Ali Abdullah Al-Quraini came into this world on June 10th, 2011 to the relief and happiness of my friends & family all across the world. I was still receiving emails and international calls from his father, who was just as relieved and excited that his first child was finally here -- 9 months after we found out the unexpected news and kept in contact. The name "Ali" was chosen by Abdullah himself, even though he initially thought the baby would be a girl. While I would go to the hospital for prenatal check-ups & ultrasounds, Abdullah would call right after asking if everything was okay and normal. As far as I knew, Abdullah was in Riyadh (the capital of Saudi Arabia) and I was staying in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Unfortunately, because of what had happened between us in Canada, I refused to see him or meet him in 2010. Sometimes I wonder if this is the reason he left us -- because I was so mean and harsh to him during that time... After Ali was born, Abdullah demanded details, pictures, news saying I "wasn't Muslim" if I didn't tell him exactly what had happened. I mistook this as a sign that he was genuinely excited that he had a baby boy. I guess I was wrong :-/
Abdullah Alquraini disappeared out of our lives when Ali was 1 month old. I was seriously thinking to give him another chance at our marriage, just so Ali could have his father around but I had to be sure that Abdullah had changed some of his ways. I knew that Abdullah wanted to stay with us and be a family so I became worried after not receiving his usual call/email/SMS after July 15th, 2011. But according to one of Abdullah's last emails, he had joined the Saudi National Guard and was stationed in an army base in Dammam City. His training would finish after the Eid and he'd be given a holiday, so we made a plan to meet each other in the UAE. I assumed that since he was at an army base, it would be difficult for him to contact me (but this became doubtful later on) and we would meet in October.
We waited in Abu Dhabi for 1 month but heard nothing. Then, we went to Oman for 1 month and nothing. Bahrain for 3 months with Dammam City across the bridge in Saudi and still nothing. I heard a report that Abdullah Alquraini had died in a car accident in the capital but I refused to believe it until I saw the death certificate. A dear friend of mine who has connections in the Ministry of Interior then informed me that there was no such person registered in the Saudi National Guard with the Saudi I.D. and name I had given. Out of anger, I sent Abdullah an email saying he'd been caught and that I wasn't waiting for him to see his son anymore. By this time, I had re-married a Saudi from Shargiyah who took care of Ali as if he were his own.
However, I wish I knew what truly happened to Ali's biological father and it seems that he's in the United States as a university student. BUT it looks like he's done something so unreal that I can't understand it, as none of my friends who knew him before can either. If he wants to live his life like a single bachelor with no responsibilities, that is his choice. Wallahi I am done emailing him & calling him trying to get through to him because all he does is ignore me or pretend not to speak English LoL good one... While I have plenty of evidence including LEGAL/GOVERNMENT documents proving our relationship and witnesses both in Canada & the Middle East, it would be so easy (and a bit satisfying astighforAllah) to drag him through the mud and make huge problems for him. Sometimes, I am tempted to do so just so he can experience the hurt & pain that I did BUT alhamdulillah, I am not that kind of vindictive evil person. Finally, I can never hurt or harm the father of my child because maybe later Ali would hate me for it?
My message to Abdullah Alquraini is simple:
You were my husband, you had a son and you are only hurting yourself. While it pains me to think that Ali will one day be confused & ask me why his name is different than my husband's, or why he LOOKS different than the rest of his family, I pray that Allah guides you to do the right thing. Maybe you will, maybe you wont -- but as Muslims we believe in the Day of Judgement when every single soul who was wronged by another will have the chance to take their right from Allah. Can you imagine what your son will say when he is called by his name?? Well, you probably don't care about any of that so I will say Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah. Enjoy this life while it lasts and I hope it was worth leaving your son for...
I just want to say that I am so thankful to Allah for blessing us with the people who are in our lives. That being said, I pray He guides Abdullah Alquraini to make things right for his son and give him his rights before the Final Day. I'm seriously worried for any person who abandons an innocent child to the world and can go each day without feeling any kind of regret or remorse. Also, I feel sorry for the girl who is someday gonna marry Abdullah Alquraini -- imagine NOT knowing your husband used to be married to another woman AND had a baby with her?? OMG if I knew that I would be like "uhhhh wth?!?!"
Thank-you for reading our story and please make prayers for all the mothers and children who were wronged, deceived and denied their basic human & Islamic rights.
(رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ)
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(رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأبْرَارِ رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلاَ تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَاد ِ)





