Pictures from the Graveyard
Halil n i had some matters to settle at the other side of the bridge today (the kids were left with mahture yenge n later with mıstık)…. After almost settling the matter…. We went for a visit at anne’s (my mom in law) graveyard…
Zaimlar….evet..hala tam olmadı yahu.. karakola bize gelecek..sonra yine karşı ya gideceğiz..sonra ceza ödeceğiz…..bir ay daha surer bu işi :0(
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What i saw saddened me..her graveyard is totally unkept…wild plants roaming around at ease…None of us could visit the graveyard often since it is at the other side of the bridge… n the graveyard care cater is…. ..anyway….as u can judge urself… her graveyard needs looking after…
But for us the living… it made us feel better to be able to visit her…but it also makes us feel sad to see her graveyard in lack of attention…u want to do more…
In islam at least...what matters to her is the doa….she would have been happy with all the doas we read for her (no matter where we read the doas from)….hopefully the one we read today reached her with a golden plate…doa dari anak yg mukmin ..itu yg penting…dan masyaAllah.. halil tak pernah lupa menghantar doa utk ibunya...hatice pun sama..sebelum tido dia akan berdoa utk baba anne dia...
I remember the last time we visited anne's grave a few weeks ago... hatice cried...she doesnt remember anne much but she cried...
I in particular left the graveyard feeling slightly happy.. happy for being able to read her the yasin with halil…(more like he read it from the book n i followed him together silently from my memory)…n happy coz at least i left the place after pulling some of the wild weeds…
N i also noticed some nice flowers there…. Some planted n some wild….even at the graveyard area….spring is here.. :0)
See the small turkish flag? n see the big turkish flag on the ground? That turkish flag on the ground r actually tulips!! i managed to snap this picture from far while halil was driving the car...
Zaimlar….evet..hala tam olmadı yahu.. karakola bize gelecek..sonra yine karşı ya gideceğiz..sonra ceza ödeceğiz…..bir ay daha surer bu işi :0(
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What i saw saddened me..her graveyard is totally unkept…wild plants roaming around at ease…None of us could visit the graveyard often since it is at the other side of the bridge… n the graveyard care cater is…. ..anyway….as u can judge urself… her graveyard needs looking after…
We read the yasin n a few other surahs for anne n the rest of the relatives there as well as for the rest of the occupants of that place…At the same time, my hands were busy pulling the wild green weeds..leaving only the wild flowers around as much as i could…
Well..the truth is… anne wouldnt have cared if the graveyard area is full with wild things… it wouldnt have mattered to her if anyone ever come there anyway….
But for us the living… it made us feel better to be able to visit her…but it also makes us feel sad to see her graveyard in lack of attention…u want to do more…
In islam at least...what matters to her is the doa….she would have been happy with all the doas we read for her (no matter where we read the doas from)….hopefully the one we read today reached her with a golden plate…doa dari anak yg mukmin ..itu yg penting…dan masyaAllah.. halil tak pernah lupa menghantar doa utk ibunya...hatice pun sama..sebelum tido dia akan berdoa utk baba anne dia...
I remember the last time we visited anne's grave a few weeks ago... hatice cried...she doesnt remember anne much but she cried...
I in particular left the graveyard feeling slightly happy.. happy for being able to read her the yasin with halil…(more like he read it from the book n i followed him together silently from my memory)…n happy coz at least i left the place after pulling some of the wild weeds…
N i also noticed some nice flowers there…. Some planted n some wild….even at the graveyard area….spring is here.. :0)
See the small turkish flag? n see the big turkish flag on the ground? That turkish flag on the ground r actually tulips!! i managed to snap this picture from far while halil was driving the car...p.s am busy busy busy...tak sempat nak hop hop hop sangat..sorry yea :0)
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Labels: My personal discovery
posted by simah at
8:45 PM
17 Comments:
Hi Simah, wa...first time see a beautiful grave like this. And the flowers are really beautiful too.
But Simah, I tak faham you mention "across the bridge"? Boleh elaborate sikit?
Love your photographs. Lee.
semoga your Anne aman di sana.
p/s: Simah, tak sangka baddin's birthdate sama dengan Amar!!!
al-fathihah untuk arwah..terfikir juga kenapa pusara nya across the bridge?
