Baba in Memory - Day two (funeral)

AlHAMDULİLLAH...

Baba is finally at his resting place.

The funeral was BEAUTİFUL! Just look at the pics above. Turkish flag can only cover the coffin only on honorary occasions and baba was certainly honoured.

Look at the second picture. Yesterday,these were the only crowd. I was wrong. The inside of the big Fatih Camii (mosque) too was totally full to the maximum with people. ...in total thousands of them!! All came to pay their last respect to a man very well known, very much loved ... as an academician...as "hocanın hocası" (the educator of educators)... as an economist... as the core alongside Fethullah Gulen and his movement ...the hoca towards islamic development in turkey.

His body was bathed by professionals...sent specially by the governer of istanbul. He was escorted to the mosque by police....we were givena special bus to go to the mosque...Security was tight yesterday as people flocked there.... and we as the closest relatives were put at a special stand (see the red roof near the crowd)....as those who could not go to the jenazah prayer.... they watched the whole thing on tv live...

Baba was given a National Funeral.

I cried a thousand tears yesterday....never caring that people would stare at me...

Everybody cried there..man..women..all cried for the loss of a man who had done so much.

The moment i saw the coffin entered the mosque area, i sobbed. It was so heartbreakingly sad to know that this is goodbye... the evidence in front of me...

We were later escorted to the special stand with loads of security where in line, we waited as flocks of people in the public qued to shake our hands and convey their condolences..too many of them...*başına sağ olsun* they said... that i mostly too sad to speak just nodded my head...people of various posts...

Then, the Prime minister (Erdoğan) and the President of Turkey (Gül) came together....they chatted with mehveş as their security flocked around them....

Then..it was the final prayer...and it was people pushing in trying to grab a hold of the coffin to bring it to the transportation..of course not many could as Erdoğan nd Gül were there till the end alongside with his security... Halil however managed to carry the coffin too..his final service to his dad...

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Abdullah Gül

THe burial part was the hardest for me...to actually see him being rested.. Soil from the holy land (mekah n madinah) were used to cover the top part of the grave. Again..i couldnt stop myself from crying...it was too heartbreaking to see baba go..but i needed to do it...to see him go..to say goodbye.

Baba... may u rest in peace and be placed among the blessed ones.

All the zaim kids r still very devastated to lose their dede... Hatice n baddin r heavily affected. Time will ease the pain i guess...

And if u r wondering if i did get to chat with either erdoğan or Gül?

I saw them up close and personal.

Erdoğan? no chat.

Gül?

As he were heading towards the praying area, Ahmet Davutoğlu,an aide to Gül pointed out that i am baba's Malaysian bride. Gül was about to pass and he made the turn and came to me and said...

*biliyorum..biliyorum... hocam size çok bahsetti*

(i know... i know.. my teacher meaning baba)...had told me about you so many times)

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of course at that time.. the tv channel focussed on my face directly...yup..i was on tv too for a few seconds hehehe

I didnt feel honoured that i get to see the Pm n president close...i didnt feel honoured that i get to meet ministers and people from various posts.... whom suprisingly recognised and know about me (maybe coz for every eid..i was always there at baba serving his guests or baba had mentioned about me to them...)......If i meet them again (xcept for Gül n Erdoğan of course)... i would probably not recognise them or care who they are...

But i DO feel honoured

to be baba's daughter in law.

i do feel honoured to be able to share his love.

I do fel honoured to have borne him 2 grandchildren (next to th rest 8 by his other children)

I do feel honoured that at last till that last morning of his concious life...

i had managed to serve him as best as i could as a daugher should.

Baba... the honour is mine to be with the honoured one.

In my emotionally draught state..i am sorry if i cannot blog hop to ur blog.

and THANK YOU for all ur condolences... it helps me a lotto go thru these days..

Thank You for hopping by...Hope to see u again the next time..