Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar
    (1963 - 2014)

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji‘un. I had just spoken to Dr. Mehdi on the phone a few hours before his martyrdom to ask him if he would be attending our regional ijtima; he said that he was in Pakistan until after the Ijtima. If I would like to mention one thing about him it would be that I always saw him smiling. He served as Za'im of Columbus Majlis in 2006-2007. May Allah elevate his status in the paradise and be the protector of his family. Amin.

Dr. Mahdi Qamar was a Shining Star living among us, and indeed will remain a Shining Star forever, being a Shaheed - a Martyr. May Allah grant his family a bright future, and tranquility. Amin.

Another friend of our Jama'at Mr. Nick Patler sent the following message of condolence:
"Dear Mirza,

My heart just goes out to Dr. Qamar's family, loved ones and community. I am so sorry, so sorry. If there is anything I can do, please let me know. I am holding him, his family, and the AMC in my heart and prayers.

In Sympathy,
Nick

i will really miss him,

Dear Imam Mubasher and my dear friend Saleem,

I send our condolences to all members of the Ahmadi Community for the despicable murder of a servant of God, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar, an Ohio MD, who was killed May 26 in Chanab Nagar, Pakistan while continuing his volunteer work as a heart specialist.

As people of God, we stand with the Ahmadi Community in deploring such cruelty and tragic murder of the innocent for any reason.

Dr. Quamar is surely a martyr in the eyes of God. Dr. Qamar was fulfilling the Ahmadi mission you preach of helping others and of being tolerant of the intolerant.

It is so sad that this type of senseless hatred remains in our world.

May God be with the Qamar family, with you each, and with the Ahmadi Community at this time of sadness.

We will remember you in our prayers

Michael Moore

and your many friends at the Congregational Church of Almaden Valley, United Church of Christ

May Allah help his family bear this great loss. He has served his patients with dignity and compassion. I knew him as a colleague Physician. He was second to none and now after attaining the status of Sahaheed, he left all of us way behind.
They can take our lives but our spirit to help humanity and our fellow human beings will not be taken. His service will not be forgotten Inshallah. Rest in Peace. My friend. Rest in Peace.

Look at the difference. Dr. Qamar is shining and being remembered with respect and love all over the world, whereas the coward killers are hiding their ugly faces in some place in Punjab. Persons like Qamar do not die. Allah said so. But he who kills innocent person is doomed for ever and is under Allah's curse.
I am sure this and other sacrifices of Ahmadis are being blessed by the almighty, Allah (swt) and Ahmadis under their beloved Khalifa are showing the same patience and dignified reaction as has been taught to them by the Prophet Hadhrat Mohammad (saw) and his true servant, the Promised Messiah (alaihissalam). The family has shown great befitting reaction. May Allah take care of them and reward them with His blessings.

My personal experience with Dr. Mehdi sahib Shaheed was built in Sept. 2003 ,when he finished his cardiology fellowship and waited to join the cardiology practice in Ohio, I did not know Doctor sahib and never heard his name before , the only thing common was we both believe in Promised Messiah (alaihissalam), Doctor sahib graciously opened his home for me to stay and provide me with such hospitality , comfort and guidance that I cannot express in words. truly impressive -
One day Doctor sahib took me to his hospital Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY where he was trained. While we were in the hall way, his program director came across and greeted Dr. sahib. Dr. Mehdi introduced me to the program director that I am from his community and looking for a residency, Program director looked at me and said "you know, Qamar saved one of our patient who came to the hospital multiple times with shortness of breath and no one could diagnose him. One day Qamar was on call and within few hours, he diagnosed that gentleman with chronic constrictive pericarditis (inflammation around the heart ) and later that gentleman was surgically cured, We are proud of him " Indeed, we are proud of Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar Shaheed !
May Allah lessen the sorrow and become a source of comfort to the family (Ameen)

I have been reading about the doctor. Truly a great loss. His martyrdom should be used to prove to the killers and the their supporters that they wont succeed.

We lost a beautiful, intelligent, compassionate, and witty person...

I have seen him while on my visit to Columbus,Ohio. He was organizing visitors from different states to meet their Beloved Imam and Khaliftul Masih V (ABA). Dr.Mehdi Sahib was a devoted and humble Ahmadi Muslim.It's a great loss for us obviously. May GOD Almighty elevate his states in Paradise,Amin!

Bismillah hirah ma niraheem. AA I am around the same age as his eldest son and have known him for a long time, as his mom and my are very close. This whole situation has made me very sad and sympathetic towards his eldest son. Let us all pray for his whole family!
Ameen

Dr Mehdi shaheed. Ahmadiyya Muslim community was not over Khalil Ahmad shaheed yet, heard the news of brutal killing of Dr Mehdi. Dr Mehdi was a great soul. When I was doing my residency in NY and was very interested in cardiology, he helped me get a month long internship at his Maimonides hospital. I found him a person of action, less words, and always smiling and great work ethics. I saw him doing cath after cath without rest at cath lab. The hospital staff was so happy working with him and they all knew his style and his routine. After that short interval whenever I met him, he always remembered me and met with graciousness and hope he still remembers me when he has such an elevated status among prophets, truthful, shaheeds and saliheen. May Allah elevate his status and grant him a high place. May Allah give his family patience and strength to go through this time of difficulty, Amen. We are all with them. The whole USA Jamaat kept voluntary fast on Thursday for Ahmadis in Pakistan on call of Ameer sahib.

