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Nasser Al-Yousif

By on Friday, June 16, 2006

Nasser Al-Yousif

Nasser Al-Yousif, originally uploaded by malyousif.



My father passed away this morning after a long illness. He leaves behind a family with rich memories of a good father, an excellent friend, and a world-class artist. Through him, his sons Mahmood, Jamal, Kamal and Hani, as well as his daughters Abeer and Maha, and his loving wife Badriya totally indebted to him for the vision, the tolerance and the humanity he inculcated in each and every one of us.

We shall remember you for ever my father. You were a giant.

Rest in peace now, for you have also suffered enough.

Good bye.

We are accepting condolences at the Ma’atem Al-Ihsa’iyeen in Manama until Sunday evening 18 June, 2006.

Nasser Sayed Mohammed Al-Yousif, 1939 – 16 June 2006


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  1. Jaddwilliam

    My heartfelt condolences.
    He was a good human being to whom we awe a lot.
    AbuRasool

  2. Melody

    Your posting was a loving tribute to your father. I know you will miss him very much. Keep him alive in conversation, and through sad and happy memories .

    Life is too short.

  5. Ahmed

    Sorry to hear that.
    الله يرحمه ويغفر له. عظم الله أجوركم.

  6. angelo

    My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Your dad will live in the hearts of all those who loved him.

  8. Ralph Boyd

    My he rest in peace and know that he has left behind a wonderful family that loved hem. My deepest sympathy to you and the family.

    Ralph

  9. iDip

    عظم الله أجركم
    My heartfelt condolences

    الله يرحمه ويغفر له

  11. Ingrid

    My condolences Mahmoud..how nice that you can be proud of a father like him, there are many people who cannot say the same. He will rest in peace as only those with a legacy like him can truly feel peace. Wish I could pay my respects in person…all the best to you and your family during this time of mourning..
    Peace
    Ingrid

  12. chanad

    My deepest condolences to you and your family Mahmood.

    الله يرحمه

  16. Sally

    THE WILD IRIS

    Louise Gluck

    At the end of my suffering
    there was a door.

    Hear me out: that which you call death
    I remember.

    Overhead, noises, brances of pine shifting.
    Then nothing. The weak sun
    flickered over the dry surface.

    It is terrible to survive
    as consciousness
    buried in the dark earth.

    Then it was over: that which you fear, being
    a soul and unable
    to speak, ending abrubtly, the stiff earth
    bending a little. And what I took to be
    birds darting in low shrubs.

    You who do not remember
    passage from the other world
    I tell you I could speak again; whatever
    returns from oblivion returns
    to find a vvoice:

    from the center of my life came
    a great fountain, deep blue
    shadows on azure sea water.

    From Louise Gluck, THE WILD IRIS (New York: Ecco Press, 1992)

  17. Anonymous

    الله يرحمه و عظم الله اجوركم

    My deepest condolences to you and your family. You’ll be in my prayers and thoughts.

    Shroof

  18. One in a Million

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

    My deepest condolences to you and the rest of the family.

  21. M

    I am so sorry, Mahmood. I was devastated when my mom died; she was a big part of my world. There is so much of them in us, our memories from childhood to genuine affection as we grow up and they grow older.

    Keep him close in your heart and mind and talk with your children often about him. It is obvious what a terrific man he was from the goodness in his son. My deepest condolences to you and your entire family.

  22. Ibn

    A little bit of our parents always live within our heads Mahmood.
    My deepest deepest condolences go out to you and your family.

    Allah Yer7amahu.

    -Ibn

  24. Rumi

    My deepest condolences, Mahmood.

    May you and all of yours find solace in that he is now resting in peace.

    Adham Alla Ajerkum.

  29. Anonymous

    I offer my condolences. My father died after a lengthy and illness too.

  30. Desert Island Boy

    Allah Yarhamma,

    My deepest condolences to you Mahmood specifically, and to all of his love ones. May God’s strength be with you all during this troubled time.

