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إنَّا للهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ

(From Allah we come and to him we shall return)

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Today, 02 September 2021, Sonia’s soul finally returned to Allah, Glory be to Him. Please make dua Allah forgives all her sins, protects her from the punishments of the grave, shades her on the Day of Judgement and grants her a place in Jannah al Firdous A’la. She leaves behind 3 beautiful children Zakariya (8), Hannah (7) and Ayoub (2). Sonia died between 6-7am today as her family witnessed her praying Fajr salah just before she closed her eyes to sleep Alhamdulillah. 

Sonia leaves behind three children who will find the loss of their beloved mother very difficult. They’ve endured a traumatic experience and seen their lives hugely disrupted as they watched their mother suffer in pain and agony, missed their mothers’ usual level of love and and company as she was unable to do much with them. This page is to ensure that Sonia's legacy continues by supporting her children's future and building legacy projects in her name. Thank you to everyone for your goodwill, prayers and compassion.

-  Amanpaul Dhaliwal, (Husband)

Janazah Information

Janaza prayers will be held at masjid; East London Mosque, Whitechapel, London on Friday 3rd September 2021 straight after Jummah prayer InshaAllah. If you’d like to reach the family, you can email a1_dhaliwal@yahoo.co.uk or what's app on 07852174958 (pls do not call)

Sonia’s Legacy

Sonia, born into a Sikh family came to the UK when she was in her teens to get married and had 3 young children, before one day the light of Islam entered her heart almost 20 years ago. With almost no blood relations in the UK she was forced to make one of the most difficult decisions any woman could face. Remain a Sikh and keep your children and stay in the family you married into or lose everything if you become a Muslim. Allah gave her incredible strength and she chose Islam at the sacrifice of everything else, her home, her family, her children and much more. Sonia later remarried another Sikh revert, Aman and Allah blessed her to live with him in Makkah for 10 years, she always prayed just to visit but Allah gave her residency. For the huge sacrifice of her children Allah blessed her with 3 more beautiful children who she raised as righteous devout Muslims; Zakariya (8), Hannah (7) and Ayoub (2). In a beautiful ending Sonia's relationship with her previous children was also restored once the news of her Cancer reached them. She was also a huge pillar in supporting her husband’s role as the Managing Director of Islam21c.com.

Her Struggle

2 years ago, the doctors diagnosed Sonia with Renal Cell Cancer in her Kidney which they removed. 3 months later it returned this time to multiple sites in her bones and as time went by it spread to more bones, multiple lymph nodes, liver, brain, bowel an died this morning in hospital. She lived through extreme pain for 18 months with 4 hospital admissions in 2021 alone, her current one lasting 8 weeks. She slowly become immobile and bed bound in the last months of her life. This all had a huge impact on this small revert family as day to day life become extremely difficult. Although neither husband or wife had any Muslim family the Muslim community came and stood by their side for the entire period and become their pillar of support and comfort helping in so many different ways it was almost unbelievable. For e.g. They rarely cooked a meal for over a year as a growing number of sisters, who they’d never met, started sending food every other day, week in week out as Sonia became unable to cook. Families started taking the children for days out and sleep overs to try restoring some normality in their lives and so many more beautiful examples. The family offer their deep deep thanks and gratitude for every single deed, dua, message, call everything that was done by everyone who reached out to show they are not alone. Jazak Allahu Khairan they never felt alone because of you.

Dua for deceased Sister
‘O Allah, forgive and have mercy upon her, excuse her and pardon her, and make honourable her reception. Expand her entry, and cleanse her with water, snow, and ice, and purify her of sin as a white robe is purified of filth. Exchange her home for a better home, and her family for a better family, and her spouse for a better spouse. Admit her into the Garden, protect her from the punishment of the grave and the torment of the Fire'

*All funds from this project will be managed directly by the family*