Atan.

Tues 20.6.2023. 

Atan, 61,  died in  Ampang Hospital, KL, yesterday at around 10.30 a.m.

Only last week Idah and I visited him at that government hospital. It was  our first visit after hearing about his admission. He said he'd been in hospital for 3 weeks. That, sadly, was also our last visit on our late nephew. His late mother was Idah's eldest sister.

Since retirement, Atan had not been of the best of health. There were a few internal problems. I don't have the exact idea of the ailment. At the hospital during last week's visit, he was complaining of aches and discomfort, and even asked me to say a few prayers to make the pain go away. The hospital lunch in front of him remained untouched, and he had his shirt unbuttoned and his trouser legs rolled up, a picture of stress. Otherwise his face and physique looked normal to me.

Having returned from 9 holes of golf at the club, I had a wash and a change of clothes, and then some refreshments. That was when the sad news came. I called Dekna, suggesting maybe we could go in her MPV, so she took emergency  leave. But Ari called and asked to join him in his car, which we agreed, because 1-year old Habib had to be taken care of and Dekna, therefore had to stay home.

Ari drove Thareez's MPV with the 4 of us. I set the "waze" app, and we made it to Masjid al Ubudiah in Ampang just after Zohor. Without "waze" we couldn't have done it.

The remains had been washed and wrapped in the white shroud. It was brought into the mosque, and relatives were allowed to view and even touched Atan, with the top of the head cover unwrapped.

The funeral prayers were performed immediately after solat Asr. There was a very good-sized congregation. Atan was taken to the burial grounds in Ukay Perdana.

Atan was the youngest and last member of the Kak Mah's family. Bang Baharom died in Makkah during the hajj. Kak Mah died in Lonek.  Anak Eda died in Seremban. Anak Din died in Sg. Besi. And Ros died in Rawang. 

Born on  Raya Haji, which is in 9 days time, Atan was given the name Adharudin (Raya Adha). This caused a bit of a problem when we visited him in hospital last week. We all called him Atan. I said to look under "Azharudin". The clerk couldn't find one. Then I said try "Adha-rudin" Then she found it. I can't understand why she couldn't spot Adha close to Azha, the unimaginative clerk.

I was happy to have given him his life-time employment, when in position to do so. And Atan also found his future wife in his place of work. So that's 2 from me. I pray the widow and children will do well after Atan's absence.

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