  31. Anonymous

    My heartfelt condolences goes to you and your respected family…
    Your Father certainly did a great job raising such respected men & women…
    May he rest in peace and may you find comfort in his memory…

  32. Anonymous

    la 7owla wala qowata illa lilaah…..

    allah yir7ama o yisakna fasee7a janata

  36. mr

    عظّم الله أجرك يا محمود
    وساعد قلوبكم على هذا الغياب

  37. Anonymous

    السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

    قد يفقد الشخص عزيزا … يذكره بالخير كلما خطر بباله ويترحم عليه
    قد يحزن قليلاً … يبكي أحياناً أخرى .. ويخفي البكاء لحظات أكثر

    ولكن بفقد أحد الوالدين .. تمر كل اللحظات التي قضيناها معه …
    الحزينة والفرحة والمشوشة .. تمر بسرعة.. نرى بها العالم بنظرة الأحلام
    تيقضنا أحياناً ونندم على عدم قضاء لحظات أكثر معهم .. لأسعدناهم أكثر
    ولكن بالحقيقة نسعدهم أكثر إن عملنا بجد وصلاح كا علمونا .. وشكرناهم وترحمنا عليهم

    رحمه الله وأسكنه فسيح جناته

  38. Anonymous

    Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.

    Mahmoud, I am sorry to hear about your loss. May Allah reward him a place in Paradise and give you His Blessing and comfort. My father passed away last June and I cannot imagine worst feeling. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your Family in this time of grief. With deepest sympathy and condolences, Fawzi Gulied

  39. Sadek

    الله يرحمه ويغفر له .
    My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

  42. bahraini4eva

    My condolences to you and your family Mahmood. Allah yr7ama!

  43. Ehsan

    My condolences to you and your family, Mahmood. I pray that Allah rests his soul in peace and grant him Paradise.

    الله يرحمه

  44. Zmaray

    Dear Mahmood,

    Assalamu Alaikum

    Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioun. May Allah bestow His peace and blessings on your father; may He grant your father the highest level in Paradise.

    Mahmood, my deepest condolences to you. May Allah make these painful times easier for you and your family, and may He make all of you a constant source of rewards for your dear father.

    Sincerely,

    Zmaray

  45. Mo

    My heartfelt condolences, Mahmood.

    الله يرحمه و عظم الله اجورك

  47. Sarah Ashoor

    Mahmood,

    Please accept my warmest condolences..

    God looked around his Garden and found an empty place.
    He then looked down upon his earth and saw your loving face.
    He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest.
    His Garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.

    He knew that you were suffering, he knew you were in pain.
    And knew that you would never get well on earth again.

    He saw your path was difficult, he closed you tired eyes,
    He whispered to you “Peace be Thine” and gave you wings to fly.

    When we saw you sleeping so calm and free of pain,
    We would not wish you back to earth to suffer once again.

    You’ve left us precious memories, your love will be our guide,
    You live on through your children, you’re always by our side.

    It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.
    For part of us went with you on the day God called you home

    Sincerely,

    Sarah Ashoor

  48. chrisamillion

    My condolences to you and your family Mahmood. It’s never hard loosing a loved one, and I hope you and your family can come together and support each other through this difficult time.

    Most Sincerest Regards

    Chris

  49. Khalid

    Allah yer7uma inshalla o yetgamad roo7a il gana. My condolences to you and your family. May strength be on your side.

    Regards,
    Khalid

  50. Ali

    Dear Mahmood.

    Please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your father. He’s indeed a pioneer artist. May Allah rest his soul in peace.

    Some quick sketches done by Al-Yousif in the early 1970’s.

    sketchs 1&2

    sketchs 3&4

    sketchs 5&6

  51. Anonymous

    Me again.

    I, again, extend my sympathies. Not only did my father suffer an extended illness, he also suffered incessant pain due to chemotherapy. I can only speculate as to you and your father’s suffering.

    It takes a lot of getting used to when one’s father passes away. Mine passed in 1995 and I still have a hard time reckoning with it.

    I saved a picture of you father in my “People” folder. His image will stay there. You, and your family, are remarkable citizens of this planet.

  52. Jared in NYC

    Mahmood, I’m so very sorry for your loss. From the images you’ve painted here of your dad, my impression is that of a warm, independent family man who taught his children how to think, and who didn’t lose his art when he lost his sight. Thank you for helping me know him just a little bit.

    Jared

  54. minus.human

    My deepest condolences to you and the rest of your family.
    May he rest in peace.

  55. NomadicArab

    “Ya ayatuha alnafs almu6ma’ina, irja3i ila rabuki ra6’iya mar’6iya, fad’7uli fee 3ibadi wa id’7uli janati.”

    Inna lillah wa inna ilayhi raji3oon.

