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jannah
11/10/03 at 18:59:15
I'm so sad.. can u imagine just breaking ur fast and praying and walking home and then just gone...they probably didn't even realize  Inna lilla wa inna ilaihi rajeoon

Diff article with the video news story: http://www.detnow.com/news/0311100801.html

Students killed while crossing road

By Victoria Edwards and Emily Kraack, Daily Staff Reporters
November 10, 2003


Two women were hit by a pickup truck last night and died after arriving at the University Hospital.

Ann Arbor Police Department Sgt. Brad Hill said the women were crossing Plymouth Road at 6:20 p.m., apparently on their way home from the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor after breaking their Ramadan fast for the day.

The AAPD has not released the names of the women, but members of the campus Muslim community say the women are Norhananim Zainol and Teh Nanni Roshema Roslan, two Engineering students. The girls were both international students and members of the Malaysian Students Association.

Hill said AAPD interviewed the pickup driver and took him to an AAPD station, though he was not arrested. The department is still investigating the situation.

Nazih Hassan, president of the Islamic Center of Ann Arbor, said that, according to surveillance cameras outside the mosque, both students died on impact at the scene. He blames the deaths of the girls on the dangerous traffic conditions in front of the mosque.

“This should not have happened — it was absolutely preventable. This is a high-traffic area and there is a school here, and every night hundreds of people come (to the mosque) and there is no traffic light. We see people driving very fast down this street,” Hassan said.

“This was an issue that was brought up before the city officials but there was no positive response to the request to have a light here. It is very unfortunate that it had to happen to wake up city officials,” he added.

Roslan’s suitemate, Farah Nazihah Faisal, a Muslim Malaysian and Engineering junior who was friends with both girls, said poor lighting on the street and the absence of a pedestrian crossing have made the walk to the mosque dangerous.

“There are safety issues with going to the mosque at night. They should put in a traffic light or a pedestrian crossing. There is a mile walk from one traffic light to the next. This is a busy street where there is a hill, so cars can’t always see pedestrians crossing the road,” Faisal said.

Faisal added that the dangerous traffic conditions are a risk not only for the Muslim community, but also for people who live in Willow Tree Apartments, which are located on Plymouth Road.

Faisal said that although the deaths were tragic, especially because they could have been prevented, she feels better about the situation knowing that it occurred during Ramadan.

“It’s a good thing they passed away during Ramadan. It’s a holy month and they just came back from praying. It’s a good way to go, I think,” Faisal said.

Faisal said that she had been at the mosque with both girls before the accident, and in general that the three of them had been inseparable.

“All three of us were best friends. We go everywhere together, I guess. Both of them were really smart. If I wanted to remember just one thing about both of them, it would be they were both loyal. You could just tell them anything and they wouldn’t judge (you),” she added.

She said she is still in shock about the accident, and that the atmosphere is somber among the victims’ close friends.

Two informal Islamic prayer services were held last night at 10 p.m. at Vera Baits Houses on North Campus. One service was held by the men, the other by the women. About 20 Malaysian Muslim students of each sex attended the separate services.

The U.S. Embassy in Malaysia will send representatives to the families’ houses to inform members of the deaths. The official funeral date in Ann Arbor has not been announced yet.
11/10/03 at 19:08:25
jannah
Re: 2 Michigan Muslim girls killed while crossing
timbuktu
11/10/03 at 21:38:20
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inna lillahi wa inna liehi raji`oon

may Allah (saw) grant them the status of shaheed, & the rewards that go with it, & may Allah grant their families the patience to bear this loss with dignity

aameen
Re: 2 Michigan Muslim girls killed while crossing
siddiqui
11/10/03 at 21:43:32
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innallillahi wa innailahi rajioon
May Alllah swt give jannahthul firduas to the girls ,sbar and fortitude to the parents to bear this loss

Its also time for us to get involved in the welfare of the larger community
and advocate our concerns and rights
[wlm]
Re: 2 Michigan Muslim girls killed while crossing
faith
11/10/03 at 22:02:53
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I couldn't but  :'(  :'(  :'( when I read this news.  It is so sad.  From God we come from, and to Him we shall return.  

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'oun...  

May Allah forgive and have mercy upon them, excuse them and pardon them, make honourable their reception.  Expand their entry, cleanse them with water, snow and ice, and purify them of sin as a white robe is purified of filth. Exchange their homes with better homes, their families for better families.  Admit them to the Garden, protect them from the punishment of the grave and the torment of the Fire.


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