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© A L a h o r e A h m a d i y y a P u b l i c a t i o n

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

The HOPE BulletinHealth, Ongoing Projects, Education

Worldwide Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement (AAIIL)A California Jama‘at Project. Approved by Central Anjuman Lahore

February 2013 (Supplement) Acting Editor: Nasir Ahmad, B.A., LL.B.

MayContents Page

Editorial Note…3

A Brief Life profile of Mrs. Akhtar Jabeen Aziz,by her family

A Remarkable Mother-in-LawSelim Ahmed

Teacher was an InspirationThe Slough and Royal Borough Observer

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Condolence Messages… 18

In Memory of Jalal-ud-Din Akbar Ibn-i Abdullah, Sacromento, California

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“The work of translation of (Mujahid-I Kabir) was undertaken by Mrs. Akhtar Aziz, M.A.,M.Ed., who retired as a teacher of English in U.K. schools after 28 years of service, followingan earlier teaching service of 13 years in Pakistan where she rose to Headmistress. She alsoobtained a certificate from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, in teaching English as aSecond Language. She has also been an experienced translator for various bodies in the U.K.

In loving memory ofThe late Akhtar Jabeen Aziz

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legal and justice system, receiving a Police Award for her work.... Mrs. Aziz had written outthe entire translation by hand painstakingly and meticulously…” (From Preface, p. ii by Dr.Zahid Aziz, in A Mighty Striving, English translation of Mujahid-i Kabir).

A true Dream related by Maulana Muhammad Ali:

“I have just seen a wonderful vision. I saw that I was an infant and sitting in the lap of a verycomely, handsome person. I was made to understand that he was Allah Himself. This personclasped me to his bosom with love. This expression of love also made me restless so that Iunbuttoned his shirt (as if even the shirt did not intervene between them), put my arms aroundhim and clung to Him. These words then escaped my lips: Allāhumma, anta muḥibbī, faj‘alnī min aḥibbā’ik — O Allah, You love me, so make me from among those who love You.” (Mujahid-i Kabir, English translation, p. 523).

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Editorial Note …

Dear Brothers and Sisters,Assalamu alaikum

We are publishing this Supplement in memory of the late Mrs. Akhtar Jabeen Aziz. She was mother of Bro. ShahidAziz, secretary of the UK Ahmadiyya Anjuman and Dr. Zahid Aziz, author and translator of several books andwhose recent revised edition of the English translation of the Qur’an by Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Ali, is avaluable contribution in its own right. The deceased was a distinguished teacher of English and a well-knowninterpreter and helper of the Asian community.

We express our regret that so far we have not been able to complete the memorial issue of the Bulletin inmemory of our late Bro. Jalal-ud-Din Akbar Abdullah. We are trying to compile to the best of our efforts HazratAmeer, Prof. Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed’s tour of Trinidad and Guyana to be published in the February monthly issueof the Bulletin about which late brother was very keen to cover . Details of Hazrat Ameer’s tour of Suriname andUK will be published, Inshallah, in the March issue. We hope February issue will take another week or so.Meanwhile we are issuing this Memorial Supplement dedicated to the memory of late Mrs. Aziz. May her soul restin peace!

Janaza prayer for Mrs. Aziz was offered on the back lawn of her residence at 22 Barton Road, Langley, Slough. Itwas led by Mr. Nasir Ahmad. All her children, grandchildren, relatives, members of the Jama‘at, friends andadmirers attended the funeral service. The body was driven to the well-known Brookwood Cemetery nearWoking, Surrey and her body was laid to rest with prayers seeking Allah’s forgiveness and mercy.

The monthly meeting of the UK Jama‘at held on 3rd February at Darus Salaam, Wembley was dedicated to thememory of the late Mrs. Aziz. Mrs. Sumera Azhar-ud-Din Ahmad contributed a detailed account of the late Mrs.Aziz’s life and her dedicated services in the field of education and social work.

We are thankful to Dr. Zahid Aziz and other members of Mrs. Aziz Ahmad’s family for providing the material andphotographs.

Editors:Hope Bulletin Team

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A brief life profile…

Mrs Akhtar Jabeen AzizCompiled by her family

Mrs Akhtar Jabeen Aziz, daughter of Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, died in England on 11th January 2013at the age of more than 86 years — innā li-llāhi wa innā ilai-hi rāji‘ūn. She was the Maulana’s eldest childfrom his second wife, Badr-un-Nisa, whom the Maulana married after his first wife died in the 1918/19world-wide influenza epidemic.

Mrs Aziz was a retired secondary school teacher of English to immigrant children in England, first in thecity of Southampton, 1966–1971, and then in the town of Slough, 1971–1991. She had also acted asinterpreter for the Police, Courts, Social Services and the Probation Services, in cases involving peoplefrom Pakistan and India, from the mid-1960s till she reached 80 years of age. Living in Pakistan till 1963,she was headmistress of a school there before migrating to the UK.

Life in Pakistan

Akhtar Jabeen was born in Lahore in August 1926 and lived in Bhatti Gate when she was a child. This wasthe time when Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi (1888–1977) used to be sent by the Ahmadiyya AnjumanIsha‘at Islam Lahore as missionary, orator and debater to places all over British India, especially tocombat the fierce Arya Samaj campaign to convert Muslims to Arya Hinduism, as well as the Christianmissionary attacks upon Islam. In the early 1930s, the Maulana built a house in the then distant suburbof Muslim Town, where several notable figures of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement were building theirhouses to move out of the congested centre of Lahore, and his family moved there to the address 24Muslim Town.

As the Maulana was frequently away from his family, and earned only a modest salary as a missionary ofthe Anjuman, his wife Badr-un-Nisa (1904–1957) played a most important role in bringing up thechildren, running the house, and even earning a livelihood. It may be added here that the Maulana oftenused to take his own mother with him on his missionary tours.

Mrs Aziz’s mother, known generally as Apa Ji Badr, was a teacher in a girls’ primary school, laterbecoming headmistress. She was renowned in the Punjab in her profession as an excellent teacher, strictdisciplinarian, and efficient organiser, who had extraordinary courage, clarity of mind and strength ofwill. She applied the same qualities at home. Unfortunately, Apa Ji Badr suffered from tuberculosis from

Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi,Author of Muhammad inWorld Scriptures

Badr-un-Nisa,who was daughter of Hakim ShahNawaz of Rawalpindi, well knownAhmadi scholar.