    I would like to extend my deepest condolences on your loss Mahmood. Your father will remain in our prayers and memories. He was a model Bahraini citizen and true inspiration to many of us. I apologize for being unable to personally extend my condolences, for I am out of town.

    My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of grief.

    Abdulla (NomadicArab)

  56. mahmood

    Thank you all for your condolences and your very kind words. All these words help us surmount the pain of his loss, and allow us to keep remembering the good that my father has done for all those around and beyond him.

    In our hearts, as well as to those people who knew him, or enjoyed his paintings and articles, he will remain immortal.

    May he rest now in peace.

  57. tooners

    I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your father. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family during this time of loss. It is my hope that God lifts the pain from all of you quickly and fills your hearts with loving memories that will stay with you for a lifetime longer.

    May God rest his soul in peace.

  58. Anonymous

    My deepest condolences to you and your family. May his soal rest in peace.

    اللة يرحمه ويتغمد روحه الجنه انشاء الله

  59. Adel

    My deepest condolences to you and your family. May his soal rest in peace.

    اللة يرحمه ويتغمد روحه الجنه انشاء الله

  60. Anonymous

    So sorry to read this very sad news Mahmood. Sincere condolences to you and all the family. May your Dad rest in peace. Kieran / HKG.

  62. rad

    Innalillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun – My condolences to you and family..

  63. Alhamedi

    My deepest sympathy to you and your family.

    May God keep his soul in peace.

  64. Haitham Salman

    تعازينا القلبية لك يامحمود وللعائلة الكريمة
    رحل تاركا ارثا فنيا وانسانيا جميلا.
    وأبناء تشربوا حسا و احساسا فيه لمسة الفنان وانسانية الانسان
    د. هيثم سلمان

  67. Yousif Almahdi

    عظم الله أجوركم و رحم الله والدكم . تغمدت روحه الجنه
    نيابة عن آل المهدي بالبحرين و الكويت

  68. Anon Counsel

    My deepest condolences Mahmood to you and your family.

    May his soul rest in peace.

  70. Salman

    Heartfelt condolences to you and all your family members. Words cannot express the grief you must be enduring. May your father rests in peace.

    Salman

  71. skribe

    Our deepest condolensces, mate. Look after your Mum. It will affect her the most. Especially a year or more from now. In a few months time – after everyone else has stopped – she’ll probably want to talk about him. Encourage that. Join in. Give her lots of hugs and visit her often.

  73. حسن الخزاعي

    إلى جنان الخلد، إن شاء الله، والبقية في راسكم.

    حسن الخزاعي

  74. scarlettepimp

    please accept my deepest condolences. allah yerhammaho.
    ur humble reader

  75. alfanan

    Mahmood,

    I’m very sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family. I pray to God that the pain of this loss leaves your family soon. Inshalla ela jenan al khold… May God rest his soul.

  78. Waffles

    البقية في حياتك محمود

  80. sillybahrainigirl

    انا لله وانا اليه راجعون

    Our prayers are with you and the family at this difficult time. I understand that no words can take away the pain and the sense of loss. I also know that your beloved father has left behind a great legacy, a rich human experience and sons and daughters who will carry his name, spirit, amazing will and values forever.
    Mahmood, your father maybe no more in the flesh.. but he is very much alive in his work, creativity and ability to overcome challenges and confront hard times, which he has certainly instilled in you and your siblings.
    May his soul rest in peace.

    Amira Al Hussaini

  81. Haitham Sabbah

    أنا لله وانا اليه راجعون

    عظم الله أجركم وغفر للأموات أجمعين

  82. Ahmed J. K.

    الله يرحمه ويغفر له .

    My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

  83. Essam Mahmood

    Mahmood,

    I was sorry to learn of your loss, and I wanted to express my deepest sympathies to you and your family.

    Sincerely,
    Essam (UK)

  84. Anisa

    احسن الله عزاكم
    رحمه الله وغفر له و ألهمكم الصبر والسلوان

  86. Adel

    الله يرحمه ويغمد روحه الجنه
    ماجورين، يجعلها اخر الاحزان انشاءالله

  87. SunShine

    عظم الله أجرك

  88. Sayed Mahmood Alaaliٍ

    رحمه الله و أسكنه فسيح جناته ..

    وألهمكم الصبر والسلوان ..

