Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi
Shaheed Ustad Syed Sibt e Jaafar Zaidi | |
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 Calligraphic representation of Sibt-e-Jaafar in Urdu | |
| Born | 7 March 1957 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Died | 18 March 2013 (aged 56) Liaquatabad, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Wadi-e-Hussain, Karachi,[1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other names | Ustad Shaheed Sibte Jaafar |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Poet, Religious Reciter (Soazkhwani) and Writer |
| Known for | Poetry & Religious Reciter |
Sayyid Sibte Jaffar Zaidi (Urdu: سيد سبط جعفر زيدى) or commonly known as Ustad Sibte Jaffar (Urdu: اُستاد سبطِ جعفر) (born 1957) was a Pakistani professor, poet, advocate, principal, religious reciter, writer and social worker.[2][3][4]
He started 7 colleges in interior Sindh, each costing around Rs 6 million. He had set up educational centers. Apart from looking after educational wings of around 5 welfare organizations, he oversaw numerous charity organizations and orphanages. He received an Honorary award from Harvard University. He ran a school in Tando Adam where Muslim and Hindus studied for free. He was a poet, an intellectual, a principal in a college. He was shot down when he was returning from his college on his bike.[5]
Born and raised in Shia Muslim family, Sibte Jaffer got the early attachment with Ahl al-Bayt. Sibte Jaffer chose to write poetry for Ahl al-Bayt, through this Zaidi started getting momentum among masses, he used to recite Eulogies which was written by himself in different Majalis organized by different people at different locations mostly in Karachi, Pakistan. His skilled poetry and unique recitation style gave him the Title of "Sha'ir-e-Ahle Bait" (Poet of Ahle Bait).[citation needed]
He is also the paternal grandson of Nasim Amrohvi and childhood bestfriend of Rehan Azmi[6]
Manqabats
[edit]- Zahoor Ka Waqat Aa Gaya Ha
- Jab Imam Ayenge
- Jab Khuda Ko Pukara Ali Aa Gae
- Ashaab They Kya Buzar O Salman Wagaira
Death
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Sibt e Jaafar was shot and killed by two people on a motorcycle in Liaquatabad, Karachi on 18 March 2013.[2][3][4]
On 4 April 2013, two suspects were arrested in Karachi.[7][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grave of Sayyid Sibte Jaffar Zaidi at Wadi-e-Hussain".
- ^ a b c "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". The News International.
- ^ a b "No one spared: Liaquatabad college loses its principal in shooting – The Express Tribune". 19 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Prof. Sibte Jafar laid to rest amid more attacks – The Express Tribune". 20 March 2013.
- ^ Suleman, Sadiq (19 March 2020). "Remembering Professor Sibte Jaffar & His Contributions To Pakistan!". Parhlo. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ An evening with Sibt e Jaffer in UK 2011., 16 September 2012, retrieved 28 September 2022
- ^ "Killers of Prof Sibte Jaffar arrested in Karachi". 3 April 2013.