With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved, Adil (Farid) Mansuri.
Our beloved, Adil (Farid) Mansuri, 72, passed away this morning at 7.05 am at Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ due to a Heart Attack.
Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un
To Allah we belong and truly to Him we shall return
He was a poet, an artist, a calligrapher, a play-writer, a great husband and a kind father.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Bismillah, 5 children; Sons – Sarfaraz (Saf), Ali Imran, and daughters Batul, Kauser, Tasneem and 9 grandchildren. His loving presence will be truly missed!
We thank his extended family, friends and fans for their sympathy and kind words.
We ask you to please pray for him. Thank You.
Visitation hours are scheduled for tomorrow Friday, November 7, 2008 from 9AM to 12PM, at Dar Ul Islah, 320 Fabry Terrace (Teaneck Mosque), Teaneck, NJ, 07666
Please find the location and directions below.
From Route 80 West:
Take Exit 70-B (for Teaneck), go over the highway, make first right on Glenwood Avenue, cross traffic light make right
(i.e. second right turn) on Fabry Terrace. Mosque is at the end of the street.
From NJ Turnpike (I-95) North:
Take Exit 70-B (for Teaneck), go over the highway, make first right on Glenwood Avenue, make right on Fabry Terrace.
Mosque is at the end of the street.
From NJ Turnpike (I-95) South:
After crossing Washington Bridge stay in the local lanes, take Exit 70 for Teaneck, make right at the traffic light (in front
of Glenpointe Marriott Hotel) on Glenwood Avenue, make right on Fabry Terrace. Mosque is at the end of the street.
Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=320+Fabry+Terrace,+Teaneck,+NJ
Please park in the parking lot on Hemlock Terrace.
You can also visit www.mansuri.com for direction and more information.
Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at after Jumma Prayer (Jumma Prayer starts 1.00 pm) After that, he will be taken to Jersey State Memorial Park (aka Makbarat As-Salam), 600 County Road 520, Millstone, New Jersey 07046
Direction to Jersey State Memorial Park, Millstone, New Jersey: Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 8, Proceed down Route 33 East, towards Freehold. Go 6.2 miles, passing through six (6) traffic lights, and make your first right turn onto Conover Road. (Across from Academy Bus Station) Proceed down Conover Road 0.2 miles and Jersey State Memorial Park is on your right-hand side.
A father is a gift, a mercy a blessing, a kindness Masha Allah. He was our everything!
The following is a statement written by Adil Mansuri for the Indo-American Arts Council Art Exhibition:
An Endless Journey into Curiosity – Adil Mansuri
Born in 1936 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Gujarati is both my native language and mother tongue. I later learned Arabic, the language of the Quran, in a local Madrassa. The very same year of my birth, my Father performed the Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah. He was led by a Moallim (teacher), Syed Abdullah Ba’Faqih, who would later play a key role in my journey into curiosity.
In 1947, a country divided and become two and prompted my father’s curiosity. The following year, in 1948, he embarked on a direct train to Karachi to discover opportunities in a newly born country. He settled there for 8 years with 10 children – 5 girls and 5 boys. Of those 10, I am the eldest amongst boys.
I began attending school in Karachi and a new language, Urdu, curiously entered my world. In 1952, My father’s Moallim, Syed Abdullah Ba’Faqih visited us in Karachi and stayed with us. It was at this time that I would learn Calligraphy from him, and later on begin writing poems, especially Urdu Ghazals Several years later in 1955, having suffered a stroke and heart attack, my father returned to India and struggled to resettle in our native land.
After we returned to India, I continued writing, poems, and now plays – this time in Gujarati. I published several collections, many of which were well received and bestowed several awards. Around the same time, I spent time with Piraji Sagara and became inspired to experiment with art and oil paintings on canvas. This led to solo shows in Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai and Sansakar Kendra in Ahmedabad, sponsored by Sarabhai’s Darpan Academy.
1985 brought us new opportunities for curiosity with our migration to the United States. Settled in New Jersey, I participated in shows and poetry recital programs (mushaira) across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Middle East, and India.
The technological revolution has established itself as the essence of the the 21st Century. It has also sparked my curiosity, as these days, I engage in creating digital arts, as well as oil on canvas, and writing poetry. I am curious about shapes, colors, forms, light, horizon, time, language, scripts, and everyday I move ahead into curiosity, my endless journey.
O ’Adil, We wish you peace and the highest levels of paradise in the next stage of your endless journey.
