Source/Credit: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
By Press Release | March 21, 2011
Sindh: Rana Zafarullah, 39, of Sanghar, Sindh Province was murdered because of his faith, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) confirmed today.
Rana Zafrullah was shot outside of his home in target-killing style on March 18th.
According to the details, two unknown persons on a motorcycle waited for Rana Zafarullah as he was returning home from a local Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat event.
The killers immediately started firing at Rana Zafrullah, striking him in the face at least 3 time.
The assailants immediately fled the scene.
Rana Zafarullah was severely injured and passed away en-route to hospital.
"The deceased was martyred solely for the reason that he was an Ahmadi Muslim," said AMC in a press release.
"He was very well respected amongst the local community and was known for his kindness," the press release further reported.
Rana Zafrullah served the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat with great distinction and at the time of his passing he held a number of offices within the community.
The deceased is survived by his wife, his two young daughters (3years and 1year), his mother and his two brothers.
Responding to this latest martyrdom, the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said:
“May Allah elevate the status of Rana Zafarullah in heaven and may He protect his wife and children and grant them patience at this time.
This is the fifth martyrdom to take place in Sanghar in recent history. It is a relatively small Jamaat but it terms of its sacrifices it is amongst the very highest. May Allah protect all Ahmadi Muslims in that region.”
Rana Zafrullah is the 205th Ahmadi Muslim to be viciously murdered in Pakistan since anti-Ahmadi laws came into force in Pakistan in 1984.
-- Edited by Ahmadiyya Times
Read original source news here: www.alislam.org/e/1052
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