As a child, many of us tend to look up to our dads as superheroes, as they continue to make us feel proud.
A story shared by Twitter user Arissa Aznan reminds us just how incredible dads can be.
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Arisha begins by telling a story of her 9-month-old pregnant neighbour, Nurul, who lives with her two children while her husband was away working abroad. The husband was scheduled to come home on 1st April after a month of being away.
Jiran depan rumah ni kan, husband dia kerja off-shore tu tau. Dia pregnant 9 bulan tunggu hari je. So dia tinggal dgn anak ia dua orang. Sorang 7 tahun kot sorang lagi 5 tahun. Kecik kecik lagi. Her husband should come home 1/4 haritu after 1 month pergi kerja.
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
Unfortunately, at the end of March, Nurul’s husband wasn’t allowed to return home due to the Movement Control Order (MCO) being set in place and was told to stay put where he was. He contacted Arissa’s parents to keep a close eye on his wife without telling her, as he didn’t want to cause his very much pregnant wife any unnecessary worries.
Pastu haritu hujung bulan 3 dia ws ayah dgn mak. Dia mintak tolong tengok kan isteri dia sbb dia kene tahan. Dorang kene quarantine katsana sbb takboleh balik. And dia taktahu berapa lama dia kene tahan. Sampai pkp ni habis lah. Dia pesan jangan bagitahu isteri dia.
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
Arissa’s dad checked up on Nurul several times and had even brought her to the hospital for check-ups. On 6 April, Nurul was admitted to the hospital with the help of Arissa’s family after she had her contractions.
Pastu haritu 6/4 dia call ckp ada rasa sikit. Masa tu 5 pagi. Tp dia kata okay kot tunggu lepas subuh p hospital. Then after subuh we bring her to hospital, doctor check bukan dah 3cm. Terus admit ward lah. Pastu dia kata takpe boleh balik dulu.
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
While Nurul was at the hospital, Arissa’s father bought groceries while Arissa cooked for Nurul and her children. When her dad called Nurul to deliver the food, he was told that Nurul had given birth. The dad quickly went to the hospital to recite some prayers for the newborn baby. Even the nurses thought Arissa’s dad was the baby’s grandfather!
Ayah call dia dulu. Masa tu pukul 7pm. Ayah tanya nurul buat apa tu? Abang nan nak hantaq makan. Pastu dia gelak. "abang nan, saya dah beranak, pukul 6pm tadi" kami dua dua terkejut. Pastu ayah cepat cepat p nak azankan baby. Nurse nurse semua ingat ayah atok kepada baby tu 🤣
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
When it was time for Nurul to be discharged, Arissa’s dad was there to make all the arrangements.
Pastu esoknya dia boleh keluar. Alhamdulillah baby dgn dia sihat. Suka tengok dia cerita. Dia kata mudah betul nak beranak kan dia. Ayah pergi ambik kak nurul kat hospital. Uruskan makan minum anak anak dia. Uruskan urusan baby semua lah.
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
But that’s not the only good deed Arissa’s dad has done, as he is known throughout his neighbourhood for his charitable acts. Her dad often helped their neighbours, from buying groceries, food, and even gave them haircuts, all without asking anything in return
Pastu kat kejiranan ni, ayah yg tolong beli barang dapur, breakfast dorang. Ayah tak mintak duit minyak, upah pun. Aku tengok kalau pagi pagi tu dia singgah banyak betul rumah hantar barang barang. Siap pergi tolong shave kan rambut jiran 🤣
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
Especially during the MCO, Arissa’s dad is concerned about the safety of their neighbours when they are outside and told them to rely on him to get their essential items
Dia kata kat jiran jiran bahaya keluar. Takpe kirim je barang kat dia, nanti dia tolong belikan. Nanti dia gantung kat pintu je barang barang. Hmmmmmmmmmmm ayah ayahhhh... Walaupun mcm nak marah tp takpe icha percaya ayah.
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
Arissa’s story has gone viral with more than 32K retweets and people across the Twitterverse praising her kind-hearted dad.
Ya allah, you’re the luckiest girl on earth to have such a kind-hearted father like him. Will always have you and your dad in my du’a ❤️
— Yaya Dean (@oliohhh) April 8, 2020
Dear Arissa. Pls hug your dad and tell him that you dont need superman cause you have superdad! Btw, pls convey my congratulations dekat kakak jiran awak ye. :)
— anne (@annemisri) April 9, 2020
your dad sangat baik! 😭 semoga Allah panjangkan umur ayah you and dipermudahkan segala urusan dia and your family. hargai dia selagi dia ada. dad will always be a superhero and cannot be replace ❤
— 🌸 (@nfalis_) April 8, 2020
Arissa said that when she looks at her dad, he hopes that one day she is able to tell her children that their grandfather is a Superman.
The Rock, as Arissa called her dad since she was a kid, has always been there for her whole family, as she reminded everyone to wish both of her parents well.
Here my The Rock. Hahaha I called him The Rock since I was a kid. Dia ajak khatam quran waktu quarantine ni. Whoever read this thread, doakan ayah and mak kita semua dipanjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki. InShaAllah, stay safe everybody 🌻 pic.twitter.com/y3VJSQHPJB
— 🌻 Stay At Home (@arissaaznan) April 8, 2020
We completely stan Arissa’s dad and wish more people can be like him!
