All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds, and may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon the most noble of Prophets and Messengers.

To my beloved, precious daughter, Asma

May Allah make you the delight of mine and your mother’s eyes, in this world and the next.

I used to wish that I would be present at the time of your birth, but Allah - may He be Mighty and Majestic - in His Knowledge and Wisdom, decreed that I would be imprisoned, far away from you.

But it is from the blessings of Allah upon me that He provided me with a righteous wife who realises, as I do, the value of this responsibility, which Allah has entrusted to her.

I ask Allah the Most Great to assist your mother in ensuring your upbringing is a righteous one.

My beloved Asma, I am longing for you and your mother, and no one but Allah knows how much I am missing you both.

I ask Allah to hasten my release and that He will return us to you both, enriched and safe.

May Allah preserve you both and take care of you.

Your father, Sa’id al-Shehri, Abu Asma