In The Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

          “Then Which of The Favors of Your Lord Will You Deny?”

                                                                                                    Surah Ar-Rahman - Holy Quran

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Surah Ar-Rahman by Qari Abdul Basit Abdul Samad

My Father, Muhammad Younus Farooq whom we affectionately called ‘Abba Jan’ was born on July 2, 1925 in a small village called Nagapur in Aurangabad, India.   

 His father Jamal Muhammad and mother Haji Begum had four sons and four daughters. 

2) Aziz Muhammad. He had two kids; Afandi and Shabana

3) Mohd Younus (my dad). 8 sons and 2 daughters

4) Mohd Ayub. 3 sons and 7 daughters   

 4 Daughters:    

1) Apa Ma. Who had one boy and one girl    

2) Chhoti Apa.   

3) Phuppi Jan. raised Malka apa    

4) Ladli Ma: 5 sons and three daughters (the name of one daughter is Ghosia and one son is Azhar) 

 Abba Jan had nikah with my mom, Suraiya Sultana, on Decenber 17, 1947 and rukhsati on Jan 4, 1948

 Abba Jan lived an amazingly exciting life that few in the World ever get to live. He traveled the World. He was in the British Army in World War I & II. He encountered live sharks in the Atlantic Ocean as his ship sank where he was a Radio Officer. He survived two airplane crashes while he worked for Pakistan International Airlines, again as a Radio Officer. He was a devote Ahmadi Muslim and he dedicated his life in the study of Islam and the spread of Islam and Ahmadiyat. He was a dedicated father and husband who raised ten kids who all turned out to be decent law-abiding citizens and good parents themselves.

 There were times when Abba Jan struggled hard in life yet he never gave up. He was cheated by others but he maintained full faith in Allah Almighty and kept on trying. He was a very honest man who always returned the money he borrowed from others.

 He worked for Pakistan International Airlines for 20 years. He started as a Radio Officer and moved on to become Scheduling Officer.

 He was a risk taker and a true entrepreneur. He started a credit/loan company. He owned and operated an Electronics store named ‘Al Farooq Electronics’ in Society Area of Karachi, Pakistan.  He got into wholesale business of reselling onions. He sold life insurance as a full time job. Though none of his business adventures succeeded, he kept trying. 

Here’s a glimpse of his early life in Nagapur:  

Abba Jan passed away on December 11, 2001. His final resting place is at:  

 Serenity, Lot 1985, IS#1   

 Forest Lawn Covina Hills,  

 21300 Via Verde Dr.,   

 Covina,   

 California 91724, USA.     

 The phone number there is: (323) 254-3131   

 Their web address is: http://www.forestlawn.com/Index.asp  

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