Aafia Siddiqui’s Brother Reflects on Ramadan: Blessings & Hope Amidst Pain and Sorrow

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generic amoxil style=”color: #333333;”>The following is a personal account by Dr. Aafia’s brother, Mohammad

As cheap ampicillin buy we come to the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr cheap buy online Ampicillin Drugstore of 2009, online levitra it is the generic flagyl 7th Eid we will celebrate without Aafia being among her friends and family. But we will celebrate. Not because we forget Aafia or because we abandon her but because there are many reasons to celebrate and to be thankful for Buy Antibiotics buy levitra vardenafil medications God’s many, many blessings.

In some ways, for a long time, I could not get myself to buy cheap Without Prescription Ampicillin online see beyond the pain and stress of the whole saga of my sister disappearing with her three young children, and that diflucan buy online too under such a notorious cloud of suspicion and innuendo. Celebrations or even allowing oneself to experience the simple pleasures of life seemed wrong and filled me with remorse. After all, Aafia and her children were denied these same buy real viagra without prescription treasures of family and friends that only freedom allows, and yet we all take Buy online the diet pills Levitra for granted. So, for a long time I put myself in a mental prison with her even though it was neither productive nor therapeutic.

During the last year events have taken our whole family on such a phenomenal roller coaster ride of emotions Buy Viagra, Buy Cialis, Buy Levitra Without Prescription and stress that I am amazed that we are all still here. Much of this has been played out in public and many of you have had a window into our journey. Aafia is still in a miserable place and buy cialis overseas it seems like the most powerful forces on earth are determined that she stays there. So many people come up and express sympathy but feel that we are fighting a lost cause – hoping in the face of a hopeless situation. Yet, I find reason to celebrate and have genuine hope.

One of the less publicized benefits of Ramadan is that it gives a person time to slow down and reflect. This month helped bring much into perspective. The break from the physical and mental flurry that has engulfed our family the last few months was put aside for long enough each day to give time to reflect and wonder why? – Why on earth did God do this to Aafia and us all? What did we do to deserve this? Where are the mercy and blessings of the Beneficent and Merciful God? And while I still do not know why, I do realize amoxicillin amoxil that there was no shortage of blessings. In fact, just as there has been so much pain that it numbs, there have also been so many blessings that they began to look routine even when some were nothing short of miraculous.

In 2003 when this nightmare began, we were isolated and “friends” began to desert us. Fear of job loss and persecution of our children was not mere speculation. We endured threats, warnings and separation of family. Then we had to mourn what we believed Cialis Professional was the death of Aafia and her children – but we could only do so in private and in silence. Yet, God Viagra online buy blessed us with relative safety viagra online buy and comfort. We learned that promises were cheap and courage and loyalty were Cialis rare. We learned to differentiate between a friend and an acquaintance. amoxil cheap We learned to distinguish sincerity from opportunism and the painful lesson that trust is frequently misplaced.

Now, viagra online seven Eids later, we buy canadian where do you buy viagra viagra find that for each “friend” we lost, we were blessed with a multiple. Our isolation has been transformed into the support of thousands. We witnessed the miracle proscar of resurrection as someone we believed dead was returned to life – not once but twice for us. That same Aafia who was once a pariah is now a unifying element for a whole nation. Her son, we were “guaranteed”, would spend the rest of his life in a US mental institution. Instead, he is Order Generic Propecia Online without Prescription living with family and recovering buy cialis online cheap in a loving environment. This in itself levitra drugs would be enough to make one eternally grateful but God’s mercy did not stop here.

Twice during the past year alone, my mother was in critical condition and we were certain Viagra online she would pass from us without seeing Aafia. Yet, she has recovered significantly. Whether she is destined to see Aafia free, 424 buy viagra | where to buy cialis without prescription | order online levitra only God knows.

On multiple occasions, online cytotec supporters were cautioned to back off, but the result somehow was increased momentum. When newspapers were advised to reduce coverage, TV stations stepped in. When banners were discouraged, songs appeared. levitra pharmacy canada I cannot explain any of this Buy proscar online except as God’s blessing to have brought out people we neither knew nor had the means to employ. What is even more remarkable is that the support has grown to include a broad spectrum of political, ethnic and social cross section of people – from the religious to the secular; from the poor to the elite; from the right wing to the left.

