TANAH MERAH: For the past eight years, two siblings have been left without any contact from their mother.
Muhammad Khairul Huzaifi Mohd Baidowi, 15, and Muhammad Khairul Aiman, 13, now live with their grandparents, while their father has a separate household with his family from his first marriage.
Their mother, Ezanie Eleena Mohamad Adnan, 30, suddenly disappeared during Ramadan in 2017, leaving behind a message for Khairul Huzaifi, who was seven years old at the time, urging him to take care of himself.
He said he has strong hopes of meeting his mother, and her face often appears in his dreams.
'Even though she left when I was still young, I still remember my mother's face, and I often dream about her, even if it's only a fleeting image.'"
"I hope to meet my mother, even just once. My brother and I continue to pray that Allah will soften her heart so she will come and visit us," he said when met in Kampung Cermin here.
The return of Ezanie Eleena, who is from Sarawak, is also necessary for Khairul Huzaifi's MyKad application, as he currently has no identification documents.
The teenager only attended kindergarten and has now been studying for three years at a Islamic religious school in Machang. He dreams of becoming a certified imam one day.
According to his grandmother, Rohani Abdul Rahman, 63, they went to the State Registration Department to apply for the MyKad but they were asked to bring his mother along, leaving them confused.
"Khairul Huzaifi's birth certificate was also destroyed in a house fire some time ago. We've asked at the police station if his mother is still alive, but no death report has been recorded in her name," she said.
Rohani mentioned that they had searched everywhere for Ezanie Eleena over the past eight years. However, the woman only contacted them once, a week after her departure, with a message that she did not want to be found.
The search also extended to Pasir Mas, where the woman had lived with her aunt before marriage, but their efforts were in vain.
"We don't know what else to do to help Khairul Huzaifi get his identity card," she said.
TANAH MERAH 05 JANUARI 2025. Pelajar sebuah maahad tahfiz di Machang, Muhammad Khairul Huzaifi Mohd Baidowi, 15, tidak memiliki sijil kelahiran serta Mykad dan usaha mengesan ibu kandung yang menghilangkan diri sejak lapan tahun lalu buntu sekaligus menyebabkan remaja lelaki itu tiada dokumen pengenalan diri. STR/SITI ROHANA IDRIS