Death is a certainty of life, yet no certainty can prepare the heart for losing someone it believed would always be there. We know that this worldly existence is temporary and that everyone we love ultimately belongs to Allah and must return to Him. Yet knowing this does little to lessen the pain of separation.

On 7 August 2026, I lost my beloved father, Prof. Nazir Masoodi.For an only daughter raised with extraordinary affection and utmost care, this was not merely the loss of a parent. It felt like the destruction of a cherished heaven. I lost the man who had been my safest place in this world, the voice that reassured me, the heart that loved me without condition, and the comforting certainty that, whatever happened, Daddy was there.To be loved by him was one of the greatest blessings Allah gave me.

I write these words because my heart carries more love and grief than my........

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