Extended family gathering

It was a gathering foe the descendants of Lebai Salleh and Rokiah. The oldest living descendants were their grandchildren, the offsprings of their seven children. That means there are about 400 members and almost three hundred members attended from all over Malaysia. We wore seven different colors according to which one of the seven children of Lebai Salleh and Rokiah we come from. So there were many familiar faces and unfamiliar faces in one compound. The event was held in the compound of two of the grandchildren who are neighbors.

We cooked and had some fun activities together. The most touching part was when my father read out the history of the family. Lebai Salleh and his four siblings migrated for Siam or Thailand now due to the harsh treatment Muslim received from the Siam government. Life was unbearably difficult there. All five of them chose different parts of Kedah to settle down, start planting rice and taught Qur'an to their young neighbors.

It was a time to rekindled with long lost relatives. It was a time to get to know unknown relatives. We even set up a group in FaceBook. The event left a fond memory to me. Plans are made to repeat such gathering once a year. May Allah bless those involved in the planning of the event.

May Allah bless us all.