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a time when Mrs Aziz was a teenager and this meant that Akhtar Jabeen, being the eldest, had at timesto take care of her mother, the house and the younger siblings.

In connection with her mother’s tuberculosis, Mrs Aziz accompanied her when she went for a lengthystay for treatment at the Dadar sanatorium in 1944, where the late Hazrat Ameer Dr Saeed Ahmad Khansahib was Superintendent. As Dr Saeed Ahmad did not consider it safe for the teenage Akhtar Jabeen toreside in the sanatorium, he accommodated her in his own house. Here she used to see his familymembers every day. This was before the present Hazrat Ameer Dr A.K. Saeed was born. She also had heryounger sister Rehana with her, to look after. Twice daily Mrs Aziz had to perform the arduous task ofcooking food for her mother and then carrying it on foot to the sanatorium which was a long distancefrom the house. Eventually, Dr Saeed Ahmad advised that a full treatment would require a much longerstay, and Apa Ji Badr decided that this was not practical and they returned to Lahore, where sheresumed her school teaching.

Mrs Aziz used to say that her mother believed that what matters is not whether you are holding a highpost or a low post, but that you do your job to the highest standard. A school cleaner excelling in his job,Apa Ji Badr used to say, was more valuable than a teacher not doing her job properly.

Hearing of the renown of the school where Badr-un-Nisa sahiba was headmistress, the British governorof the Punjab, along with his wife, once came to visit the school. Apa Ji Badr sent a message outsidesaying that as it was a girls’ school, and the parents had entrusted their daughters to her supervision, sowhile the governor’s wife was welcome, he being a male was not allowed inside. The governor wasimpressed by her boldness and remained outside while his wife visited the school.

Apa Ji Badr also strongly encouraged education within own her family. Due to this, her elder son AbdusSalaam Sheikh (d. 2011) obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry (Australia) and was a renowned homeopathicpractitioner in Lahore, and her younger daughter Gul Rehana (d. 2000) became a medical doctor. Bothsadly pre-deceased Mrs Aziz. Apa Ji Badr believed that teaching should be started from a child’s earliestage, and she wanted both boys and girls to be educated to the highest level they could reach. Shestressed the need for women to be able to earn their own livelihood and have economic independence.

Left to right:

Dr Gul Rehana Amin

Dr Abdus Salaam Sheikh

Mrs Akhtar Aziz

Photo taken during a visit to Pakistanby Mrs Aziz.

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In her early life, particularly because of living in Muslim Town, Mrs Aziz saw and observed some of theelders and early stalwarts of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Jama‘at and was deeply impressed by their greatand rare moral qualities. She used to recount her family’s experiences with Dr Mirza Yaqub Baig (d.1936) and Dr Syed Muhammad Husain Shah (d. 1939). In an autograph book which she had, there is thesignature of Syed Asadullah Shah sahib (d. 1957). She used to mention Maulana Muhammad Ali sahib’smorning walk in Muslim Town and his attendance at her wedding. Once her father took her to MaulanaMuhammad Ali for doing the bai‘at, which she took at his hand.

During the 1930s and 40s, several Lahore Ahmadiyya Jama‘at stalwarts including Maulana MuhammadAli used to spend the summer in the hill resort of Dalhousie. In 1939 Mrs Aziz accompanied her fatherthere. She used to recount events from that stay. On some occasions Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi tookhis family with him to missionary tours. Mrs Aziz used to recall staying in Batote in Kashmir (now inIndia).

During the struggle for the creation of Pakistan, as a B.A. student, she supported the Pakistan move-ment. She went to hear Mr Jinnah speak when he came to Lahore, and used to say that his personalityhad such a hold over Muslims that they were prepared to do anything at his bidding. She used to relatethe other tumultuous events she saw and experienced at the partition of India — the riots, theprocessions and the curfews in Lahore. She worked as a volunteer in the refugee camps where Muslimswho had fled India were received, some having been severely mutilated.

In October 1947, Akhtar Jabeen became Mrs Aziz when she married AzizAhmad, son of Dr Allah Bakhsh (1900–1985). The doctor sahib was apaternal nephew of Hazrat Maulana Muhammad Ali and a leading andactive member of the Jama‘at who, after retirement in 1960, held theposts of General-Secretary of the Anjuman and editor of The Light.

Hazrat Maulana Sadr-ud-Din conducted the nikah. Hazrat MaulanaMuhammad Ali, she used to relate with pride, was invited by both sides.He arrived as one of the bridegroom’s party and immediately joined thebride’s relatives as one from their side to welcome the guests.

← Mr and Mrs Aziz at the time of their wedding

After obtaining B.A. and B.T. (Bachelor of Teaching) qualifications, Mrs Aziz became a secondary schoolteacher in Lahore in 1950 at Ravi Road Girls School. She was a very popular and respected teacher withcolleagues and students, achieving outstanding examination results, and over time progressed to thesenior position of second mistress (one below deputy head).

Shortly after starting at Ravi Road School, she did M.A. in Economics from the University of the Punjab.The head of the department was a well known academic, Dr Akhtar. One day Dr Akhtar said to her:

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“Why are Ahmadis so intelligent?” She replied: “Perhaps it is because people who are intelligent becomeAhmadis!”

During the 1950s Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi started going abroad as missionary of Islam and visitedSuriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Holland, England, Fiji, and towards the end the USA. His wife, though stillrunning her government primary school as headmistress, was now more seriously ill with tuberculosis.But the Maulana regarded his missionary and scholarly work as such an important jihad that, leaving hisfamily, some dependent children and his ailing wife, he went ten thousand miles away. The normalcommunication at the time was by letter, taking a week or two to arrive. This placed furtherresponsibility upon Mrs Aziz, the eldest and only married one of the Maulana’s offspring in the house.She took care of her mother and siblings, her husband and sons, while teaching in a secondary school.