سب سے الگ سب سے جدا بولتا ہے
چُپ رہیں گر ہم تو خدا بولتا ہے
صبر کرو تھوڑا کوئی دیر نہیں
جب بھی وہ بولے، وہ سدا بولتا ہے

(ناصر جمیل)

Our hearts are aching.
The news was a shock. Still it is hard to accept, how such a decent person, who went to serve humanity with love and compassion, can have this end. Dear Dr. Mehdi Ali sahib is with Allah,and as he mentioned in his poetry,enjoying the love of Allah. May Allah shower His blessings of Mercy and Himself console his family for this great loss. It is a great loss for all humanity.

It is very sad news- We pray for this soul, for his family, for his children, his wife, his parents, and for his relatives. Venom against Ahamdi Muslims is growing w/o any interference from the state of Pakistan what we can do about it? expect asking Allah protection and shelter.

First, let me say: Innalillah-e-Wa-Inna Aleh-e-Rajaoon

I knew Dr. Sahib from our childhood (though he was a few years younger to me) as we lived in the same 'Mohallah' (Darul Rehmat Gharbi) in Rabwah. We said our Namaz together in Masjid Nasir and participated in many Jama'at activities. What I remember the most about him were his easy-going personality and broad smiles. I remember how focused he was even then.

Allah will bless him in the Hereafter, as He has promised it. May Allah console his family to bear this great loss. Indeed, it is a great loss for all of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IljUoyo4dhg

i can not believe it. its too painful for the entire world.not to mention the family pain.

Have known Dr. Mehdi since childhood and lived in the neighbourhood. After decades I met him again and at least all the following traits were evident to me....humble, hardworking, dedicated, dutiful, educated, friendly, compassionate, courageous, courteous, creative, gentle, helpful, healthy, genuine, fun-loving, humorous, charismatic, honest, caring, intelligent, kind, impressive, leaderly, moderate, modest, passionate, patient, peaceful, warm, witty, personable, scholarly, sane, sociable, and sophisticated.

Dr. Mehdi and family came to visit us in Louisiana from Ohio. They stayed for few days with us. The next day, after breakfast I asked them to excuse me as I taught online from 11 to 12. Dr. Mehdi was very exited and asked what I taught. I told him that I taught the Holy Qur’an for Al-Furqan. He asked me how I learned the holy Qur’an. I said that I learned it from Rabwah. He was surprised that I was from Chasadda, my origin was from Afghanistan, then how could I learn the Holy Qur’an from Rabwah.

I told him that I learned the Holy Qur’an from Rabwah online. He asked me who my teacher was. When I mentioned that it was Sir Burhan Mohammad Sahib, he said that he was his teacher too. While we were talking about the Holy Qur’an, my aunt who was also Dr. Mehdi’s mother-in-law, asked me if I could recite a few verses. I brought the Holy Qur’an and asked Dr. Mehdi which verses to recite. He said to recite whichever ones I liked. I recited Surah Takweer.

Everyone enjoyed it. Dr. Mehdi said that he wished that all the Lajna instead of watching Dramas on Pakistani TV learned the Holy Qur’an and taught it to others. I could see the love for the Holy Qur’an in him. Dr. Mehdi’s wife, Wajeeha Mehdi, enrolled in my class right away.

I told him that I was studying grammar of the Holy Qur’an. He was very happy and said that it was quite difficult. I told him that my teacher from Rabwah Sir Aminurrahman Sahib had already taught me for one year and that I was learning from Corpus Holy Qur’an and other website. Dr. Mehdi was astonished when I showed him the website. He took a picture of the website address with his iPad so that he can look at the website later.

He then showed me his beautiful calligraphy work on the dome of the mosque in Columbus.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzmBVETpiIAyTE9wdTg5NE43TVU/edit?usp=dri...

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The true heroes are those who beg of no reward, except from their Lord.
Quietly, faithfully, humbly they serve. Attaining Allah's pleasure they so genuinely deserve
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The courageous servants of Ahmadiyyat, they gave up their lives, without so much as a flinch of their eyes.
Their life bore witness, they death bore witness, they stood upon the pedestal of greatness.
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Muzaffar, Munir, Abdul Lateef, you are the true heroes, you strengthen our belief.
Doctor Mehdi Qamar, you are not dead, but living amongst illustrious stars.
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The world too will realize this, they will so very soon.
بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

(Chapter 2: Verse 155. "Nay, they are living; only you perceive not")

Woh tum ko hussain bunatay hain aur app yazidi buntay hain / yeh kya hi susta soda hai dushman ko teer chalanay do

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