“Sweetheart, not long to go now. And I’m going to really, really, miss you a lot.

“I’m thinking about it already. Look, I absolutely love you to bits and you have been the happiest thing in my life. You and your mum, absolutely brilliant. I don’t know what else to say.

“I just wish I could have been part of your life, especially, these growing up – these next months, they’re really special with you learning to walk and things. I just so much wanted to be with you but I have to have to do this thing for our future and it will be best, inshallah, in the long run. That’s the most important thing.

“You make plenty of Dua [special prayer] for you guys and you’ve got loads of people to look after you and keep any eye on you.”

“But most importantly I entrust you to Allah and let Allah take care of you. And I’m doing what I’m doing for the sake of Islam, not, you know, it’s not for materialistic or worldly benefits.”

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