In his absence in Suriname, Apa Ji Badr died in March 1957, and the news was telegraphed to him fromLahore through the Woking Muslim Mission. Even before receiving the news, the Maulana had alreadywritten a letter home saying that he had seen in a dream that his wife had passed away! The Maulanaadded in his letter that he had seen a dispute taking place at the funeral. So Mrs Aziz asked her brother,Abdus Salaam, if such a thing had happened at the cemetery (women not having gone to the burial). Hesaid: “Yes, some of my friends refused to say the funeral prayer, objecting that the imam was anAhmadi, so we had an argument over it”.

In 1960 Mrs Aziz won a scholarship from Pakistan under the US State Department’s Fulbright program,one of the most prestigious and highly competitive awards in the world, as a teacher of the Englishlanguage, and was sent on a six-month course based at the University of Texas in Austin. As part of thestudies, the students were also taken on a tour of the states westwards up to San Francisco during theirholidays. In that city she made a point of meeting Master Abdullah and his wife (parents of the sadly-missed editor of The HOPE Bulletin, Akbar Abdullah) and spending a night with them. While Mrs Aziz wasin the US, Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi was in Philadelphia and he came to see her when she passedthrough New York and Washington.

Lahore railway station, summer 1960. Mr andMrs Aziz, with Shahid and Zahid, as the familywaits to board the train to Karachi, from whereMrs Aziz was to fly to USA.

Mrs Aziz garlanded by those who came to say

farewell.

Mrs Aziz in Washington with two other Fulbright scholarsfrom Pakistan.

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Returning to Lahore, Mrs Aziz obtained leave of study from teaching to undertake the degree ofM.Ed. (Master of Education) at the Institute of Education and Research, jointly run by the University ofthe Punjab and a group of US universities, with lecturing staff from the US (Director: Dr Christian W.Jung, Indiana University). At the end of the course, she achieved first place. This was all the moreremarkable because she was pregnant and when the results were being published she was in hospitalgiving birth to her daughter Samina. Due to achieving first place, Mrs Aziz was awarded a scholarshipunder a US scheme to undertake a three-year Ph.D. at the University of Indiana at Bloomington.

Left: Dr C.W. Jung, who, as Director of the Institute ofEducation in Lahore, 1961–62, recognised the merit andability of Mrs Aziz.

Among her professors at the Institute was also theeminent US child development specialist, Boyd R.McCandless.

Left: Mrs Aziz (standing centre),with her class in Austin, Texas.

Below: Mrs Aziz travelling

with her class.

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However, Mrs Aziz had already availed of the earlier scholarship in 1960, and it was not normallyallowed for a person to be offered a second scholarship. However, an exception was made in her casedue to her outstanding performance. Mrs Aziz requested for her family to be allowed to accompany herto the US, but the permission was not forthcoming. So she declined to go, making a great sacrifice forthe sake of the family.

Mrs Aziz then went to attend an interview for the post of headmistress when her daughter Samina wasyet only one week old. She succeeded in it, but due to manipulation by certain officials she was postedto a remote, inhospitable town called Hasilpur. She accepted the challenge and within one year sheorganised and reformed the girls’ school in that town from the chaotic condition in which she found itupon her arrival, and modernised it with the latest equipment and furniture.

Before closing this section, it is apt to mention the relationship with the Lahore Ahmadi stalwart MrNaseer Ahmad Faruqui. As a deep admirer of Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, Mr Faruqui was alsoaffectionate as an elder towards Mrs Aziz and held her in great respect. When Mr and Mrs Aziz lived inPakistan, Mr Faruqui helped them on various occasions when they were facing problems dealing withsome government department which was being obstructive in handling their case. Mr Faruqui held atop-most position in the Civil Service of Pakistan, and was exemplary in his integrity and probity, neverassisting anyone, whomsoever it may be, to obtain something unfairly. Later, after moving to England,whenever they visited Pakistan during his life, Mr Faruqui invited them for dinner at his home.

Life in England

In the summer of 1963, Mr and Mrs Aziz with their children migrated to the UK and settled inSouthampton, about 75 miles south-west of London. In those days, due to strong racial prejudice, it wasdifficult for educated non-white people to find jobs commensurate with their qualifications. After somestruggles both she and Mr Aziz found posts in a secondary school, teaching English to immigrant childrenof the Asian community who knew no English whatsoever. She excelled in her teaching work, and as aresult newly-arrived teenagers from Pakistan and India quickly learnt sufficient English, in a few months,to join normal classes. Mr Aziz himself built and installed a language lab as a teaching aid. Mrs Aziz wasalso called upon by the Police and Courts to act as interpreter in cases involving people from Pakistanand India.

She became highly-respected in the teaching profession of the city for her work. Mr Peter Warwick, thehead teacher of their own school, held both Mr and Mrs Aziz in high regard, and the chairman of a bodyof teachers in the city, Mr Challacombe, a formidable headmaster of the famous Taunton’s GrammarSchool, also showed them every respect at teachers’ meetings. Later Mrs Aziz was recommended forappointment as a Justice of the Peace but she left Southampton for Slough just at that time.

Mrs Aziz with daughter Samina, September1963, upon arrival in Southampton.

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Mrs Aziz helped the local Pakistanis with their personal and social problems. She would accompanywomen to places such as medical appointments, shops, etc., because they couldn’t speak English. Latertheir own children grew up and helped them. Many Pakistani parents, of rural backgrounds, wished toremove their children, especially daughters, from education as soon as they reached the legal schoolleaving age, which was 15 years at the time. Mrs Aziz persuaded them to let their sons and daughterscontinue their education, and as a result many of them qualified in various professional fields.

Mrs Aziz’s class ofPakistani and Indianpupils, at DeanerySchool, Southampton,giving a display ofAsian food to the restof the school.

Mrs Aziz is standingbetween the twotables.

Staff at DeanerySchool, Southampton,invited to tea in MrsAziz’s unit.

Mrs Aziz is nearest thecamera, facing away.Mr Peter Warwick,Head Teacher, is sittingopposite her.

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The local Pakistani community had no public or communal place for holding Eid prayers, so after MrsAziz had started her teaching job, she asked the head teacher of her school to allow the school hall to beused for that purpose, to which he gladly agreed. Thus Eid prayers were held at her school. On one ortwo Eid occasions, she organised trips by Pakistanis in her class to the Woking Mosque.