What looked wild, is actually barakah. A hadith quoted the Prophet placing a branch from the date palm, on the grave, as the tasbih of the leaves, brings mercy to the dead. The same applies to the weeds.
wei simah.. hang pi sana betoi ka baca yasin.. ka tangkap gambaq???
anyway.. alfatihah for arwah...
wild or not, the flowers are nice!!!!
anyway, yes - the doa yang ditunggu-tunggu.
alfatihah to arwah..
yes, berdoalah sentiasa esp utk ibubapa yg telah tiada, tak kira lah dibaca di mana2 pun..
Uncle Lee
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dear uncle..
i pun suka the look of the flowers... sedap mata memandangnya..:0)
*across the bridge*... oh..that...
u see uncle, istanbul is a city which consists of 2 continents... Europe n Asia... the airport, city attractions etc r usually at the european side...i on the other hand, live in the asian side of istanbul..so crossing the bridge meant we crossed the bridge (thus crossing the continent) to go to the european side of istanbul..
i personally think that it is a romantic thing to be able to say.. hey! today i am in Asia..n tomorrow i am going to europe :0)
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mama sarah
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aminn..
baddin sama birthday dengan amar.. hatice sama birthdate dengan sarah..hahahah did we make birth appointment date or what??? hahahah this is such a sweet coincidence!
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kak elle
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aminnnnn
in turkey, each family has a few graveyard plot at a place....Why the zaim family graveyard is at the european side of the bridge while we all live at the asian side?
it all goes back to the history... when halil's grandpa ran away from macedonia to istanbul (turkey)... the family settled in fatih area in europe... they bought the family plot graveyard (3 plots)somewhere near the fatih area... so any members of the zaim family was n will be burried there...even though we all live across the bridge... so kalau saya meninggal.. ini la kubur saya... :0)
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ku keng
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keng bey...does pulling away the wild weeds mean pulling away the barakah to the deceased? if it is.. then i am sooo feeling very guilty.. :0(
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mummy rizq
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aminn
hehehe laaa dah baca yassin tu... dah camera ada kat tangan..mesti la aku tangkap gambaq..aku sebenarnya tangkap gambaq tu (gambaq kubur) sebab nak tunjuk gambaq tu kat kakak halil sebab dia tak tahan nak lawak kubur mak dia (dia ni kan kuat menangis)... masa nak balik tu terpandang lak bunga bunga kat kubur tu..aku apa lagi... snap snap snap la... :0)
aku petik satu bunga lagi kasi bawak balik utk kak ipar aku tu.. *ni ha... anne kasi dari kubur ..aku cakap* hehehe
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mama rock
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aminnnnnnnn
memang ceria...very contrastive to the fact that graveyards r supposed to be a gloomy place to be ..
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mulan
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betul tu... aminnnn.. kita doa kat mak pak kita..nanti hopefully anak pulak doa kat kita...a continuous cycle kan?
alfatihah untuk arwah
Anggerik merah
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aminnn..
Lovely flowers at the grave .... kalau ada wild flowers like that kat sini pun elok jugak.
Al Fatihah to Halil's mom.
The flowers are beautiful!
Good shot of tulip flag too:)
Nanti kasi link entry Anne tu ya? Tks.:D
Al-Fatihah buat arwah MIL simah...moga rohnya ditempatkan bersana mereka yang beriman...
Cantik sungguh bunga2 kat bunga tu...
Queen of the House
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Amin... memang cantik even the wild flowers..ada banyak lagi..halil was rushing..so within a few minutes, i managed to snap only thesephotos..
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hazia
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look at my next entry.. :0)
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kak lady
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aminn..
masa spring ni tu yg best..bunga sana sini :0)
Hi Simah, really facinating your 'bridge' description. How wonderful having both worlds at your doorstep, so to speak.
Now I know, thank you. Lee.
Assure you Istanbul will be among the places I one day will vist, now more so reading about it in your posts.
Ooooh the flowers are gorgeous!
u.lee
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i will be waiting for ur arrival with auntie (tak aci pos auntie pi jalan shopping while u gedik gedik tengok istanbul girls hehe)
frankensteina
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they r great arent they?
thanks for hopping by :0)
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