sometimes where I don't feel like doing for myself, but I actually feel like doing for her.

So everything in my life that I try to do, I try to make it an extension of her.

And, um,

that's been my calling.

And, you know, I believe I'll meet her again.