The children of Pakistani families living close tothe house of Mr and Mrs Aziz used to come totheir house daily to learn to recite the Quranfrom Mr Aziz, after which they played together.

Some of them are pictured in the photographon the left, taken in those days in the backgarden of their house.

Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi came three times to stay with Mrs Aziz and family, in 1965, 1970 and1976, the first two times in Southampton, and the last time in Slough. He stayed for about four or fivemonths each time. In Southampton he became very revered and popular in the Pakistani community.With great enthusiasm people organised talks by him on the Quran in their homes. On at least oneoccasion he led the Eid prayers for the community and gave the khutba in the hall at Mrs Aziz’s school.He used to send reports to Paigham-i Sulah of his activities on these visits.

Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, Mrs Aziz, and her daughter Samina, on two outings, near Southampton, 1970

Mr and Mrs Aziz were, in effect, although not officially, leaders of the Pakistani community inSouthampton. The community consisted of different sects of Islam but it was united, and no oneobjected to another’s religious denomination, nor was there the least opposition to anyone being anAhmadi. In later years this unity was broken by the arrival of Maulvis from Pakistan and India, whobrought with them sectarian division.

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Move to SloughThe family moved to Slough, near London, in September 1971 where Mrs Aziz continued her work asHead of School Language Units to teach English to children of immigrants, till her retirement at the ageof 65. She also continued to work as interpreter for the Police, Courts and Social Services till about theage of 80 years. Thames Valley Police bestowed on her a Long Service award, which was presented toher at her home by Area Commander, Lord Peter Loughborough. She built up the same reputation inSlough in all aspects of her work, whether teaching or interpreting, and was very popular with hercolleagues, superiors, pupils and parents.

As opportunities for Asian teachers improved, younger teachers of much less qualifications and abilityrose to higher positions than Mrs Aziz could do because she had faced more adverse conditions andbarriers. But she paved the way to make it easier for future generations.

Mrs Aziz with her class atHolmewood School in the 1970s.

The head teacher Mr Sheldon isto her right. Mr Sheldonattended the janaza prayers ofMrs Aziz on 17th January.

Mrs Aziz being presented at herhome with the Long ServiceAward for her interpreting workby Area Commander (Lord) PeterLoughborough.

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Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam Lahore, UK

In the mid-1970s the UK branch of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Jama‘at was formed. In that period of itscreation when it was a fledgling organisation, Mr and Mrs Aziz provided huge support to it at every step,and made an invaluable contribution. Before the purchase of a centre, some meetings of the executivewere held at their home. Mrs Aziz was involved in many of the social and organisational aspects. Thelate Hazrat Ameer Dr Saeed Ahmad Khan frequently visited her house during his UK visits from 1975 to1984, as did the late Maulana Hafiz Sher Muhammad. In 1976 Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi visited thefamily, staying for about five months with them. In 1982 Mr Aziz’s father, Dr Allah Bakhsh, came to theUK on the occasion of the opening of Darus Salaam Centre in Wembley, and subsequently stayed at thehome of Mr and Mrs Aziz for a couple of years. All of this helped to establish and strengthen the UKJama‘at.

July 1984, Heathrow airport, London. Greeting Hazrat Dr Saeed Ahmad Khan on his arrival.From left: Maulana Hafiz Sher Muhammad, Selim Ahmed (son-in-law of Mrs Aziz), Mrs Aziz, Mrs Bano Anwar’s mother Latifa,

Samina Ahmed (daughter of Mrs Aziz), Hazrat Dr Saeed Ahmad Khan, and Imam Muhammad Anwar shaheed.

Others who visited Mr and Mrs Aziz at their home include Mr Muhammad Ahmad, son of MaulanaMuhammad Ali, along with his wife Zubaida, and sometime later Mrs Zakia Shaikh, eldest daughter ofMaulana Muhammad Ali.

When Hazrat Ameer Dr A.K. Saeed first came to the UK in March 1976, in connection with his medicalcareer, he and his family stayed with Mr and Mrs Aziz for their first few days in this country. In his visitsof recent years, Hazrat Ameer always made a point of calling upon Mrs Aziz specially, and he saw her lastin December, the month before her death, at the house of her son Mr Shahid Aziz. Also, Dr Noman Malikand Mrs Samina Malik visited Mrs Aziz during some of their visits to the UK.

Mrs Aziz regularly attended all functions at the Darus Salaam Centre, and was keen to donate financially,especially at Eid. When the first Young People’s Classes were held in the early 1990s, she volunteered to

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give a session to the students about what is teaching and how to learn. Even after she became immobiledue to a stroke in September 2006, she continued to attend meetings and Eid functions at the Centre.

In the mid-1990s Mrs Aziz was asked by Dr Noman Malik and Mrs Samina Malik of Ohio to translate intoEnglish the Urdu biography of Maulana Muhammad Ali entitled Mujahid-i Kabir. She carried out thework most meticulously, writing it out by hand, and produced an excellent translation. She also travelledto the US in 1999 and 2000 to attend the annual Lahore Ahmadiyya convention in Columbus.

In 1974 when the government of Pakistan declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims, Mrs Aziz was deeplydismayed and never felt happy about the country because of that decision. Maulana Abdul HaqVidyarthi wrote to her in those days saying: “My life lies within Ahmadiyyat.” She never concealed, outof fear or to seek someone’s favour, that she belonged to the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement. Mrs Azizremained loyal to the cause openly. She used to say: If the Holy Prophet Muhammad’s followers haddeserted him when they faced opposition, how would Islam have spread?

Darus Salaam, Wembley,UK, April 1989.

Ladies of the Jama‘at.

Mrs Aziz is in the centre,standing.

Left: Mrs Aziz encouragednon-Muslim friends toattend functions at DarusSalaam; she is seen herewith two teachingcolleagues at Eid.

