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12 Jan, 2006 
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My deep condolences to His Royal Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, on the sudden demise of his 6th son, Shaikh Faisal, this afternoon due to a fatal car accident. Shaikh Faisal was just 14 years old.
May his soul rest in peace, and may Allah grant his family and friends patience and comfort.
إنا لله و إنا له راجعون
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Re: Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Oscar, yes, there are transgressions which are unforgivable. Yes, some people within the clan should be brought back inline. Yes, there have been some changes in the last few years. A lot of those changes are to the better, some not. The end result is that you have to realise that they are human beings too and some, maybe a minority within the family, do abuse their powers and some do get up to mischief just as you have witnessed. But it’s hardly fair to broadstroke the whole family from the transgressions of an individual or even a small group.
I’m sorry that your experience in Bahrain did not leave you with more good memories.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
In my opinion the death of any human being should be mourned. This was an aspiring young boy who was taken away too young from the world but to be in a better place.
I do believe politics should not be involved as a young life has already been lost. We should not judge other people, we should work together to make this world a better place to live in. While i am sure most of us out there are mourning the death of this young boy, we should take his death as a wake up call, stop judging and start acting, instead of pointing fingers, try doing something good and useful in remembrance of this boy.
Remember that while you all are here arguing together about the royals of this beloved country, there are parents out there grieving. So put your judgments to one side and be better people!
To Mahmood
Salaam Aleikum. Brother why do you insult me? I never claimed to be a Bahraini, nor am I a coward. I live in the U.S. and my name is Mohammed. I was simply laying all politics aside to lend his family support. I believe you have misunderstood me. I never intended for this to be a political issue at all, read what I said “ALL POLITICS ASIDE”. Sorry if I have offended you in anyway, not my intention.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Abeer’s car is a Audi TT coupe, the car involved in the accident was a Audi A8 sedan. The rumour you are talking about is baseless.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Fist of all, please dont take my message personally, it wasnt out to you specifically, it was directed to everyone who spends their time arguing whether he deserved it or not, no child of that age deserves to die, no matter how spoilt they are! Second of all, i’m not against politics, again i’m against arguing whether a person deserves to die or how they die etc. We should work together to help build a stronger world, a world where judging isnt like lions catching and eating there prey, we’re not in this world to fight, we want to live in peace, now how is that going to happen if we sit here judging the manner of a little boys death, a little boy, who happens to be from the ruling family.
Ps, its sister
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Aslaamu Aleikum. I am for the overthrow of the royal families that dominate us unIslamically, however Faisal was a Muslim which makes him a brother. My condolences to his entire family including brother Hamad and our sister that bore him. They need our support to get through this time of grievance. May Allah Accept him in Jinnah. [b]ALL POLITICS ASIDE!!!! [/b]No matter if he is a prince or pauper he is a Muslim and that is all that counts, the Muslim Ummah lost a family member. I grieve for the passing of every Muslim.
Thank you and Salaam Aleikum
I totally agree with you. Sorry if I did take the message personally. Indeed little brother Faisal did not deserve to die, there should be no arguements about it. I agree we should build a better world of understanding even though we all may not agree politically and religiously. I look foward to continue reading your blogs.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Can anyone post the pictures of the remains of the Audi after the accident took place onto this forum?
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
allah yer7ame..
he was in grade 8 in ikns..
he was born in 1992..
he [u][b]wasnt[/b][/u] 15.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Being a muslim has nothing to do with it.
The Khalifa family does not have to abide by *any* rules, especially traffic ones. They have always been able to drive with the pedal to the floor and get nothing but salutes from the traffic police.
It’s been many years since I’ve been to Bahrain, but there was a prince (hell, there’s hundreds of them) in particular that drove around with a shotgun in the rear window of his truck. He parked it on the sidewalk of the Seef mall. Once, an unknowing Seef security guard told him to move his truck and he pulled out the shotgun and stuck it in his face.
Wasn’t in the news, it never made a court case either. Where was I? Across the street in Chili’s.
Obviously, Khalifa = priviledge. Everyone knows that they get away with murder (literally) and that will not change any time soon. I’m sorry, but I cannot feel sadness for the family since none of them have ever endured hard labor and have not gone a single day with hunger.
I grieve for their victims– not for silver-spoon sucking brats that aren’t content with video game race cars. I am just grateful that this idiot took himself out and didn’t bring an innocent family with him.
Oscar Mayer, England
An eye witness to the accident on January 12
An eye witness to the accident on January 12 recounted what took place. A Capital Transport bus was on Zallaq Highway, ready to turn left onto another road. The bus was carrying passengers to Bahrain International Circuit for a motor-race event there.
Suddenly, the bystander saw a yellow Audi come speeding towards the bus. Possibly the bus had its turn signal flashing for a left turn. The driver of the speeding Audi may have seen the turn signal and decided, rather than pass on the left to go around the bus on the right, hitting the right end of the bus and causing the car to upturn and crash into a wall.
The eye witness went to the car and saw that the driver, Shaikh Faisal, was at the wheel, a person he recognised but, bleeding from the head, had died instantly. Going to the passenger side, a dazed man’s eyes looked upwards three times before he passed away, too, though some say the passenger is a coma in a hospital.
According to students at Ibn al Khaldoon School, where Faisal was expelled last year after he insisted on bring a stun gun to school, the boy had been driving “for years.” How can someone 13-15 years old get a licence or, perhaps without one, still drive? Who would issue a licence to an underage driver?
The law should be applied to everyone, royal or not. And as we have seen with this utterly tragic death, even royals are mortal. Moreover, is there no parental supervision, discipline or responsibility?
