
In a simple room, and on a sofa that carries the memories of the past time, Mrs. Fatima Al -Ashmawi, the mother of the martyr Colonel Tamer Al -Ashmawi, sits her eye bearing the maturity of the days that passed, and her heart carries the pain of loss and hope for honor, the story of her son who was martyred nine years ago, but he lives at every moment that passes, and in every corner of her great heart.
When she is asked about her feeling in Ramadan this year, Mrs. Fatima feels a mixture of pride and sadness. “Tamer was not just a martyr, but rather my son who has always filled my house with his laughter and innocence, was a human being before he was a soldier.” With the country celebrating this anniversary, the mother’s heart is still a place for her unforgettable son’s sacrifices.
When Mrs. Fatima remembers the last moments of the conversation with Tamer, the pain is mixed with love. He always told me: ‘ The last call between them was two days before his martyrdom, as he was reassuring about it, talking about his hopes and aspirations, she did not know that he was the last farewell. Her son’s words about martyrdom remained stuck in her heart, turning into fuel for an indifferent pride.
“Nine years have passed since Tamer was martyred, but the time has not changed anything in my heart,” says Ms. Fatima, noting that pride is still filling her heart. “It is true that he left, but he was present at every step I took, and every day I live.” Tamer was an example of courage and giving, and although time goes on, his memory remains alive, narrated by everyone who knew him.
Mrs. Fatima proudly talks about Saif, the brother of the martyr who chose to walk on Tamer’s approach, enrolled in the Police College after his martyrdom. “A sword knows exactly that his way is not just the completion of Tamer’s dream, but rather a completion of his values, and a love for his country, he still carries in his heart his brother’s dream, and he follows his path, to be the best successor to the good of the predecessor.”
On the anniversary of the martyrdom of Tamer, Mrs. Fatima calls on all Egyptians to cohesion and solidarity, “Today, Egypt needs every one of us, there is no room for weakness or surrender. We have to be vigilant, united, until we build the strongest Egypt.
At the end of the hadith, Mrs. Fatima picks up her breath with difficulty, and her eyes carry a tear trying to hide her with a smile full of pride, saying: “You are always in the heart, O Tamer.
These words are not just a hadith.
In the heart of this country that does not forget its sons, the police martyrs remain a symbol of sacrifice and redemption, and they shorten their lives the highest meanings of giving and altruism, despite their absence from the arms of their families in the month of Ramadan, their giving remains present in the hearts of the Egyptians, because the country does not forget about his soul in the way of its security and stability.
They have spent their lives in protecting the people, and they wrote in their blood pages of courage and insistence on confronting terrorism, they were the ones who did not hesitate for a moment to stand in front of everyone who threatens their homeland, and they faced death with a smile, knowing that their lives are only a small part of a larger battle against darkness.
In Ramadan, when everyone wrapped around breakfast tables in the warmth of the family, the police martyrs were sitting in a higher place, a place that our eyes did not realize, but it is a place that is not equivalent to its value, the whole world; Their breakfast today will be with the prophets, the righteous, the martyrs, and the good of those companions.
With their absence from the Ramadan table in their homes, the Egyptian people still remind them of their prayers and calls, their names remain engraved in the memory of the homeland, and their souls continue to live between us, give us hope and strength to continue to face challenges.
It is the martyrs who have preserved the safety for us in the glory of adversity, and they are the ones who will remain bright stars in the sky of our homeland, so they have supplication at every moment, and that the homeland remain in God’s preservation and safety.