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This account of the life of Mrs Aziz would c ertainly be incomplete without a mention of the unstintingand devoted support given to her by Mr Aziz. He always encouraged her to progress in her career. Whenshe would be reluctant to apply for some course or advancement in her job, he would persuade her todo it, even filling in the application form himself and asking her to sign it. When they were both teachersin the same language unit in a school in Southampton, she, due to her qualifications in English andteaching, was in charge of the unit and he was working under her! Her achievements made him proud.He lived up to the teaching of the Holy Prophet Muhammad: “The best of you is he who treats his wifethe best.” Mr Aziz died in May 1998, a few months after their 50th wedding anniversary. During hisillness in the last five years or so of his life, Mrs Aziz did everything for him with the utmost devotion.Throughout their enviably happy and harmonious married life, they supported each one in the manyadversities that life brings.

Left: Mrs Aziz with familyat Darus Salaam.

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In 1997 Mrs Aziz suffered a stroke. She was determined to make a recovery to attend her 50th weddinganniversary function, which was only in two weeks’ time. She surprised everyone by recoveringsufficiently to be on her feet by that time. In the following months she was able to make a full recovery.

In September 2006 she suffered a more serious stroke, which caused her right-hand side to be disabled.Still she soldiered on, trying to recover as much mobility as possible. With increasing frailty and otherhealth problems arising, she had to be admitted to hospital several times in the past two years. Finally,she was admitted to hospital about a week before Christmas 2012 with a lung infection and swallowingproblems. She fought on bravely as always till the very end, when the decree of Allah came to pass. MayAllah grant her His forgiveness and protection, admit her to His mercy, raise her grades in the Hereafter,and join her with His righteous servants, Ameen.

Mrs Aziz leaves two sons and one daughter, five grand-children, and seven great grand-children.

*****A Tribute from a son-in-law

A Remarkable Mother-in-law

by Selim Ahmed B.A. (Hons)

As son-in-law to Mrs Akhtar Jabeen Aziz, daughter of Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, who passed away inEngland on 11th January 2013 – innā li-llāhi wa innā ilai-hi rāji‘ūn – I had not only known her at the timeof her passing for very nearly 33 years, but also spent about 18 of those years living in her residence inSlough, England, together with my wife Samina, who was the third of her children and her onlydaughter.

From the very beginning, my mother-in-law’s remarkable ability and accomplishments as aschoolteacher and head of department were amply and frequently illustrated for me. She was alwayshappy to give tuition and would go to considerable lengths to help parents and students alike.

Although she enjoyed her limited leisure time, she was possessed of great energy and was not one toremain inactive. She had a close, caring relationship with her late husband, Mr Aziz Ahmad, who gaveher unstinting support in every aspect of life, and she sorely missed him after his passing in 1998.

She always had time for people and valued friendship. Her attitude and personal qualities inspired trust,affection and loyalty in friends, in colleagues and in her students in school.

I often heard her relate anecdotes about her father, Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi and her mother, Badr-un-Nisa (Apa Ji Badr). Apa Ji Badr had been an outstanding teacher in the Panjab and had exceptionalpersonal qualities. It was easy to see how profoundly Mrs Aziz had been influenced by her mother’s life,precepts and practical example. Apa Ji Badr, she related, used to say that if a rich person invites you to ameal, it is of no significance whether you accept or not, as the rich person will have many friends, but ifa poor person invites you, you should go.

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In 1997 I witnessed my mother-in-law’s remarkable recovery from the stroke that threatened to preventher attending her planned 50th wedding anniversary celebration. When the day came and she attendedalongside her husband, one would hardly have guessed that there had ever been anything amiss. At thattime, my wife and I were living independently, but Samina had not been altogether well for many years,and had been diagnosed in 1989 as suffering from multiple sclerosis. By the end of 2002, Samina wasbecoming increasingly physically disabled and so was moved back into Mrs Aziz’s home, and I proceededto care for her there. Mrs Aziz, now retired from her work as a teacher, remained as active as ever in allother respects, including, for a few more years, her work as an interpreter.

In September 2006, however, Mrs Aziz suffered a much more serious stroke affecting her right-handside, such that from that time on, mother and daughter would come to have a similar need of care.

Mrs Aziz greatly loved her daughter, and would often mention that the name Samina means ‘Precious’.

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Teacher was an inspirationThe family of an inspirational teacher have paid tribute to a ‘passionate, independent’ woman whopaved the way for future generations.

Mrs. Akhtar Aziz, who her family believe was the first Asian qualified teacher in Slough, died onFriday, January 11, at the age of 86, of heart failure after suffering a number of strokes.

The mother-of-three, of Barton Road, Langley, lived in the town for more than 40 years, working asa teacher and interpreter for the police, courts, social and probation services. Her son, Dr Zahid Aziz,said: “In her work life she was a professional woman who went to university before women generallyused to go to university.

“She passionately believed that education was the key to progress in life and she encouraged girls inparticular to reach the highest attainment in qualifications.

“Most of her pupils came from homes where there was no tradition of education, but as a result ofher advice, influence and persuading they continued their studies far beyond school and reached goodpositions in their professions.”

The great grandmother-of-seven, who was born in Lahore, became a secondary school teacher inPakistan in 1950. She went on to become a head teacher before moving to the UK and settling inSouthampton where she worked at a secondary school teaching English to immigrant children of theAsian community.

Dr Aziz said: “She excelled in her teaching work and as a result newly-arrived teenagers fromPakistan and India quickly learnt sufficient English, in a term or so, to join normal classes. She was alsocalled upon by the police and courts to act as an interpreter.

“She became highly-respected in the city for her work and was recommended for appointment as aJustice of Peace, but she left Southampton for Slough just at that time.

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“Those were the days when there was open racial discrimination in this country, in every walk oflife, at every step. In that environment of prejudice, her achievements are all the more remarkable. Shepaved the way for others who came after, and they had much less of a struggle.”Mrs Aziz moved to Slough in September 1971, joining the language unit at the former HolmewoodSchool, in Langley, to teach English to children who had just moved to the country. Following the closureof the school she continued her work at the former Orchard School and then Slough and Eton Schooluntil she retired. After her retirement she continued working as an interpreter until the age of 80 andwas presented a Long Service award by Thames Valley Police.

(From The Slough and Royal Borough Observer, 1st February, 2013)

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Condolence Messages …

Amir Aziz, General Secretary, AAIIL, Lahore (Pakistan).

