At this time, I will be leading the funeral prayer [in absentia] of respected Faraz Ahmad Tahir, who was martyred just recently in Australia. It is reported that during this incident, an Australian man attacked him with a knife in a shopping mall in Bondi, one of Sydney, Australia’s most well-known locality.

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[Verily to Allah we belong and to him shall we return]

The deceased worked as a security guard in the shopping mall. He was 30 years old and was not married. During this incident, 12 people were injured, and six people were killed. Among the six that were killed, five were women.

Faraz Ahmad Tahir Sahib was originally from Rabwah. In 2018, he migrated from Pakistan to Sri Lanka. After staying there for four years, he came to Australia through UNHCR. Just last month, he acquired his security license. The day on which he died was the first day he was working a day shift. He used to work during the night, but it was his first time working during the day. According to the details reported, when Faraz Ahmad Tahir saw people running in panic, he came forward to stop the attacker. Upon this, the attacker stabbed him and he was not able to recover. He was the first to be killed during this incident.

His family entered the fold of Ahmadiyyat through his great grandfather, Mian Ahmad Sahib, who was a resident of Shahpur district. The grandfather of the deceased, Sufi Ahmad Yar Sahib, has had the honour of serving the Community for a long time. His father, Bashir Ahmad Sahib passed away in 2005, and his mother, Raziah Begum, passed away in 2014.


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