{"id":35892,"date":"2025-11-08T06:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/?p=35892"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:48:32","slug":"he-was-my-sunshine-my-happiness-father-grieves-loss-of-6-year-old-son-who-drowned-in-al-ain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insider18.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/08\/he-was-my-sunshine-my-happiness-father-grieves-loss-of-6-year-old-son-who-drowned-in-al-ain\/","title":{"rendered":"He was my sunshine, my happiness: Father grieves loss of 6-year-old son who drowned in Al Ain."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Six-year-old Issa, who was in first grade, was discovered submerged in an underground water tank close to his family\u2019s residence in Al Ain. The heartbreaking incident occurred while he was playing alongside his younger sister.<\/p>

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He was the top of his class, always scoring perfectly, 20 out of 20,\u201d said Al Basheer Al Zahir, his voice shaking with emotion. \u201cHe was loved by everyone\u2014so kind, cheerful, and intelligent. Our entire family cherished him.\u201d<\/p>

Al Basheer, an imam and Quran instructor at a nearby mosque, shared the painful memories of that day with profound grief.<\/p>

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\u201cI had just finished the Asr prayer and went to check on him. He was playing outside the mosque with his sister,\u201d he recalled. \u201cBefore leaving for the Quran centre where I teach, I ensured they were safely in the courtyard and closed the gate. About thirty minutes later, my wife called me in tears\u2014Issa was missing.\u201d<\/p>

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Al Basheer hurried home, stunned, to discover that his only son had fallen into one of the two large, uncovered underground water tanks on the property. \u201cThe openings were large enough for anyone, even a small child, to accidentally fall in,\u201d he explained. \u201cAlthough there were fences, the gates were left open. My son must have slipped while playing.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It was Issa\u2019s four-year-old sister, Maryam, who first spotted her brother in the water tank. She ran crying to the neighbors, who immediately pulled him out and called for assistance. Paramedics arrived swiftly, but tragically, Issa could not be saved.<\/p>

\u201cWhen I arrived at the hospital, they told me he had passed away,\u201d his father said. \u201cIn that moment, it felt as if my entire world had fallen apart.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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As he grieves, the heartbroken father wishes that no other parent has to experience such a loss. \u201cMay Allah bless my son and grant him a place in paradise,\u201d he said. \u201cHe was the source of my happiness and my light.\u201d<\/p>

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