What kind of mum and dad would knowingly let their adolescent son drive? Something’s amiss here. If Dad is running the country, the mums should get together to lay down the law to the tribe of eight sons and four daughters so that the father and wives become exemplary parents, and the kids would be role models for other youth.
Re: Arse about face
If you start your little “condolence” message with:
How would you expect me or anyone else to take it? if this is your way of showing respect to the dead, I can just about guess your methods or respect for the living, Mohammed X.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
I love you Faisal…
You were one of my best friends at school, i’ll never forget you
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Yes he should not have been driving as he was underage. But it is too late. He did and now he is gone.The point is a young life has been lost and we have to give our deepest condolences to his mother and father and the rest of his family. May Allah rest his soul in eternal peace.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
My deep condolences to His Royal Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, on the sudden demise of his 6th son, Shaikh Faisal.
May his soul rest in peace, and may Allah grant his family and friends patience and comfort.
إنا لله و إنا له راجعون
MIAN.FARAZ.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
I love u faisal……..n will alwayz respect u 4 the humble,polite,helpful and fun person u were
i miss you a lot ………i feel a big vaccum in life…but good memories of you are all that can fill it!
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Anonymous on January 16, 2006 05:16 PM says Faisal was expelled from Ibn al Khaldoon School ar after he insisted on bringing a gun to school.
If a school can expel a royal can’t the police pull up the royal for under-age / rash driving?
If the parents knew about their son driving and did nothing about it, thats very irresponsible of them.
Not only did the boy fritter away his life, he put other lives in danger. Unforgivable.
Re: An eye witness to the accident on January 12
I forgot to sign my post.
— [b][color=blue]Abdulla Saeed[/color][/b]
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
Actually he was driving the car but after accident police is saying that his bodygaurd was driver of the car not him. this is typical game of rich and famous, and now they r saying that the bus driver was taking a wrong cut thats why the speedy audi v8 collided with him first then the traffic sinals
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
let the poor kid be. let his parents be. and lets all move on.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
May he rest in peace, and my deepest condolences. Yes this is a terrible loss for the Royal family and may god help his family and friends with their mournings.
Such a young soul, so much potential and as others posted i’m sure he’s a great person..
There are a few ways in looking at this accident. 1st Bahrain in general needs tighter control over its drivers and this is one life lost within many that lose it just because of wreckless driving.
2nd is it a lack of control ? Or just kids will be kids?
3rd We want to know the facts.. why has the story changed slightly ?
Its very hard looking at it in any point of view …
.. again my deepest sympathies and may god rest his soul in peace. Allah yir7ama..
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
((Interesing Fact))Even IF he was driving, 15 is not a young age.. the starting age of driving is 16 here in canada, i owned a car when I was 16… and also heared about it being 15 in some parts of the U.S like Texas..
Re(1): Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
It was Shaik faisals folt for driving his brothers car,he shoudnt have been driving in the car & the driver let him take the car keys anyway, LET HIS SOUL REAST IN PEACE AND BE PRAYED BY.wRITTEN BY: FAWAZ ALBALOOSHI & TARIQ ALJALLAF.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
[color=red]god bless him he is acute boy , and a handsome kind helpfull magnifisent enormous who died in acrash accieden whish him any you step or talk or drive . allah yerhamek……..:([color=red][/color][/color][size=24][/size]
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
god bless you sheik faisal from biljeek family sender hussain ali abbas biljeek and salman dawood biljeek and hassan biljeek hamed biljeek
whis you luck
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
god bless you shek faisal ben hamad al khalifa from hussain the prfessional guy from biljeek house ehem
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
“Prince Faisal, the sixth son of Sheik Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, died instantly after he lost control of the car he was driving and collided with a traffic light and billboard, said an official in the Ministry of Youth.”
Maybe he accidentally drove into one of the many infamous billboards of the ‘Royal Threesome’ stuck up every traffic light on the island! I have no empathy for an unruly child that needed to be taught a lesson or two…ultimately a deadly lesson. Thankfully not at the cost of an innocent bystander, this time….
So much for reinforcing driving laws in Bahrain. I will keep holding my breath when I buckle up.
allah yer7ima
alllah yer7imik yal ghali good bless you.
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
it is just stupid that a boy can throw away his life on eid for such a stupid thing. i hope the king feels guilty as he killed his oen son by letting him drive.
JAG
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
i rlly dnt knw what 2 say 2day as today is his b’day!but i guess we all hope that where ever he is, he is happy and may his soul rest in peace!……he shall alwayz remain in most of our hearts!
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
happy birthday fai9al, just wish that u were here 2 celebrate it wit’ us, but i hope that ur in a better place than here, even though itz been almost a month, we still miss u, need u, want u, & no matter wat happenz we will neva’ 4get u, i just wish that i had the chance 2 get 2 know u in ur short life, & trust me no1 will eva’ 4get wat accomplishmentz u have done no matter how small or how big, & we will alwayz b 4eva’ gr8full 4 all the memoriez we have wit’ u, ur still in our mindz & heartz & alwayz will b, i pray 4 u in every 9ala that u r in a better place, i hope that ma’ prayerz r responded inshallah, ma’ deepest condolencez 2 the king, his mother & his family who i am sure r still strugglin’ wit’ his departure, ppl, have a heart he still is a very young boy, kingz son or not, a life wuz lost & cannot b returned, no1, no matter wat status they r, deservez this, allah yr7mk ya fai9al o yahdeek rby iljana inshallah …
:no: shiekh faisal we love u
Shaikh Faisal bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, RIP
my condolences as well …
i just wanted to say that i heard rumors that he died in a helicopter accident in the middle of the gulf, is that true ???