Dear brothers Dr. Zahid Aziz and Shahid Aziz sahib,Assalamu AlaikumWe all members of AAIIL are much grieved at the sad demise of your very affectionate mother. It’s agreat loss for you and for us all.

We all have been deprived of her prayers and noble presence. She was a true image of the late MaulanaAbdul Haq Vidarthi sahib and an emblem of devotion and dedication. Her piety and uprightness willcertainly be rewarded by Allah Almighty, we can only talk about her qualities. We all pray that Allah maybless her soul in the heavens of eternity. May Allah grant her an elevated status in Paradise. We alsopray that Allah may help you with strength to bear this loss with patience and perseverance.

Yours truly,Amir AzizGeneral Secretary

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Jalal Ud Dean, Fiji

Dear Editor Hope Bulletin,Assalaamu'Alaikum.

Thank you for your prompt notification about the demise of Mrs Aktar Aziz. Inna li-llahi wa inna ilai-hirajiun. My special condolences to brothers Shahid Aziz and Dr Zahid Aziz of the AAII(L) UK on theirreplaceable loss of their dear mother. This condolence message is extended to all her relatives andthose close to her.

Whilst I never met her, but I certainly met her father, the late Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, in 1956 in

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Fiji, when I was a schoolboy. Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi came to Fiji from Lahore. He was indeed abrilliant scholar and was well-versed in the Holy Qur’an, the Bible, and the Vedas. He was a linguist andwas well-versed in Hebrew, Arabic, Sanskrit, Hindi, Gurmukhi, English, Urdu and Persian languages. Hisbooks about Hinduism specially Arya Dharam show how deeply he studied Hinduism and Buddhism. Hiswell-known research work, Muhammad in World Scriptures is a pioneer work about the prophecies ofthe Holy Prophet Muhammad found in all the religious scriptures and is a landmark in the Ahmadiyyacontribution towards fostering closer religious affinity among the three great religions.

We, as true Muslims, must all remember the following verses of the Holy Qur’an to remind usthat death is inevitable:

“Every soul must taste of death. And We test you by evil and good by way of trial. And to Us you arereturned.”(21:35).

“Every soul will taste of death. And you will be paid your reward fully only on the Resurrection day. Thenwhoever is removed far from the Fire and is made to enter the Garden, he indeed attains the object.And the life of this world is nothing but a provision of vanities.”(3:185)

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Ahmed Saadat, Acting Imam, Berlin Mosque, Germany

Dear Shahid uncle and Zahid uncleAssalamo alaikumSorry to know the sad news about the demise of your mother. May Allah give sabr to you and all yourfamily. May He also give her a place in Jannat ul fardous. Ameen.

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Haroen and Sila Badloe, The Hague, Holland

Dear Editor, Hope Bulletin,Assalaam alaikum.

Qullu nafsin, zaa'ikatul maut. May Allah grant dear mother of Bro Shahid Aziz and Dr. Zahid Aziz abeautiful place in janatulfir daus.

*****Erwan Hamdani, Jakarta, Indonesia

Dear Brother Dr. Zahid AzizAssalamu'alaikum.Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un. I am sorry to know about the demise of your beloved mother. We sendour deepest condolences to you and your family. May Allah give her maghfirah, blessings and mercy.

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Shabir Buksh, Secretary, AAIIL, New Zealand

Assaalamu alaikum w.r.w.b.Innalillahe wa inna ilaihe rajioon. (“Surely we are from Allah and to Him is our return.”)

May Allah Subhanahu wa-Ta’ala grant Mrs Akhtar Aziz the highest abode in Heaven and may He granther family and members of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Jamaat the courage to bear this very sad loss.Ameen. We will hold the Janaza Ghaibana on Friday after the Jumu’ah prayers.

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PAKISTAN

Mrs. Sarah Ahmad, Rawalpindi.

Dear Zahid uncleAssalamu alaikum.

I heard the sad news about the demise of your mother. Inna lillahe wa inna ilaihe rajiun. Please acceptmy sincere condolences. May Almighty Allah grant you the patience to bear this great loss. I have fondmemories of the time spent with dear Akhtar Aunty in Ohio on the occasion of the US jamaat’sconvention some years ago. She had such a vibrant personality and was so full of life despite her age andhealth problems. She was very kind to Apa and me, and we really enjoyed her company.

May Allah grant her a place in Paradise with her illustrious father. Aameen.

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Ejaz Ahmad & Abrar Ahmad, Lahore.

Respectable Zahid BhaiAssalamo alaikum

“We are from Allah and to Him we eventually return”.

Some losses are so great to express. A blessed lady lived a blessed life. She achieved much from hergreat father late Hazrat Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthy. Her personal contribution as wife, mother and asa member of the London Jama’at is great. Her translation of A Mighty Striving is commendable. Sheremained mother of a scholarly family.

May Allah bless her soul an eternal peace! May Allah rest her among His beloved ones and may He giveyou and others patience and forbearance.

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Arshad & Bushra Alvi, Lahore.

Dear Brothers Shahid Aziz and Dr Zahid AzizAssalamu Alaikum.

May it please the Almighty Allah that this mail finds you in the best of health, spiritually moreenlightened and fortified to bear the passing away of your beloved mother . Allazeena iza asabat-hummuseebatun qaloo. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raaji‘oon, “Who, when a misfortune befalls them say:Surely we are Allah’s and to Him we shall return” (Al-Baqarah, 2:156).

Our thoughts and prayers are that Almighty Allah in His Infinite Mercy and Compassion will grant eternalpeace, solace and happiness to the dearly departed soul of our beloved Auntie, and bestow on her anabode in the highest pedestal of Heaven, Jannatul Firdous. (Ameen.)

We further wish that our Lord with His Cherished Blessings will grant her surviving family and relatives asource of spiritual and physical strength and comfort in their grief and anguish to bear the burden of thisirreparable loss. (Ameen)

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Mr. & Mrs. Usman Elahi Malik, Islamabad.

Dear Zahid Uncle,

We learnt with great sorrow the passing away of your mother. Please accept our heartfelt condolences.May Allah grant the Marhooma unlimited progress in paradise and give you and your family thefortitude to bear this loss.

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The Sadiq Brothers, Islamabad.