    تعازيّ الحارة لكم

  90. Anonymous

    أنا لله وانا اليه راجعون

    عظم الله أجركم وغفر للأموات أجمعي

    my sincere condolences to you & your family, may his soul rest in peace &
    may Allah subhana wa Ta’ala give him highest darajah in Jannat ul Firdous

    Mohammad Adnan Naseer

  91. Anonymous

    To Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return.

    My deepest condolences to you and your family.

    May God rest his soul in peace.

  92. Publia

    Those of us who are not in Bahrain can only offer sympathy to you via the Internet. My deepest condolences to your and your family. You are lucky to have enjoyed for father for so long.

  93. muscati

    Very sorry to hear about your loss. My deepest condolences and sympathies to you and your family. He left a tremendous legacy, not just in his art but in his children as well. I am sure he would be as proud of you as you are of him. May God bless his soul and grant him eternal peace.

    احسن الله عزائكم

  94. EBRAHIM

    My heartfelt condolences.
    He was a good human being to whom we awe a lot.

  96. Ali Al Saeed

    Deepest felt condolences and sympathies to you and your family Mahoomd.

    I’ve never had the honour of meeting your father but I am sure that he was a wonderful man.

    Mourn his death, but celebrate his life.

  97. Wog Blogger

    Mahmood, deepest deepest condolences, man. To you and your family.
    You have his eyes. And memories to keep him with you. lovelove

  98. Steve The American

    I’m so sorry to hear of your loss, Mahmood. My condolences to you and your family. How lucky you are to have his art to remember him by and to pass down to your children. What a good legacy that is.

    Steve

  99. Troy Z

    Dear Mahmood:

    I believe that your father is every wonderful thing you say he is as evidenced by the respectable and respectful way you turned out. I can only offer you and your family condolences.

  102. Ashish Gorde

    Mahmood, I am sorry to hear of this huge loss in your family, and do accept my prayers and condolences on this sad occasion.

  103. Entrtnd

    My deepest and sincerest condolences Mahmood – to you and your family.

    الله يرحمه و عظم الله اجركم

  104. ROBERTO MONTEMURRO

    All my condolescence…. Mahmood…
    When it happened to me I felf like in the following poetry….

    MESSAGE OF SOFTNESS
    I dreamt I was walking by the sea-shore
    with the Lord.
    I was reviewing on the screen of the sky
    every day of my past life.

    And for each day
    two footprints on the sand came into view:
    mine and the Lord’s one.

    But sometimes I saw one footprint only,
    and it used to happen
    on the most difficult days in my life,
    the days of greater fair, pain, solitude…

    Then I started saying:
    “Lord, I chose to live with you
    and you promised to be with me forever.
    Why did you leave me alone
    on the most difficult days?”

    And the Lord replied:
    “My son, you know that I love you;
    those days where you see
    only one footprint on the sea-shore, are whenever
    I was carrying you in my arms”

    Anonimous

  105. cnm

    Dear Mahmood,

    Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family.

    الله يرحمه و عظم الله اجركم

  106. Adel-UK

    أنا لله وانا اليه راجعون

    عظم الله أجرك

  109. a Duoist

    Dear Mahmood,

    My heartfelt best to you and your family for your great loss.

    Freud once wrote, “The trauma of every man’s life is the death of his father.” But Dylan Thomas was much more defiant, and his love and pride in his father is reflected in his most famous poem:

    “Do not go gentle into that good night,
    Old age should burn and rave at the close of day;
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

    Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
    Because their words had forked no lightning they
    Do not go gentle into that good night.

    Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
    Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

    Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
    And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
    Do not go gentle into that good night.

    Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
    Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

    And you, my father, there on the sad height,
    Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
    Do not go gentle into that good night.
    Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”

    Bless all of you.

  110. Silver Girl

    عظم الله أجرك عزيزي محمود
    الله يرحمه

  111. Grace

    Dear Mahmood,
    May his soul rest in peace and may the Almighty look over him in his garden of eden.
    Grace

  112. Akash

    My heartfelt condolences to the whole family.
    May his soul rest in peace

  113. Ahmed Almoayed

    Dear Mahmood,

    My condolences to you and your family. Your father leaves a great legacy that will live forever and be a source of pride to all of you.

    May he rest in peace.

    Best regards,

    Ahmed

  114. Anonymous

    God bless you and your family. A man can have no greater tribute than to have been so loved and admired as your father was by his children.

