My Jid (grandfather in Arabic) was a Hafiz al-Quran, one who had memorised the Quran cover to cover. I would recite the Quran and Jid would shout corrections from afar while he tended to some chores. The Quran, Jid said, tells us that God is close to everyone regardless of whether you are poor or rich. He said that any man who is able to work but lies idle, Tuhan nanti marah (God will get angry). He worked till his last days, making sure he sent his wife her nafkah with money from his own sweat.

Source: The Star June 09, 2019 22:30 UTC