Yes, as a community of Muslims, Christians and Hindus and perhaps Buddhists on QL we will pray for Selim and his family that they will come to know God's peace and forgiveness and healing love. And you are right, the personal details are none of our business. But at some point it's good to talk about these things as a community and as a society, in order to see if there's something that we were missing, something we could have done - not as individuals in this case, but in a wider sense - to offer help to others who are hurting. We pray that this will not happen again because we know the anguish it causes those left behind. I'm a Christian and I believe that Selim is with God now, being held and healed of his terrible pain. I pray that his family will know God's presence in their lives as well at this time.
Mandi
Yes, as a community of Muslims, Christians and Hindus and perhaps Buddhists on QL we will pray for Selim and his family that they will come to know God's peace and forgiveness and healing love. And you are right, the personal details are none of our business. But at some point it's good to talk about these things as a community and as a society, in order to see if there's something that we were missing, something we could have done - not as individuals in this case, but in a wider sense - to offer help to others who are hurting. We pray that this will not happen again because we know the anguish it causes those left behind. I'm a Christian and I believe that Selim is with God now, being held and healed of his terrible pain. I pray that his family will know God's presence in their lives as well at this time.
Mandi