Avoid superstitious acts at grave, says UPSI student's family
JERTIH: The mother of Nurly Sahirah Azman, one of the students who died in the Gerik bus crash on June 9, has called on visitors to her daughter's grave to behave respectfully and refrain from superstitious acts.
Kamariah Abdul Latif, 60, said the family had to put up a barrier around Nurly Sahirah's grave at the Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Gong Pasir in Kerandang to curb such behaviour.
"We put up the barrier because some visitors were taking soil and kissing the tombstone.
"I advise everyone to observe proper decorum when visiting graves and avoid any acts of superstition," she said when met by Bernama at Kampung Gong Pasir, Kerandang, today.
Kamariah also reminded the public not to touch the handwritten Quran by Nurly Sahirah, which is kept in the family's house compound.
"I make sure no one flips through the pages, and some have even kissed the Quran.
"I'm worried the writing will be affected or come off. This is the only memory I have of her," she said.
A check by Bernama today found that people from various states, including Kedah, Pahang, Kuala Lumpur and Kelantan, continued to visit the family of Nurly Sahirah, nearly three weeks after the tragedy.
Nurly Sahirah was among 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who died when their bus was involved in an accident near Tasik Banding, Gerik, along the East-West Highway.
Another 33 people, including the bus driver and three passengers in a Perodua Alza, were injured.
Nurly Sahirah's brother, Mohd Najmuddin Azman, 28, has appealed to the public to respect the family's privacy.
"Please give our parents a chance to rest."
Najmuddin said the family has decided not to receive visitors from this Wednesday to Saturday.
"The family home will also be closed to the public, and we hope for everyone's cooperation," he said when contacted today.
He added that since Nurly Sahirah's death, their father Azman Mohamad, 63, and mother have not had proper rest.
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