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She was born in her childhood home in Sialkot, Pakistan.
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Rasheeda was married to Mehr Ehsan Ul-Haq. She was one year older than him.
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Basharat Mahmood the eldest son and sibling out of seven was born in Sialkot, Pakistan.
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Asif Mahmood, her second son was born in Sialkot, Pakistan.
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Gulzar Mahmood, her third son was born in Sialkot, Pakistan.
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Sabihah Nigit, her only daughter was born in Sialkot, Pakistan.
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Shahid Mahmood (my father), her fourth son was born in Sialkot, Pakistan. He is the first person in my entire family to immigrate to America, which paved the way for my uncle Tahir to immigrate here as well.
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Zahid Mahmood, her fifth son was born in Sialkot Pakistan.
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Tahir Mahmood, her sixth son was born. He is the only other family relative I have that lives in America.
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Rasheeda's husband, Mehr Ehsan Ul-Haq, passes away in 1984, leaving behind seven children.
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September 9, 1999, was the day she saw America for the first time. She stayed with my uncle, Tahir, for a few months before going back to Pakistan.
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She received her resident card, also known as a green card, the day she arrived in America. My father made sure that she became a permanent resident.
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The event of Hajj takes 10 days. Rasheeda performed Hajj with some of her neighbors and acquaintances from Pakistan. Afterward, she bought a souvenir, a golden model of Al-Aqsa.
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Rasheeda gifted a model of Al-Aqsa to my father as a reminder not to lose faith in Islam in a new country. It announces the azaan five times a day. This was when my parents said their goodbyes before immigrating to America.
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She stayed with my family and me for a couple of months before she left for Pakistan. Her green card expired this year but was never renewed because she did not intend to visit America again.
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Sadly, Rasheeda passed away after falling off some stairs, worsening her condition with diabetes.
