Known for her compassion and selfless work, Bilquis Bano Edhi died Friday evening at Karachi, Pakistan’s Aga Khan Hospital. The 74-year-old was a mother to thousands of orphans across Pakistan, and a recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice. She was also awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s recognition for the highest...
Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani, the senior-most cleric in Iran, served in key constitutional bodies. TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Top Iranian clerk Ayatollah Safi Golpaygani, regarded as the senior-most jurist in the Shia-majority country, passed away early Tuesday at the age of 103. Golpaygani, a formidable figure in Iran’s religious seminary of Qom,...
Tufail Ahmad, who founded Maryland’s Montgomery County Muslim Foundation or MCMF, died Thursday, according to a statement from the organization. Ahmad died in Pakistan while visiting his home country. He worked “tirelessly to uplift the needy,” the statement read. He came to Montgomery County with his family in 1973. After the 9/11 attack...
