Hasan
I would like to wish Abbua very happy birthday.Itseems like
yesterday that Omar and I were small and abbuused to hold
our hands and take us places.Nowwe have grown old and
Abbuolder.Butwe all can be sure of this that Abbuhas been a
very caring father for all of us.Althoughyou live away from
us but atleastyou love it there and that brings peace to us.May
Allah bless you and ammiwith good health always.
Taha
Happy birthday Abbu! I know this isn't the best way of celebrating your birthday
when all of your loved ones are away but I hope all of these messages would help bring a smile to your
face. You have been a role model for all of your children, not because you're a father and every child looks
up to his father as a role model but you've thoroughly earned it! From teaching us manners to driving the
best out of us, you've been a father par excellence mashaAllah!
I remember how you'd wake up in the middle of the night on hearing slightest of coughs, checking on me to
see if I had fever and then making me drink that awful "lalsharbat" -although I hated drinking it in the
middle of the night, I knew deep down inside that I was lucky to have you as a father! Even now you can
tell over the phone whenever I'm sick. I get amazed at how you and Ammiare so good at it!
I remember the times when Ammiwas away and you'd cook us wholesome feasts, including prawn biryani
where prawns exceeded the number of rice grains! You'd find the biggest cup in the cabinet and serve me
cup full of Ovaltineand I'd spend good 10 minutes thinking how am I going to get done with it.
Despite your hectic office schedule, you'd wake me up at Fajrand make me do Physics till it was time for
you to leave for office. I don't know if I ever told you but the 10 minutes bathroom break that I took each
morning was mostly fake. I'd mostly fake it to buy myself some time and also because you'd end up solving
numerical for me during the time I was away. If I didn't have you as my tutor, I don't know if I would have
ever cleared intermediate.
I can go on and on with the memories that I've had with you but I'll stop now so I can discuss others over
many more birthdays to come inshaAllah!
You've been a great father and we all can't wait to be with you over EidinshaAllah. Maybe then we can
celebrate your birthday again!
I hope Ammihas already prepared a feast for you! Enjoy your day!
Tania
With you in our lives, we all have someone who
looks at things very differently and it enables us to
have a completely different perspective of things.
I am amazed when I read your blogs, by your
vivid description of things that are just a part of a
picture for us. It is alhamdolilahgreat to have you
in our lives. On your birthday, I wish you great
health and a long life. I wish you would visit us
and the rest of your children more often. You
know ,it is always a great pleasure to have you at
our place. May Allah keep you and Ammiin the
best of health and spirits. Ameen.
Sadaf
It has been almost fourteen years since I first began
exchanging emails with you, and somewhere amongst my
old files is the one where you preferred being addressed as
Ajinstead of abbujan. You've always replied promptly and
in detail to all my emails and comments and that always
gives me the satisfaction of being heard and understood.
One habit of yours that I most appreciate is your love of
reading. I miss those days when you were the director and
as such subscribed many magazines. I have read
countless travelogues, biographies and novels thanks to
you and ammi. I wish we could have a proper library at
the farm, so we could store and catalogue your collection
and pass on your love of diversified reading to your
grandchildren.
Everyone knows you love gardening but I don't think all
of us know that you can also cook your organic produce
amazingly well. I always look forward to the Mexican
chicken you make.
Thank you for being a supportive parent and a grandfather
who 'sprinkles stardust on his grandchildren's lives'. I hope
you have a wonderful day today and many such days
always.
Sahar
“A grandfather is someone who lets you eat
ice cream for breakfast”
Yes , I know you are that kind of awesome
grandfather who kids love. Kids know that
they have a secret source of chocolates when
they come to farm.
You are an expert in keeping the kitchen
sparklingly clean when ammiis not there.
Thank you for being a caring and loving
father. Thank you for letting us get away with
things that bothers you.(Read: noise pollution)
Thank you for feeding me just like my father
does.
Its your day…..lets celebrate you
Shaima
May your special day be filled
with memories, happy ones,old
and new.Mayyou be surrounded
with love and may this day be all
about you.
Thank youfor your kindness and
honest,guidanceand advice.
Happybirthday Abbu.
Eeman
Happy Birthday Abbu!
Its unbelievable that you are 69
because you look so much younger
for age. I love you dearly and wish
you the very best .I am glad that I
have your reading genes.
hiba
Happy 69th birthday dada abbu!
I wanted to come and wish you because
you wished me so touchingly and
everybody loved it very much. The
things I like about you are gardening,
writing,andyou're very friendly to us. I
always remember that you and dadi
took us to the united bakery and we
took ginger breadmanand lemon tarts I
thank you for your kindness.MayAllah
bless you and give you a long longlife.
Inaya
Dear dada
Dada you give me chocolate to eat
Books to read
For playing…beads
Yougive me everything indeed
At saturdaywe meet you
One special thing we both are on gmail
avizheh
Dear abbu!
A very happy birthday to you. You are now 69
years old.Thatsamazing. I wonder how big a
cake would ammihave to bake to fit in all
those candles.
Have a great time on your birthday.Imiss you
and love you very much.
And from rest of the gang
A very happy birthday to an awesome dada