Professor Sibte Jafar Gunned Down In Karachi :(

[Basim Ali 1,115]

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KARACHI: Poet and former principal of Liaquatabad College Professor Sibte Jafar was shot dead in Karachi on Monday, Express News reported.

According to initial details, unidentified armed men opened fire at Jafar while he was commuting through the Liaquatabad area on his motorbike.

Jafar’s body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Police have started its investigation and more security personnel were summoned to keep the security situation in the area under control.

Evidence collected from the crime scene suggested that a 9mm pistol was used in the crime.

In the immediate aftermath of Professor Jafar’s murder, professors and lecturers in the province have announced a boycott of educational activities on Tuesday.

Apart from his educational duties, Professor Jafar was well known for his sozkhwani andmarsia recitals. He was also known for his poetry.

It has not been confirmed as yet if this was a sectarian attack.

The Shia Ulema council has announced three days of mourning and demanded that the killers be arrested immediately.

Shia community members have been targeted in the city by extremists. Recently, at least 50 people were killed in a terrorist attack in a Shia-neighbourhood of Abbas Town.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/522628/professor-gunned-down-in-karachi/

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Innal illahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon. He was one the the best Urdu Marthiya/Manqabat reciters in all of the subcontinent. May he receive the highest place in Heaven and may his killers be damned to the deepest, hottest pits of Hell. Today his death has made the world a worse place.

Here's an remarkable Manqabat by him about Imam al-Asr (ajf) [in Urdu]:

(salam)

[-Enlightened 3,757]

(salam)

Inna Lilah w Inna Ilayi Raijine.. He seemed like a popular person. He's all over my facebook homepage .

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Beautiful video about Imam al-Asr

[Hot hot 0]

Hal e gham sunayenge jab imam aayenge, may Allah swt bless his soul

[Ibn al-Hussain 4,118]

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Irreplaceable loss :cry:, not just for the Shi'as, but the whole nation of Pakistan.

He came to Toronto back in 2002 and recited at our mosque for a good 10 days. This is him reciting "Soz Khaani to Khidmat hi Zahra ki Hai, Sha'iree Bhi Meri Un Sai Mansoob Hai"

"Hai Ghulami-ye Aal e Nabi Ka Samar

Mujh Ko Ustaad Kehtay Hain Ahl-e-Nazar,

Is Main Hairat Hi Kiya Sab Ko Maloom Hai

Har Bara Aadmi Un Sai Mansoob Hai"

Have recited too many of his qaseedas and marsiyahs over the years - it truly feels like I have lost someone extremely close to me :(.

Picture of his shot body.

Wassalam

Edited March 18, 2013 by Aal-e-Imran

[muhibb-ali 742]

May He be in highest of stations along with the AhlulBait (as)..

[Replicant 4,578]

God's curse be upon the enemies of the followers of the Ahlulbayt (as).

He was arguably the most famous and well regarded poet in the Pakistani community and he had a distinct style.

Al-Fatiha for his soul.

[Inquisitor 1,038]

Inna Lillahi...

May his grave be perfumed with the fragrant notes of his poems, in'sha Allah.

(salam)

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I can see 147 reading this very moment.

[Brained 1,936]

He was one of the intellectuals of the Shia community, as well as an excellent poet and marsiyakhwan.

May Allah shower upon the killers his wrath, and protect lovers of Ahle Bayt (as) where ever they may be.

"Main chala hoon Ali (as) se mulaqat ko

jis ki thi arzoo woh ghari agayi" - Sibte Jaffer

[Brained 1,936]

Sibte Jaffer was also the head of the education department of Jafferia Disaster Cell, which provides hundreds of students with free english and computer courses and examination help.

[Al-Hussayni 695]

:no:

May Allah give sipah e sahaba (la) a place in hell-fire.

[Koshaan 77]

He has some powerful couplets about death, martyrdom, and how the former is cause for no fear whatsoever, for lovers of the Ahl e Bayt. May he rest in peace, and may his love for the Masumeen, that shone through all his poetry, help him through ahead. Oh, and may the killers and their ilk burn in hell

[LightTheWay786 3]

Inna lillahe wa inna ilayhe raja'oon. I just re-registered after all these years because I don't know where else to express my heartbreak at this loss. I had the honor of meeting Ustaadh last summer... The hospitality he showed toward my family is beyond description. I can only say that his matryrdom is not merely a loss for the Shi'a world, but for humanity at large. The degree of humility he embodied is rare beyond measure, and the world is a far colder place without him.

But Ustaadh said it best himself: “Ghusl-e-mayyat na kehna mere ghusl ko, ujle malboos ko mat kafan naam do, mein chala hun Ali se mulaqat ko, jiski thi aarzu woh gharri agayi." :cry:

[Al-Mufeed 2,400]

Allahuma Adhibhum Adhaban Yastagheethu Minha Ahlul Nar.

[truemomin 1]

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May Allah give sipah e sahaba (la) a place in hell-fire.

Amen,also to those sahabas whose' sipah are these.

[Hasan0404 2,032]

Inna Lillahi wa inna Ilaihi Rajioon.

He was blessed in his life, and is blessed after.

[khan_bahaddur 9]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un.

Allah(swt) sabr de, sabki hifazat farmaye!

Illahi aameen!!!

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God know how many more stars will have to sacrifice, today is him tomorrow will be someone else wake up paki shias wake up.

I have got a pic of his body I am sure pakis may also have It can someone upload it here.

[Jamal Al Hasan 179]

I have got a pic of his body I am sure pakis may also have It can someone upload it here.

why upload such a pic? are you even having a morbid desire to enjoy the fact that you are alive and the person is dead. Respect the dead. Don't show his dead body photo.