Dear Shahid Bhai and Zahid Bhai,

We, all the members of the Sadiq family, are grieved on the sad demise of your beloved mother. Shewas a great lady and a true symbol of contentment, love and affection. Her departure would indeedcreate a big vacuum not only for you but all of us in the Jama’at.

We pray to Allah Almighty to bless her soul and rest her in peace. May Allah grant her the highest placein Jannat ul Firdaus. We also pray that Almighty may give strength to the loved ones who are left behindto bear this great loss. Ameen.

Yours in griefTahir Sadiq, Javed Sadiq, Najeeb Sadiq & members of the Sadiq family.

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Ebrahim Muhammed, President, South Africa

Dear Brother Zahid and Shahid Aziz,Assalamu Alaikum.

We received the sad news of the passing away of your mother through the HOPE Bulletin. Inna Lillahiwa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon.

Having lost a dear one recently too, we share your grief. Please accept our sincere condolences. We praythat Allah grant you patience and fortitude during this time of mourning. May Allah grant the deceasedeternal Peace in Paradise.

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Sis. Mary & Bro. Khaliel Ghafoerkhan, Paramaribo, Suriname

Dear Brothers Zahid and Shahid,Assalaam alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh!

Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the loss of your dear Mother. “Inna Lillahi wa Inna IlaihiRajiun.”

Some years ago I had the pleasure to meet her in Ohio during a convention there.

Khaliel and I are praying for both of you and your families that Allah may give you strength andforbearance to overcome this great loss. For dear Aunty Akhtar we pray that Allah may grant her abeautiful place in the Jannatul Firdaus. Ameen! Insha Allah, we will watch the funeral service tomorrowat the Ustream. We thank you for making it possible for us to take part in the Janaza.

Salaam and all the best to all.

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Dear Brothers,Assalaam Alaikum.

We have just watched the live broadcast of the janaza for Aunty Akhtar. It gave us a feeling of beingright there with the bereaved family. May Allah grant all of them strength and sabr.Thank you for informing us.Allah-Hafiz!

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Bro. Robbert Bipat, President, SIV, Suriname.

Dear Brothers Shahid and Zahid,Assalaam-u-alaikum wa Rahmatullah aa Barakatuh.

Please accept on my behalf and on behalf of the Suriname Jama’at our deepest sympathy for the passingaway of your mother. We offer our intense prayers for her soul to be granted most beautiful place inthe Gardens of Allah.

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Bro. Shaukat Ali, Co-ordinator, Asia/Pacific Region, Thailand

Dear Shahid Bhai and Zahid Bhai,Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.

We are deeply distressed to learn that your beloved mother has left this world to meet with our Maker.Inna-lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi raji’oon. We are, of course, aware that all of us have to leave this world oneday, but when the time comes for someone close to leave it is human that we are saddened to lose aloved one. We pray that Allah may grant her soul eternal peace and a place in the highest pedestal ofJannat-ul Firdous among His chosen ones - Ameen.

We are aware that Aunty had an excellent upbringing and served the community exceptionally well, andshe will be remembered for all the virtuous and noble works that she did not only for the Anjuman butfor the society at large.

“Their reward is with their Lord: Gardens of perpetuity in which rivers flow, abiding in themforever. Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him. That is for him whofears his Lord.” (98:8)

“And it is said to those who guard against evil: What has your Lord revealed? They say, Good.For those who do good in this world is good. And certainly the abode of the Hereafter is better.And excellent indeed is the abode of those who keep their duty — Gardens of perpetuity whichthey enter, in which rivers flow: they have therein what they please. Thus does Allah rewardthose who keep their duty, whom the angels cause to die in purity, saying: Peace be onyou! enter the Garden for what you did.” (16:30 -32)

We pray that Almighty Allah may grant you, your loved ones and the members of your extended familiesstrength, solace and sabr to bear this sad and irreparable loss at a time of great anguish. Please conveyour heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolences to your loved ones as well.

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Mrs. Romana Akdam, London (U.K.)

Dear Uncle Zahid and family

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I’m very sorry to hear of the loss of your mother. I remember her and always will as a warm and dynamicwoman. Peace be upon her. I have many fond memories of meeting her and the conversations myfather, late Dr. Farooq Abdullah, would have with your mother at the mosque. My thoughts are with youand your family and wish you great strength.(Romana Abdullah, Granddaughter of Dr. S.M. Abdullah, late Imam of the Woking Mosque)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dr.Mohammad Ahmad & Lubna Ahmad, Ohio

Dear Bro. Zahid and Bro. Shahid,Asalaamo alaikum.

May Allah bless your dear mother and grant her a place in the Jannat. Inna lillahi wa inilaihi rajioon.May Allah grant all of you patience in this difficult time.

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Mrs. Naseera Ahmed, Texas

Dear Zahid Bhai,Assalamo alaikum.

Very sorry to hear of your dear mother’s passing away. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon. I just got theemail of Brother Shahid informing of her funeral arrangements with no prior announcement of herpassing away from anyone.

She was a wonderful and accomplished lady. I’m sure she will be missed very much. May Allah Ta’alagrant her maghfirat and a very special place in heaven. And may Allah Ta’ala grant you and all yourfamily patience to bear this great loss. Ameen.

Wassalam.Naseera Ahmed

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Choudry Masud Akhter & family

Dear Uncle Shahid & Uncle Zahid ,

Our deepest condolences on the passing away of your mother. May Allah bless her and accept her intoJannat-ul-Firdous. May Allah give all of you and your family the patience and strength to bear with thisloss. Ameen.

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Abu (Ch. Masud Akhter) will Inshallah call and speak to both of you tomorrow.

Wassalaam,Qasim & Sara Choudry. Masud & Qudsia Choudry

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Bro. Haroun and Sister Akela & family, Florida

My dear Bros. Shahid & Zahid,Assalamu alaikum.

We are very sorry to learn of the passing away of your mother, such a lovely lady, very respectful, and aneducated woman who could fit herself in both Western and traditional situations.

She will surely be missed by all of you in the family and in our Jamaat on the whole. We do hope andpray that Allah will give you all the strength and courage to withstand this great loss. We also hope thatthe younger ones will take a leaf from her life and follow in her footsteps.

