particularly the weed Senecio glaucus which is a nice change for this sad and normally drab place.

Mahmood you must go to to the Clock Roundabout in Riffa and look to the right while heading to the traffic department coming from the direction of the roundabout. Take some pictures and post them here, this scene will probably not repeat for some years to come

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The picture shows people just leaving the grave site after the burial formalities.

With the picture changed, this line is now dated and no longer pertinent.

admin edit: this person uses several identities to spam the site, please ignore

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Oops, thanks Ali. I’ll correct the article. I completely suck at directions!

Well well well! You also claim to have graduated as an airline pilot, but one who completely sucks in all directions, ha?

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At your age, my own grandmother passed away when I was in Scotland and I felt so distant and alone and angry too.

May Allah accept their souls in Heaven and forgive them their sins.

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If you feel it is so important, why didn’t you discuss burial traditions when you’re father, God rest his soul, passed on.

Thank you for your condolences Sandrine. They are much appreciated.

I didn’t because I was somewhat kept busy with burying my father, rest his soul, receiving well wishers, consoling myself, my brothers and the rest of the family, and doing the rest of the things an eldest son is supposed to do. Had I had the time, I would have described the event. I still might.

Mr. Mohammed Al-Hilli, the dearly departed’s eldest son, called me last night and we had a long conversation about the issue, what I can relate to you is this: he completely supported me, he supported my use of the removed picture as he – and other elders of the family – did not find any offence in using it, and he thanked me for describing the burial event in a respectful and honourable manner. I am eternally grateful for his support, not just in this instant, but others as well.

Mr. Mohammed was a good friend of my father’s, they were colleagues and regularly visited each other. As such I do regard him as an uncle, a family member, and harbour enormous respect for the gentleman.

Sandrine, the description of the funerial arrangements here do not differ from my own father’s. For your information (I am sure a lot of people have read the inference anyway) I was not only describing the dear lady’s funeral exclusively. However, I must confess that as a less-emotionally connected person participating in it, I was an observer too and all I have related are those observations which I hope that people will benefit from, like I have, to deal with our own grief.

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I remember my grandfather’s funeral. It was a great
day. So many people from the local community turned
up, which was very touching. I saw so many relatives
that I’d missed for years. He got a great send-off. The
coffin, the grave site, the church, the ceremony were
so dignified and so warm. I wish I had pictures. He’d
have loved it. It was his kind of day – busy but relaxed,
full of people, and full of good will. There were tears in
church, of course, but my grandmother, my mother,
my brother and I were all laughing on the way there
and on the way back.

If I’m lucky enough to have that kind of good closure to
a good life, then you’re welcome to document it.

Oh: and I want my headstone to say, “If you can read
this, you’re too close.”

Scott

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Adamallah ujurukom, my Condolences on the passing of your family member.

Death in ones family always brings life into perspective. Our lives do not have to be so hard / complicated; anything can be solved or resolved.

Yet, we as intelligent beings never get the lesson that Allah bestows upon us.

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I agree 100% with your comments.

I wonder who would benefit if there was a ‘secretarian divide’ within the Bahraini population? We as Bahraini patriots should be wary of the sayings: “Divide and conquer” & ‘United we stand, Divided we fall’

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May your relative’s soul rest in peace and may the doors of ‘Al Jenna’ be wide open to her. She will be in our prayers.

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