What Is A Dad (Abe)?

A dad is someone who
wants to catch you before you fall
but instead picks you up,
brushes you off,
and lets you try again.

A dad is someone who
wants to keep you from making mistakes
but instead lets you find your own way,
even though his heart breaks in silence
when you get hurt.

A dad is someone who
holds you when you cry,
scolds you when you break the rules,
shines with pride when you succeed,
and has faith in you even when you fail...


My Dad is not perfect...

He is wonderful in that he has always been there to offer advice and support.

My favourite memory of Abe is of him doing my hair while my mum was away - imagine this. A little black girl, with very long hair and so many curls and there is this poor father who has never had to do this and he is attemping it with such single minded determination. I was only 9 years old and I will never forget it. My head hurt for days after ...

I am the oldest of 10 children. Abe loves us in such different ways and yet I have never felt that he loves one more than the other and as I have become an adult I have come to appreciate how much work and thought goes into maintaining this.

Abe has been my best supporter and the one who always asks the outcome of everthing that I have ever attempted.

No matter what I give and do for Abe and Hoyo I would not be able to repay one once of my dept to them. I just make dua for them all the time and try to show them that I appreciate them.

May Allah reward Abe for all his hard work and patience. May Allah keep them happy and healthy and may they remain with us for many years to come.

Ameen