  116. Anonymous

    I never met him,however, befriending his 4 sons made me understand what a “rock” he was. To raise a well educated, well behaved and well respected family can only be done by a strong-willed idividual.
    His family will rest assure of his final destination. Their prayers and memories of the deceesed will be a sorce of strength, power and unity in the days to come.

    May he rest in peace.
    Rami Khalifeh
    Manama

  117. Anonymous

    Please accept my condolences. May he live on through his art
    and the good deeds of his children.

    Scott

  118. Anonymous

    My deepest condolences to you and your family. May his soal rest in peace.

  119. Sid Bhatia

    There is nothing I can say that hasn’t been said already by someone else.

    My deepest condolences to you and your family Mahmood. May your father rest in peace.

  120. متفرغ

    عظم الله اجركم

  121. Anonymous

    I am so sorry for your loss and send condolences from my entire family.

    Cherryl

  124. Anonymous

    انا لله وانا اليه راجعون

  125. mahmood

    Thank you again for the great support you have provided and kind words you have expressed. Both have been received well by my family and I, we all thank you.

    We said our good byes to our father yesterday afternoon and left his body and soul in the care of Allah’s gracious hands. We shall always remember him, and it will be painful for a very long time to come, that is how much we are all attached to him, and we never realised how much, unfortunately, until he has departed.

    You will excuse me for a few more days until I am ready to re-engage again.

    I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who paid their respects and provided us solace in person, by email, comment or telegram. We really appreciated all the support and we would not have pulled through this sad experience without all of your help.

    Thank you.

  126. Tony Tindale

    When my father and then my mother died I found the following helpfull.
    Do accept my sincere condolences

    Do not stand at my grave and weep;
    I am not there. I do not sleep.
    I am a thousand winds that blow.
    I am the diamond glints on snow.
    I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
    I am the gentle autumn’s rain.
    When you awaken in the morning’s hush,
    I am the swift uplifting rush
    of quiet birds in circled flight.
    I am the soft stars that shine at night.
    Do not stand at my grave and cry;
    I am not there, I did not die

  128. Ali Ashoor

    My deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father.
    إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

  129. BuZain

    My condolences to you and your family. Your father will always be alive through his art and his childern. May his sole rest in peace.

  130. Patty

    Mahmood,

    Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. May God give you the strength and wisdom to grow through this loss.

    Patty

  131. Yusra Allaith

    Mahmood, My deepest condolences to you and your family.
    Yusra Allaith

  132. Ali

    Deepest Condolences to you and the family.
    إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

  134. Ashley Klein

    Sorry to hear about your father Mahmood. At least he still lives on through his children, whom he clearly raised to have high ambitions. I would have liked to have met him; he must have been a truly great man.

    -Ashley

  135. spanky6

    إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

    My most heartfelt condolences Mahmood.

  137. AGA

    My deepest sympathy to you, Mahmoud, and to all of those who loved and were loved by your father. Having lost my mother, and more recently my wife her mother, I know that losses such as these are experienced differently by different family members. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I also share the feeling expressed by others above that you reflect very favorably upon him.

  138. Tina

    Mahmood,

    I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Your father sounded like a wonderful human being.

    Tina in the U.S.

  139. Fatima Ali

    My deepest condolences to you and the rest of your family.
    I read about him in the newspaper but I was amazed that he’s you father!
    May he rest in peace.

  140. Hashem

    انا لله وانا اليه راجعون
    عظم الله اجركم

    Please accept my condolences. May he rest in peace..and may Allah give you strength and patience Sayed Mahmood.

  141. betsy

    My deepest condolences to you and your family, Mahmood. Of all the different roads we must travel, losing a parent is one of life’s most difficult paths. You’re in our prayers.

  144. tsedek

    I did not get to visit here that much so I see this just now.

    I’m so very sorry, Mahmood. My heartfelt condolences to you & yr family.

    To know you never (well, at least here on earth) get to see someone you love again is probably the hardest thing one can experience.

    The loving memory is the plaster on that wound.

    Tse.

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  147. Shahrull Zaharani Shoib

    Salam, condolences on ur dad’s demised. Encountered this pg accidently. I was Kamal’s schoolmate @ Greyland College, Isle of Wight in 1984. I recalled Kamal spoke highly of u. Now I realised why. I will be in Bahrain on 20 Jan 08. I would like 2 be intouched with my long lost older brother – Kamal. Shahrull Zaharani Shoib 🙂

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