The Muslim News February 2014

Issue 19

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Mian Fakhruddin Ahmad (born 8th March 1918,

who passed away on 18th November 2012)

by Raghibuddin Ahmadmian

A true and devoted Ahmadi by birth, he wrote a number of obituary notes in memory of a number of devoted members of the Jama‘at, which were published in the form a book under the title Yaad-e Raft-gaan. He served the Rawal-pindi Jama‘at as Treasurer and Secretary while he was in his teens. After graduation from the Punjab University he started his practical life by joining the Central Excise and Taxation Department as Ex-

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modest education and groomed us as responsible members of society. After re tiring, he joined the Central Anjuman as Joint Secretary at the special request of Hazrat Amir Dr Saeed Ahmad Khan sahib.

He had the honour of proof-reading Baiyan-ul-Quran, the Urdu translation with commen-tary of the Holy Quran by Mau-lana Muhammad Ali. This ser-vice has been acknowledged in the print of the Quran. We feel proud that we helped him com-pile the Dictionary of the Holy Quran by the late Maulana S. M. Tufail, published in 2010.

He was very punctual in writing his diary and kept him-self busy literary work up to

cise and Taxation Officer. On the 14th of August, 1947, he was honoured to hoist the na-tional flag of Pakistan on his office building in Sialkot, where he was working. He performed his duties with great zeal and honesty as was the custom of the Jama‘at. As he was the eld-est, his parents asked him to return to Rawalpindi, their home town. He tried his best to get transferred but failed de-spite many attempts. He re-signed and came back to make his parents happy. He started a new career in the Commis-sioner's office and took a salary cut of 20% of his previous job’s.

He brought us up, a family of seven children, giving us all a

Hazrat Ameer and the General Secretary

pre senting the annual report

Hazrat Ameer presenting the lifetime achievement award to

members of the UK Jama‘at, Mr Nasir Ahmad (l) and

Mrs Bano Anwar (r)

Lunchtime:

Haz rat Ameer

with overseas

guests

Our young members, who recited the Holy Quran, put on a special play and read poetry at the

100-year celebration Jalsa

his last day. He completed the final proofreading of books sent by the Central Anjuman two months before his death.

Almighty Allah timed it so that I was with him for the last two days before his death. I was fortunate in that I was there with him for the last days of his life. During this short time he refreshed us with some of his golden memories. I am sure he knew

that the time had come to meet his Master.

A day before of his death he asked me about my sched-ule and I replied that I was at his disposal. Then he said, “We will all go to the graveyard to pay a visit to our parents”. The next day, around Asr time af-ter prayer, we started our journey to the last abode for us all, the graveyard. Unfortu-nately, there was a massive traffic jam and it started to get dark, and he said, “We had better return home and visit some other time”.

We came back and he just lay down on the bed. When he heard the Maghrib Azan he got up and started praying. When I was praying, Azhar, my younger brother, called from the UK. That was the last phone call for our dear father.

writing skills in Urdu and Eng-lish alike.

He lived a perfect life and was not on any medication. He was being looked after by my elder brother Mian Muzaffa-ruddin Ahmad, younger brother Mian Riazuddin Ahmad and their families. May Allah give them great rewards. He was buried in Islamabad Graveyard in the presence of hundreds of his friends and

family members and many of members of the Jama‘at. His funeral prayers were led by Maulana Aamer Aziz with a true Ahmadi spirit. May Allah give him more knowledge and ability to serve the Anjuman and the Jama‘at at large, Ameen.

Although it’s nearly a year since he left, even so, some-times subconsciously I pray for his health as I used to do when he was alive.

In the end, I, on behalf of our entire family, would like to thank all who shared their grief and sorrow with us by paying a visit, by making telephone calls and by e-mail messages. This is a humble effort by a son to pay tribute to his learned father and hope we all pray for him and us; as and when you can.

Ten minutes later, he got up from bed and went to the kitchen. I followed him as he poured some Coke and put the bottle back in the fridge. He tried to grasp the glass, but suddenly started coughing and so I massaged his back, but I noticed that he was feeling un-easy. I held him from the back and tried to pick him up but found it difficult, so I called my younger brothers Mazhar and

Riaz. We all picked him up and brought him to his bed. It did-n’t take more than a minute, but his soul left this earth and departed to the heavens, leav-ing us all behind. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji‘un.

I feel myself lucky to have been present there as he breathed his last in my arms. May Allah shower his eternal blessings on him and reward him with the highest rank in paradise, and give patience and strength to us all to overcome this great loss. He left behind his family and members of the Jama‘at grieving and remem-bering him for the services that he rendered to the Jama‘at. He served his family and friends with devotion and sincerity all his life. He has written in Paigham-e Sulah and helped many people to improve their

A view of the audience at the 100-year celebration Jalsa of the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam Lahore