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why upload such a pic? are you even having a morbid desire to enjoy the fact that you are alive and the person is dead. Respect the dead. Don't show his dead body photo.

let the people know how brutually he was attacked, his last journey and racist like you will teach us respect or humanity get a life

[Hasan0404 2,032]

let the people know how brutually he was attacked, his last journey and racist like you will teach us respect or humanity get a life

Why are u accusing him of racism bro?

[Thurston 357]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un

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Why are u accusing him of racism bro?

Because he is, look at the indian gang rape thread.

[shgri 1]

SHAHADAT to Hamara wirsa hai... Protest to Us zulm k khlaf hai jo Hamary sath hua hai ....

Iss moqay par mughy Sibt-e-Jaffar (Shaheed) ka apna hi aha hua shair yaad aa raha hai

Ghusl-e-Mayyat na kehna mere ghusl ko

Ujlay malboos ko mat kafan naam do

Mai chala hun Ali (A.S) se Mulaqat ko

Jiski the Aarzoo wo Ghari aa gaee

[Khadim uz Zahra 3,242]

God's curse be upon the enemies of the followers of the Ahlulbayt (as).

He was arguably the most famous and well regarded poet in the Pakistani community and he had a distinct style.

Al-Fatiha for his soul.

And a real sincere person. I mean, you could tell how devoted he was just from the tone of his voice when he was reciting poetry on Ahlulbayt. To see his body covered in blood like that, it's a real shame! It's almost unbeliveable.

First, they were only killing normal people but they are going after icons within our community. Next, they'll be after our scholars (if they aren't already doing that). The government HAS to do something but, unfortunately, I am sure they won't.

[Replicant 4,578]

A month ago, Sibte Jafar said in a seminar:

“I am constantly recieving death threats from outlawed militant outfits. My family, friends and some academic friends/colleagues are offering me full support for US or Canada migration. But why would I go? My whole life is spent in service of Imam Hussain who got martyrdom for saving Islam. If I am to die for the same cause, why would I leave this country? I preach martyrdom, I enlighten about martyrdom, I write in praise of martyrs… than why should I run away from it? For a Shiite Muslim, martyrdom is the ultimate success.”

[Al-Mufeed 2,400]

Thank you for sharing Replicant, reading that really gave me allot of inspiration. I feel a great sadness from this news, even though I can only understand a few words of urdu I can see that he had a deep love for Ahlulbayt.

[Gypsy 3,166]

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un

a big loss to the community.

[Asghar 41]

"I am constantly recieving death threats from outlawed militant outfits. My family, friends and some academic friends/colleagues are offering me full support for US or Canada migration. But why would I go? My whole life is spent in service of Imam Hussain(as) who got martyrdom for saving Islam. If I am to die for the same cause, why would I leave this country? I preach martyrdom, I enlighten about martyrdom, I write in praise of martyrs... than why should I run away from it? For a Shiite Muslim, martyrdom is the ultimate success."

[GreyMatter 1,560]

He was my family friend, a remarkable poet dedicating his poetry for Imam Hussein (as)

He was incredibly talented and an academic as well, he lived his life in simplicity and I am sure he will be in a much better place.

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un

I saw the pictures of his dead body on Facebook, it is ridden with bullets to the head, his killers will probably be free of any charges.

[Hot hot 0]

Majlis-e-Isaale Sawaab and Matamdari for Shaheed Ustad Sayed Sibte Jaffar Zaidi Sahab on Saturday, 23rd March, 2013 at 9 pm

Venue: Masjid-e-Irania n, Mumbai, India.

[Replicant 4,578]

A young boy was found outside Ustad Sibte Jaffar's house. When he was consoled and asked why he was crying, he replied Ustad used to give me RS150 every day so I could eat some food.

[AkbarHassan 27]

Qabr un se mulaqaat ki hai jagah

Main yehi soch kar qabr tak aa gaya

Zindagi bhi ata meray maula ki thi

Naimat-e-maut bhi un se mansoob hai

- Sibt-e-Jaffar

We've been robbed.

[Ibn al-Hussain 4,118]

(salam)

I’ve taken one of my favourite poetry of his and have tried to translate it into English. It is a mixture of an audio recording of his from 2000 and a video of him reciting it for another martyred individual on 19th September, 2012. At the end he changes the wording around from saying “Some more of your children have become martyred” to “One more of your children has been martyred” as a tribute to the individual who the gathering was being held for. It was such a strong line, and it fits perfectly with his own situation today.

Wassalam

Edited March 20, 2013 by Aal-e-Imran

[Replicant 4,578]

This is a poem that Sibte Jaffer wrote to invite you to his own "Jashan-e-Shahadat" (a commemoration for his martyrdom). He asked that his poem be published after his martyrdom. This poem including the last line "written by shaheed sibte jaffer" was written by him with instructions to release it to the world after his martyrdom

When I am no longer in this world, I request my friends to

Read Poems, Recite Quran and Surah e Fatiha to remember me

I want them to participate in works that helps others

I want them to organize a Majlis to celebrate my Shahadat

I do not want them to take revenge or wish bad for anyone

I just want them to serve the nation and the community

Tabinda, Abu Zar and Raninda (his children) are full of sorrow

I request my friends to treat them with love and put a hand on their heads

I request my friends to take care of my childrens' needs

I want them to strengthen my children's hearts and offer condolences to them

I want all the people working at the school

to respect my wife and consider her a teacher

I do not want anyone to conduct the affairs of the school with negligence

I do not want anyone to shy away from performing the smallest of tasks

They should contribute in whatever capacity they can

I do not want them to complain or whine in any way

God is my witness that I am now happy and in a better place

I do not want my relatives to feel sad for me

I am alive, I am near and I am watching over you

You can meet me through the purification of your soul

Written by Shaheed Sibte Jaffar

Edited March 23, 2013 by Replicant

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Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un