ON Nov 29, I lost a very kind and generous friend, Dr Wan Hassan Wan Embong. I had not known him for long but we engaged in common issues and I do not know a more sincere and generous person than him. I know his name means nothing to most readers, but I would not be writing this letter if his death had been an ordinary one.
At 73, Dr Wan Hassan was a retiree living modestly with his wife and a maid. I later discovered that he’d contributed to the agricultural research industry through the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi). After completing his PhD, he discovered that he’d learnt a lot yet did not know much about Islam and the Quran. He then learnt from various religious teachers and eventually taught Quran reading in the mosque in Bangsar (Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq).
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