This was within a couple of days after my loving mother had passed away on 12/24/2010. My mother was a wonderful person, and she loved us all a lot, and at only 56, she passed away too early. Her presence or correspondence was not directly with me, but with each of my two young children.  

The first thing that happened was that I was at home sitting on my computer, and my 2 years and 10 months old daughter was playing next to me quietly. This was around 6:30 or 7:00 PM in the evening, and she must have been playing for 5 or 10 minutes. All of a sudden, my daughter just got up and said "Goodbye Daadi" (she called my mother Daadi which means Grandmother in our native language Urdu). Then she went and closed the room door. I just sat there in shock, and I knew instantly that she was playing with my mother. She was in the room and had just now left. I tried asking my daughter a few questions, but being a young child, she didn't really say much.  

After a little while, I went to the bedroom, and being tired, I dozed off. All of a sudden, I woke up feeling really peaceful and relaxed, and realized that my son, who was 5 years old, was sitting there massaging my feet. Now I used to really enjoy getting foot massages from my mom, and I used to ask her to do that a lot. My son really never did that, even though I used to ask him to do it at times too (he hasn't done it since this incident either). So I was really surprised. He was doing a really great job too, and it reminded me of how my mom used to massage my feet, so I asked him why are you doing that. And he said that "Allah (God) told him to do so".  

I was really surprised to hear that response, and I asked him what do you mean? He said that "Allah (God) was right there, and she told me that if I do this to my father, he will really like it, and it will make him happy". He explained more that "She spoke to him in a very soft voice, and that she was standing right there" and he pointed besides the bed. He said that he couldn't see her, but he could listen to her in his head and she talked to him in a soft and loving voice, and explained how to do the foot massage.  

My son was referring to what he saw or heard as God, but he kept saying "she" and I immediately knew that it was my mother who had spoken to him.

He then said that Allah told him that "When we are all asleep at night, Allah comes down and she will hide something that we love". I am not sure what this means, but I think he meant to say people who we love are not gone, but they are just hidden from us. He then said a lot of sweet things about loving your parents and loving your family and how he was grateful for us and how he loves us. My wife was also there when my son was telling describing this incident, and she also said he was talking about my mother.  

Even though I didn't directly saw or heard my mother, but the feeling I had at that moment was so intense that I can hardly describable it in words. Knowing my mother and my kids, I know that my mother had communicated to me through my kids that she is fine and has passed on. This incident actually helped me cope much better with losing her, as after that I knew that she is there on the other side, and I will meet her again after I pass away.

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?            Uncertain

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          Uncertain

            Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:    As I mentioned in the details above, I didn't hear my mother, but it was my son. He heard her speak in a soft and loving voice.  

He said that "Allah (God) was right there, and she told me that if I do this to my father, he will really like it, and it will make him happy". He explained more that "She spoke to him in a very soft voice, and that she was standing right there" and he pointed besides the bed. He said that he couldn't see her, but he could listen to her in his head and she talked to him in a soft and loving voice, and explained how to do the foot massage.  

He then said that she told him that "When we are all asleep at night, Allah comes down and she will hide something that we love". I am not sure what this means, but I think he meant to say people who we love are not gone, but they are just hidden from us.

            Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?  He said that the voice was inside his head.

            Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?           No

            Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?   No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?            Uncertain

Did you see the deceased?         Uncertain

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No comment

How long did the experience last?        I am not sure, as I was sleeping, but it must have been several minutes.

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           No comment

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?           Experience was definitely real

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           It was real.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           Yes

This incident helped me cope much better with losing her, as after that I knew that she is there on the other side, and I will meet her again after I pass away.

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?     Uncertain

I had never made a "Death Compact", but I had asked my mother several times when she was ill to let me know that she was fine or give me a sign after she passed away.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           Yes

The visit was actually not experienced by me, but my young children.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No

Did you become aware of future events?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

Did you see a light?           Uncertain

My son did mention something about light at the place where he pointed out my mother was standing.

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?            No

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     Immediately with my wife as she was there, and later with my siblings, and they all agree it was my mother.

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?   No

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?            No

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No 

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?           No 

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes