This document contains birthday wishes from family members for Iqbal on his 69th birthday. The family members express love and gratitude for Iqbal, who is described as a caring father, grandfather, and partner who has provided for and supported the family through life's ups and downs over many years. They reminisce about fond memories and wish him continued good health and happiness.

1. Happy Birthday
from
a happy family

2. Anjum
On Iqbals 69th birthday …warm birthday wishes to my hubby of 43 years Mashalah. May Allah
SWT always keep you in good health and forever happy in whatever you do. Ameen. I am
thankful to Allah SWT for this life with you. It has been the fullest Allhamdulilah and we have
been blessed with four loving and caring sons and for them Allah SWT sent equally caring if
not more loving daughters-in-law and of-course the grandchildren followed and they mean the
world to me Alhamdulilah. Of-course life together hasn’t always been a bed of roses. It has its
ups and downs but certainly I wouldn’t exchange it for any other. There have been sunny days
,cloudy days and some rainy days when it seemed the rain will never end. But Alhamdulilah we
have made it through. Now we have entered the autmn of our lives and may Allah SWT keep us
together in health and happiness Ameen. Sincere wishes from better half of 43 plus years.

3. Hasan
I would like to wish Abbu a very happy birthday.It seems like
yesterday that Omar and I were small and abbu used to hold
our hands and take us places.Now we have grown old and
Abbu older.But we all can be sure of this that Abbu has been a
very caring father for all of us.Although you live away from
us but atleast you love it there and that brings peace to us.May
Allah bless you and ammi with good health always.

4. Omar
Abbu, you inculcated in us truthfulness, steadfastness
and all attributes of being effective members of
society, good human beings and God-fearing
Muslims. It was due to your and ammi's untiring
efforts and hard-work that we (brothers) now enjoy
respectable places in society and in our respective
fields. I really miss you being away from you
physically. I wish we live close together to be able to
fulfill my obligations as a son and a source of comfort
for both you and ammi. May Allah SWT bless you
immensely,Ameen.
Happy Birthday Abbu.
Love, Omar.

5. Saad
A very happy happy birthday my dearest
abbu. Its been 35 years of your kindness
and affection. I still remember the
memorable times of KANUPP colony.
When ever you went abroad, you
brought gift for us (according to our
farmaishaat). It is impossible to escape
from your gentleness and care, you
made it sure to put on a collar while
having neck-ache, you made it sure to
have a pill for curing fever. You took us
to buffet dinner @ Suzi-Wong each
Ramadan. There are countless sweet
memories of all the comforts that you
showered on us. Thank You Abbu!
We have a weekly picnic at farmhouse and Its always a pleasure to assist you
while doing innovative jobs at farm.

6. Taha
Happy birthday Abbu! I know this isn't the best way of celebrating your birthday
when all of your loved ones are away but I hope all of these messages would help bring a smile to your
face. You have been a role model for all of your children, not because you're a father and every child looks
up to his father as a role model but you've thoroughly earned it! From teaching us manners to driving the
best out of us, you've been a father par excellence mashaAllah!
I remember how you'd wake up in the middle of the night on hearing slightest of coughs, checking on me to
see if I had fever and then making me drink that awful "lal sharbat" - although I hated drinking it in the
middle of the night, I knew deep down inside that I was lucky to have you as a father! Even now you can
tell over the phone whenever I'm sick. I get amazed at how you and Ammi are so good at it!
I remember the times when Ammi was away and you'd cook us wholesome feasts, including prawn biryani
where prawns exceeded the number of rice grains! You'd find the biggest cup in the cabinet and serve me
cup full of Ovaltine and I'd spend good 10 minutes thinking how am I going to get done with it.
Despite your hectic office schedule, you'd wake me up at Fajr and make me do Physics till it was time for
you to leave for office. I don't know if I ever told you but the 10 minutes bathroom break that I took each
morning was mostly fake. I'd mostly fake it to buy myself some time and also because you'd end up solving
numerical for me during the time I was away. If I didn't have you as my tutor, I don't know if I would have
ever cleared intermediate.
I can go on and on with the memories that I've had with you but I'll stop now so I can discuss others over
many more birthdays to come inshaAllah!
You've been a great father and we all can't wait to be with you over Eid inshaAllah. Maybe then we can
celebrate your birthday again!
I hope Ammi has already prepared a feast for you! Enjoy your day!

