Students’ Tributeto Dr Irfan Ahmed Khan
Asalamualikum:
Dear friends, the Muslim Community, and the interfaith neighbors
Dr Irfan Ahmed Khan returned last night to his Creator whose Words he loved so much.
إِSurely, we belong to God and to Him shall we return.
Whenever we were in his presence we saw him emphasizing the following:
• Understanding the Qur’an directly is critical for each Muslim individually. He did his last Qur’an class last Wednesday night before his heart attack.
• All humanity is one brotherhood. He invented the term Co-Ubudiyah for it.
• Sincere service to all in need is a prime duty of each Muslim. He will go at length helping people in need.
• Standing up for justice and aligning with the oppressed is critical for Muslims. That is one reason he lived mostly among African-Americans.
• Working with neighbors of other faiths is critical to transforming the society towards Godliness. This was the reason he was so active in interfaith.
• Men and women must work as equals. As per sunnah, all guests at his home, man, women will sit together for meals as well as to study the Qur’an.
He was a Professor of Philosophy at the best university of India, Aligarh Muslim University and a PhD from the University of Illinois.He introduced us to the interfaith movement and to the Parliament of the World's Religions.
This was his time.
We don't know when our time will come. Young and old, all go back.
What counts is what did we do with our time.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, five daughters and many of his grandchildren who were by his bedside as he breathed last around 10:20 pm.
Peace
His three students
Professor Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi
Professor Mohammad Muqim
Abdul Malik Mujahid
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