LIFE — Nazım İntepe

Kaya stepped out of the room with his wife and daughter They had agreed beforehand to part ways as if bidding each other goodnight with a simple Sleep well And that s exactly what they did Kaya remained calm even offering comfort by reciting the words he used to say to his daughter Hayat when she was little and didn t want to go to bed We ll sleep we ll wake up we ll lie down we ll rise and God willing we ll be together again He kissed them one last time and said his goodbyes Avoiding their gaze he turned to the others waiting nearby In the lounge outside the sleep room he also said farewell to his sons Ali and Peker Then he handed everyone a small note written on a piece of paper I ve read and reflected on the meaning of this verse countless times he said Now I m going to sleep Perhaps it s your turn to think about it for a while Everyone looked down at the note in their hands It read Surah Az Zumar 39 42 It is Allah who takes the souls at the time of death and those that do not die He takes during their sleep Then He keeps those for whom He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought