“I didn’t know that this would be his last message. When I texted him to tell about this, he was extremely happy after knowing this,” he told The News on the phone. “Last night I performed tawaf in his name. The manager of the artiste, Zahid Kanwal, who had been with him for the last 15 years, is in Makkah to perform Umrah. He was a helping hand for many, especially the residents of his area. I have been with him since he started his band.
His two other brothers, Azmat Sabri and Talha Sabri, are also qawwals, while his brother Asmat Sabri has passed away. He will be buried at the Paposh Nagar graveyard. His brother Sarwat Sabri lives in UK, who is arriving in Karachi to attend his funeral ceremony on Thursday at the Furqania Masjid in Liaquatabad. Noted Naat Khwan Mehmoodul Hasan Ashrafi said the murder would also have psychological implications on those who were only famous for eulogising the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), his family, and companions.Īmjad’s associate Adil Mansoor said that the slain artiste had left behind three sons, two daughters and a wife. The void left by him is not likely to be filled in the near future.”
“He always showed great respect toward his seniors.
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Recalling the slain artiste, TV host Raees Ahmed said he had travelled with Sabri in many parts of the country for Naat Khwani programmes and always found him full of life and with a good sense of humour. The nephew of Haji Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, the artiste was equally popular in Naat Khwani. He has fallen prey to those who are the enemies of the Sufism ideology and peace.” “Is praising God, His beloved Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) and sacred Islamic personalities a crime?” Nizami asked. Khan said artistes were ambassadors of peace and killing them clearly indicated that those responsible for it wanted to disturb peace in the country.įamous qawwal Badar Nizami said the artiste belonged to a Sufi family, having their links to the Chishti order of spirituality. “A unique feature of his performances was that he successfully engaged the youth in qawwali by adopting modern methods and innovation.” Talking to The News, Ustad Mehmood Ali Khan of the Karachi Arts Council said the late qawwal was keeping his family tradition alive. He, however, started his own band after three years of his father’s demise in 1997.”Īlong with his friends and relatives, the 45-year-old qawwal has also left his fans and the artiste community in a state of shock and grief.
“Amjad made it to the stage first with his father at the age of 12. “He was only nine when his father started his training in qawwali,” said Adil Mansoor, an audio engineer and close associate of Amjad, told The News over the phone from Madina. His soul enriching voice, which with all its melody and diversity, was viciously silenced on Wednesday afternoon, yet it would resonate through the memories of peace lovers and music aficionados, just like those of his father and uncle’s have been echoing for decades.įrom the legendary Sabri Brothers family, Amjad Sabri lived an iconic life as one of the most celebrated qawwals of the present times, taking his ancestors’ legacy to a whole new level by incorporating modern trends into the traditional heritage of the Subcontinent.įrom “Bhar Do Jholi” to “Tajdar-e-Haram” and “Ae Sabz Gumbad Walay”, the last kalam he recited on the day of his murder, the son of legendary Haji Ghulam Farid Sabri left his unique signature in various form of Sufi music - qawwali, naat khwani, manqabat khwani and salam. Amjad Sabri – a qawwal, loving father and husband and an overall wonderful human being – murdered in cold blood.