7. Tania
With you in our lives, we all have someone who
looks at things very differently and it enables us to
have a completely different perspective of things.
I am amazed when I read your blogs, by your
vivid description of things that are just a part of a
picture for us. It is alhamdolilah great to have you
in our lives. On your birthday, I wish you great
health and a long life. I wish you would visit us
and the rest of your children more often. You
know ,it is always a great pleasure to have you at
our place. May Allah keep you and Ammi in the
best of health and spirits. Ameen.

8. Sadaf
It has been almost fourteen years since I first began
exchanging emails with you, and somewhere amongst my
old files is the one where you preferred being addressed as
Aj instead of abbujan. You've always replied promptly and
in detail to all my emails and comments and that always
gives me the satisfaction of being heard and understood.
One habit of yours that I most appreciate is your love of
reading. I miss those days when you were the director and
as such subscribed many magazines. I have read
countless travelogues, biographies and novels thanks to
you and ammi. I wish we could have a proper library at
the farm, so we could store and catalogue your collection
and pass on your love of diversified reading to your
grandchildren.
Everyone knows you love gardening but I don't think all
of us know that you can also cook your organic produce
amazingly well. I always look forward to the Mexican
chicken you make.
Thank you for being a supportive parent and a grandfather
who 'sprinkles stardust on his grandchildren's lives'. I hope
you have a wonderful day today and many such days
always.

9. Sahar
“A grandfather is someone who lets you eat
ice cream for breakfast”
Yes , I know you are that kind of awesome
grandfather who kids love. Kids know that
they have a secret source of chocolates when
they come to farm.
You are an expert in keeping the kitchen
sparklingly clean when ammi is not there.
Thank you for being a caring and loving
father. Thank you for letting us get away with
things that bothers you.(Read: noise pollution)
Thank you for feeding me just like my father
does.
Its your day…..lets celebrate you

10. Shaima
May your special day be filled
with memories, happy ones,old
and new.May you be surrounded
with love and may this day be all
about you.
Thank you for your kindness and
honest,guidance and advice.
Happy birthday Abbu.

11. Eeman
Happy Birthday Abbu!
Its unbelievable that you are 69
because you look so much younger
for age. I love you dearly and wish
you the very best .I am glad that I
have your reading genes.

12. The occasion of your 69th
birthday is bitter sweet to me
because as your second eldest
grandson I should be there and
wish you in person. The one thing
I remember most about you is
whenever we were angry or sad
you told us stories, gave us
"kishmish" and sometimes brought
us catty chins and lemon tarts. A
big thank you for all your love
dada. May Allah bless you you
and give you a long life.Ameen
Hamza

13. hiba
Happy 69th birthday dada abbu!
I wanted to come and wish you because
you wished me so touchingly and
everybody loved it very much. The
things I like about you are gardening,
writing,and you're very friendly to us. I
always remember that you and dadi
took us to the united bakery and we
took ginger breadman and lemon tarts I
thank you for your kindness.May Allah
bless you and give you a long long life.

14. Inaya
Dear dada
Dada you give me chocolate to eat
Books to read
For playing…beads
You give me everything indeed
At saturday we meet you
One special thing we both are on gmail

15. avizheh
Dear abbu!
A very happy birthday to you. You are now 69
years old.Thats amazing. I wonder how big a
cake would ammi have to bake to fit in all
those candles.
Have a great time on your birthday.I miss you
and love you very much.

16. And from rest of the gang
A very happy birthday to an awesome dada