February 22nd, 2011

Memories of Dr. Fakhri

Posted by iqra on Feb 22, 2011 in Featured Article, Obituary | 0 comments

Memories of Dr. Fakhri

from Br. Abdul Malik Mujahid

Those of you who knew him might say he was embodiment of gentleness and love. Sharafat o matanat ka putla. If someone asks me about an example of South Asian Muslim culture in Chicago, I would point out to him without hesitation.
He was one of the pillars of the Chicago Muslim community. He was the founding president of MCC (Muslim Community Center, Chicago) the mother mosque of the immigrant Muslim community. He was among the earliest educators as Chair of ISNA education committee. Professionally he served as chair of Dept of Education at the Chicago State University. He was currently chair of IQRA International Educational Foundation.

About Dr. Fakhri

Posted by iqra on Feb 22, 2011 in Featured Article | 0 comments

HONORING
DR. MUHAMMAD ABDUL WAHEED FAKHRI
A Founding member of IQRA’
International Educational Foundation

We at IQRA’ are deeply sadden to have lost today, February 22, 2011, one of our founding figures, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Waheed Fakhri. Dr. Fakhri was born into a religiously observant family from Jalandhar, East Punjab. He received his higher education in Pakistan (Punjab University) and in the USA (University of Michigan), where he combined in his character deep personal piety, professional skill, and excellence of scholarship, traits which he continues to display to the very end of his life. He worked as a professor of curriculum and administration at the Chicago State University, and passed his rich experience to the community without demanding compensation or desiring recognition.