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I don't know whether to console myself or you, my dear brother Abu Ibrahim. This is the kind of news I've always dreaded, and I often avoid checking Facebook so I won't be shocked by it. Yesterday, I was talking to our friend Farid, and as usual, he asked about you. I told him I'd contact you because you'd sent me a message, and I hadn't replied. The situation in Nuseirat is indescribable. The number of martyrs is increasing, and the bombing of buildings or entire residential blocks with their inhabitants inside has become commonplace in Nuseirat and elsewhere. Every time I hear about a house being bombed, I anxiously await the names of its residents, just to be sure that you, your family, and your loved ones are safe. I waited until the insane attacks in Nuseirat subsided. By God, I no longer have the words to console you. I used to think myself eloquent, always able to express myself, but now I'm weak, broken, and defeated. This morning, until noon, I felt a relative calm in Nuseirat, so I thanked God Almighty and said to myself, "I'll talk to my brother today." I listened to him to tell him what transpired between me and our friend Farid, because I know you love to hear from him, after, of course, checking on you and your family. And here I am, walking towards what I've always feared, and the first news I read was the martyrdom of your only son, Ibrahim.
There is no power nor strength except with God, the Most High, the Almighty. To God we belong and to Him we shall return.
I knew you to be strong, my brother Ismail. Many times I drew strength from talking with you. I swear, I don't know what to say. The shock is greater than the strength of a body betrayed by its own assumptions, a mere shell of a man.
May God grant you a great reward, my brother Ismail. I wish I were here with you now to hold you close and feel the warmth of your tears soaking my coat.
To God we belong and to Him we shall return. This is our state, O God, and it is not hidden from You. O God, be merciful to us in what fate has decreed. O God, have mercy on my son and my beloved nephew Ibrahim, and accept him as a martyr in the highest Paradise. O God, make him an intercessor for his parents and family, that they may enter Paradise without punishment or prior torment. O God, grant him a drink from the Basin of Your Prophet and Chosen One, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), a drink after which he will never thirst again.
O God, strengthen the heart of my brother Ismail and his family, grant them steadfastness, and bestow upon them patience, tranquility, and solace.
We say only what pleases God Almighty: Indeed, we belong to God, and indeed, to Him we will return.