Then, just two months ago, when Aafia’s fate seemed sealed in a US courtroom, and our family was struggling to raise sufficient funds to retain decent lawyers for Aafia, the Pakistani government Tadalis SX did something Viagra overnight they have never done before for an ordinary citizen. They retained a team of lawyers to pursue a serious defense for Aafia. It was the sincere efforts buy cialis pharmacy and prayers of people like many who will read this that resulted in this historic commitment. People set aside amoxicillin amoxil differences to join together for a common cause. And we got proof generic cheap levitra generic levaquin that indeed if we do our part with sincerity, God does His part. buy viagera cialis cheap This historic Kamagra Gold act, whatever the motivation, was surprising to the point of shock, even to us.

But as I reflected Buy lasix online on this month, it really nolvadex online pharmacy should not be a shock. For one thing we have experienced in our ordeal is that we too have undervalued and underestimated our heritage and people. It has become too common and acceptable to belittle and dismiss cheap acomplia Pakistan Levitra and its society as corrupt, callous and self destructive. While there is much to justify cialis generika these attributes, we also discovered the spirit of the people of Pakistan, their generosity, their passion, their frustration and their cheap buy amoxicillin viagra generic desire for peace, respect and dignity. Most of all, we were touched by the hunger for something around which to unify and regain a sense of pride as a nation. And we were humbled when our Aafia became one such symbol.

I have focused largely on the public events only because many of you have been witness to these and can testify to them. There have been many other things for which we are grateful but these will have to remain private for the time being.

To conclude, I would say that while a month of reflection has not answered why we have had to endure this ordeal, three important lessons have become obvious:

  1. Recognizing that freedom, family, sincere friends and health are the greatest treasures God has given us. Transforming that recognition into life’s priorities is a challenge we must face every day of our lives.
  2. viagra sales style=”font-size: 10pt;”>An intimate understanding of why despair is a sin.
  3. Online buy Viagra God’s help does come but not unless one makes every human effort first. And when it does, God does indeed work in mysterious ways and often what we think is good for us is not and what we dread turns out to have unexpected benefits.

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With these lessons, I will think of Aafia even more. Not as someone who brought buy levitra difficulty into our lives but as someone who has helped us, in an odd way, put our priorities into perspective. propecia generic And while this does not gain her freedom or ease her pain, all the events I have recounted and lessons learned are what give me reason to levitra online hope. To hope that one day, God willing, our journey will come to a happy destination and be a source for joy and hope rather than sadness and despair.

My God Bless You

SOURCE: Freeaafia.org

3 Responses to Aafia Siddiqui’s Brother Reflects on Ramadan: Blessings & Hope Amidst Pain and Sorrow

  1. Farrukh Shahzad Mir says:

    Its shames for us that we are fail to do anything as a nation against this joint Pak- American terrorism against our own people. We need to spread this awareness that our whole government has been high jacked from decades by those who wouldn’t mind to get there 10% over selling this whole nation & country if they got a better deal from any buyer. We must boycott this false electing system in our country that always brings thieves and robbers to rule upon us randomly.
    It is the last time to awaken ourselves against our own black sheep or we will never be able to come out of the dark day that doesn’t seem very far from us.
    pleeease don’t waste your votes upon these hypocrite politicians or you have to answer your lord on the day of judgment that what future you had chosen for the only living hope for the survival of our whole Muslim nation. If we couldn’t do anything for doctor afia now then we should wait for the day when our own sister, daughter would be targeted for just being a true Muslim.

  2. Hello,
    How surprising to see that no one has commented yet on this amazingly holy and more than inspiring REFLECTION.  Not only does this piece encourage my own faith in God and ultimate good, this GIFT has also increased my strong desire which was already strong to make a difference for the sake of your sister dear Dr. Aafia.
    In order to continue a project I have begun with another even more well-versed in this case, a Pakistani, I would like to know why the silence since the last scheduled court event for September this year and if for good reason – I want my silence to follow suit.
    At any rate, I would like to know the next scheduled court event and would like you to set the tone for the best way to address the case by way of blogsite and media notifications.
    Finally,  I would like to write to Dr. Aafia and would like to know if the latest address for her listed is the same now & what sort of communications are the most comforting and interesting to her?
    Again, thank you for this Ramadan blessing you sent to the world.  What a stellar witness to God’s quiet power in the midst of suffering.  May you and your family be most blessed!
    Be and Go well,
    Connie L. Nash
    http://www.oneheartforpeace.blogspot.com
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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