May Allah grant sabr to you all in this stressful time. We have both lost our mothers, so we know whatyou are going through. Inna-lillahi wa inna Ilaihi raji’oon.

Allah Hafiz.Akela, Haroun, Rafeena, Nayeb, Faizal, Wazeeda and Deen

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Dr. Noman Elahi Malik & Mrs. Samina Malik, Ohio

Assalamu Alaikum.

We are very grieved to hear about the passing away of Auntie Akhter. Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi Rajioon.

May Allah Taala, the Most Merciful and Forgiving, admit her to His Forgiveness and Mercy and Grant herparadise. Ameen!

We had known Auntie for a long time and were always very impressed by her cheerful nature andalways-smiling face no matter how adverse the circumstances.

With the loss of persons such as Auntie we have lost not only a loving mother, but also a link to thosespiritual giants to the Ahmadiyya Movement. We pray to Allah Ta’ala to grant you all the sabr andstrength to bear this great loss.

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Abdul Momin

Dear brother Zahid Aziz,Assalam Alaikum.

Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the passing away of your mother. I know this will be a time ofgrief and reflection for you. But leaving this world she must have been well pleased knowing that sheproduced a great servant of Islam. May Allah grant her eternal paradise. Ameen.

[Abdul Momin of USA is son of the late Captain Abdul Wajid.]

*****Akram & Zainib Ahmad, Texas

Dear brothers (Zahid bhai and Shahid bhai), Assalam Alaikum.

I am grieved to learn of the news of the demise of dear Auntie - May Allah bless her soul, and grant youall the strength to bear the loss.

Zainib and I extend our heartfelt condolences to you and your respective families.

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Bro. Fazeel S. Khan, Ohio

Dear Uncle Zahid,Assalamu alaikum.

I’m very sorry to hear about your dear mother’s passing away. Inna lilahi wa ina ilaihi raji’oon. MayAlmighty Allah, in His infinite mercy, bless her abundantly with the rewards of paradise. May He alsogrant you and the rest of the family the patience and strength to bear this great loss. You all are in ourprayers.

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Capt. Abdus Salam Khan, California

May her soul rest in peace. Amen.

Please convey our heartfelt condolences to Br Shahid and Dr. Zahid, her two illustrious sons.SincerelyCapt. Abdus Salam Khan

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Family of the late Qazi Abdul Rashid, California

Dear Jamaat members,Assalamu-Alaikum.

Today we received the sad news in THE HOPE bulletin that ‘Mrs. Akhtar Aziz passed away in the eveningof 11 January 2013 in the UK’. Inna li-llahi wa inna ilai-hi rajiun.

Every moment like above makes one grieve, especially if it is of someone that one can associate with,which in our case are her survivors – Shahid Aziz and Dr. Zahid Aziz, her sons and in the larger pictureher father, Late Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi sahib, and in a still larger picture, the Jamaat of theMujaddid of current era, our fraternal order.

Our hands spontaneously rise in prayers for her and in appreciation of her role in spread of the Messageof Quran, Prophet Muhammad and Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (may Allah’s blessings be on them) thatshe accomplished by proxy through her parenting of her progeny. She ably bridged her previousgeneration, Vidyarthi sahib with the next of Aziz brothers, who in turn have aptly followed andexpanded on their ancestral tradition of learning, striving for cause of Allah and selfless sharing of theirknowledge.

Today, she too has met her Maker. Yet, such a moment makes one contemplate as to what is that whichwe call life and what makes it death and what is the difference between the two. According to Quran,what separates the living from the dead is:

28:88. ... Everything is liable to perish but those (righteous deeds) by means of which you seek Hisattention...

The human body is merely an instrument to achieve the righteous deeds that Quran reminds us of. Forher survivors, she has left righteous deeds a plenty that includes personal excellence in her academicachievements – M.A., M.Ed., Fulbright scholar in USA. She herself saw the fruition of her righteous deedsin the works of her posterity that manifested in South African Cases. It is her progeny that picked up themantle of Khwaja Kamaluddin by preserving the literary treasures of Woking Mission. They areconstantly bringing out from the depth the intricacies of Islam in a contemporary style and in themanner of Vidyarthi sahib, both from the pulpit and the press. Dr. Aziz by editing the Jewel in the Crownof our Jamaat, i.e. English Translation and Commentary by Maulana Muhammad Ali sahib, has put thiswork back into center on the world stage as the prime resource for the message and the inevitabledebate about Islam, both from within and without. These brothers are tirelessly striving on an ongoingbasis to rebut and remove the dross that some self-serving dogmas have tried to accumulate around thetrue message of the Mujaddid. It is through her progeny that we, the Muslims in general and the Jamaatin particular, are connected afresh with the Quran, the Prophet, the Mujaddid, Woking Mission and theworks of our Jamaat elders in a modern light, both by the medium of internet and English translations ofthose works.

Sooner or later, the inevitable happens:

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3:185. Every soul must taste of death. And you will be paid your reward fully only on the day ofResurrection. Then whoever is removed far from the Fire and is made to enter the Garden, he indeedattains the object. And the life of this world is nothing but a provision of vanities.

And, for the righteous:

2:25. And give good news to those who believe and do good deeds, that for them are Gardens in whichrivers [of good deeds] flow. Whenever they are given a portion of the fruit [i.e. good deeds] of these(Gardens), they will say: This is what was given to us before [i.e. the good deeds]; and they are given thelike of it. And they will have therein pure companions and therein they will abide.

Now, two generations of the house of Vidyarthi sahib have passed and we are witness that they weregiven a portion of the fruit during their own lives, a job well done. The current generation of the samehouse is tirelessly and selflessly carrying the same burden of Ummah and Jamaat in an illustriousmanner. We pray to Allah and seek His promise for their past, current and future generations. Amen:

Sincerely,Family of late Qazi Abdur Rashid, California.(Ikram Jahangiri, Rashid Jahangiri, Hameed Jahangiri)

A Word of Thanks

The family of Mrs Akhtar Aziz wish to thank all those who conveyed their condolences. We have triedto include here all those messages which were received by e-mail, but apologize for any omittedinadvertently. Many other messages were received by telephone, and of course personal meeting, forall of which we are deeply grateful.

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