Eldest daughter recalls father’s words in dream after losing family in tragic accident
ALOR SETAR: In February, young 12-year-old Putri Qisya Nur Izzat lost her younger brother Jebat Haydar.
Her mum, Nurul Hidayah Khadijah Razman Efendi, 31, consoled her then, telling her that it was only the younger brother who had left, and not her mother.
She even said: “If we are meant to go, we’ll all go together so that we won’t trouble anyone’,” said Putri Qisya.
Her mother’s words, turned out to be tragically prophetic when Nurul Hidayah, her husband Muhammad Azim Izat Ishak, 32, and four of their children, Putra Rayyan Nur Izzat, nine, Hawa Adriana Nur Izzat, eight, Annayla Humaira Nur Izzat, seven, and six-month-old Tuah Haydar, died after their vehicle veered off the road and into a river.
The bodies were recovered yesterday, after a search which began on Saturday.
This time, Putri Qisya was consoled by her father, but in her dreams.
“I dreamt of my late father telling me not to be sad,” said Putri Qisya, the eldest child and only surviving child in the family of six that perished after the car plunged into Sungai Korok in Jitra.
Describing the dream she had early yesterday morning, Putri Qisya said her father appeared to her wearing the same jersey he had worn on the day he left.
“I was lying on his lap. He told me not to be sad because he couldn’t take care of me anymore. My mother and siblings were also there in the dream,” she said, Bernama reported.
“At around 8am, I woke up suddenly and went to the front of the house.
“My grandmother and aunt tried to comfort me, saying they would look after me and that I wouldn’t be alone.”
Putri Qisya had stayed behind at her grandmother’s home in Jerlun on the day of the incident.
Speaking at the Forensic Department of Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah here, Putri Qisya said the family had planned to visit an aunt in Taman Seri Aman, Jitra, as part of a regular weekend routine. However, she chose not to join them this time.
“At first, I wanted to go, but I felt tired and decided not to. One of my siblings even tried to persuade me, but I still said no,” she said, holding back tears.
Upon learning that her family had gone missing, she joined others in searching the area along the river, but her efforts ended in heartbreak.
Meanwhile, family members and relatives of Muhammad Azim Izat said they never stopped searching for them.
“We never stopped searching for my brother and his family right up until their car was found,” said Muhammad Azim’s younger brother, Muhammad Adlan Solehin Ishak, 24.
Muhammad Adlan Solehin, who lives in Perlis, said he was informed of the family’s disappearance by relatives and immediately joined the search.
“The last time I saw my brother was on Friday morning when we had breakfast together.
“Police contacted us and asked us to come to the scene after they discovered a car in the river,” he said when met at the hospital.
Muhammad Adlan Solehin said that he and his family later confirmed the car pulled from the river by rescue personnel belonged to his brother, based on several identifiable car stickers on the rear of the vehicle.
“I was told that when the firemen opened the driver’s door, they found all the victims’ bodies on the passenger’s seat at the rear of the car.
“The bodies were sent to the hospital after the identification process, and I accompanied them in the truck. The post-mortem is currently ongoing,” he said.
He added all six would be laid to rest in Jerlun, near the grave of the couple’s infant son.
“The couple had twin boys, but one of them died during the confinement period. If they’re buried there, they will be reunited as a family of seven.”
A cousin, Bashiroh A. Hamid, 45, said Muhammad Azim Izat was very close to her family and the tragedy deeply affected all of them.
On Sunday, it was reported that six members of a family were reported missing after they could not be contacted since last Saturday.