Allah humma anta rab-buha, wa-anta Khalaqtaha, wa anta razaqtaha,
wa anta hadaytaha lil islam, wa anta qabadta ruhaha.l
wa anta a’lamu bisir-riha wa ‘ala niyyatiha,
ji’naa shufa’a, faghfir lahu Zan - bahu
O Allah! You are its Lord, you have created it,
and you have guided it towards Islam, and you have taken out his soul,
and you know best about its secret and open deeds.
We have come as intercessors, so forgive him.
Posted on November 6th, 2008 by Admin
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લોક લાડિલા શ્રી આદિલજી આપણી વચ્ચે રહ્યા નથી. એ વિચારે જ ખૂબ દુઃખ થાય છે. ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યને ખૂબ મોતી ખોત પડી છે. એ ખોટ પૂરી થાય એમ નથી. આપણે દુઆ કરીએ કે ખુદા તેમને જન્નત બક્ષે અને તેમના પરિવારજનો, મિત્રો અને ચાહકોને આ આઘાત સહન કરવાની બરદાશત આપે.
નીલા કડકિઆ
મેઘધનુષ
http://shivshiva.wordpress.com
દોસ્તો,
આપણા ગઝલકાર શ્રી આદિલ મનસુરી આપણી વચ્ચે હવે ન રહ્યા.
મારા તરફથી એમને શ્રધ્ધાંજલી
નદી ની રેત મા રમતું નગર મળે ના મળે ફરી આ દ્રશ્ય સ્મૃતિ પટ પર મળે ના મળે
ગયો આદિલ હવે એનું નગર રહે ના રહે, લખી જે ગઝલ પૃથ્વી પટ થી ચળી ના ચળે.
ગયો રસરાજ આદિલ ગઝલનો અસ્તના સમજો
ત્રુટી ઋતુરાજ આદિલની દુખી હૃદયે સહન કરજો
Gujarati Literature has lost a great poet and a Ghazalkar. Adil Saheb started a new trend in Gujarati Poetry as well as Ghazal. We will miss him always. May God rest his soul in peace.
Padmanabh K. Joshi, Ahmedabad
કહેવું તું જરી આદિલ મહેફિલ આજ માણી લો
સંભવ છે કે ‘શતક’ કાલે આદિલ મળે ના મળે
I deeply mourn and offer my condolences to all the family members, friends, relatives and fans of Adilbhai. I miss him more than ever as I remember my days at Shilpi Advertising with him. May god rest his soul in peace!
Friends,
Adil saheb was a personality we all will miss,
I stay at ahmedabad, gujarat, yesterday late eveings when i received teh news, I had no words to express..
By late night 2:30 AM, i woke up to pen down a few words… one gazal..
My small tribute to this legend of all times…
આદીલ ગઝલ સંભળાવ ફરી, આ અંધારું કંઇ ખપશે ના,
આ દિલને તું સમજાવ જરી, આ અંધારું કંઇ ખપશે ના,
Please read the gazal on
http://kankshit.wordpress.com
Adilbhai was an inspirational source for my poetic creations.
HE was legand, and WE all will miss him. GOD is great, and will shelter the depated soul.
આદિલ સાહેબને હ્રદયપૂર્વક શ્રધ્ધાંજલી..
Zafar Iqbal ne bahut pahle kaha tha:
Aadil ko ab bulayein marammat ke waaste
Patthar ukhad gaya hai ghazal ke mazar ka
Kal jab Aadil Mansuri saheb ke intiqaal ki khabar suni to pata nahin kyon Zafar Iqbal ka yeh she’r sabse pahle zabaan par aa gaya.
Adil saheb se mere ta’alluqaat kaafi purane nahin the, yahi koi 6-7 mahine pahle hum mile the lekin haan, inn 6-7 mahinon mein unn se meri jo zehni aur dili qurbat huyee, ussi ke sabab aaj aisa lag raha hai jaise ghazal ke mazar ka patthar hi nahin ukhda hai bulki mere sar se woh shafqat bhara haath bhi alag ho chuka hai.
Mere liye fakhr ki baat yeh rahi ki guzishta dinon (26th May, 2008) mere risala “Esbaat” ke ijra ki taqreeb (Mumbai) mein naa sirf woh apni family ke saat maujood the, bulki unhon ne iss mahfil ki sadarat ki. Iss mahfil mein unn ke alawa Shamsur Rahman Faruqi saheb, Fuzail Jaffery saheb bhi maujood the.
Itna hi nahin “Esbaat” ke doosre shumare ke liye unhon ne meri darkhwast par khususi taur pe ghazal kahi. Shayad yeh ghazal unki zindagi ki aakhri ghazal thi. Itna hi nahin unhon ne Esbaat ke doosre shumare ka Cover aur title logo design kiya jo shayad hamara sabse qeemti sarmaya hai.
Hafte mein kamse kam ek baat woh mujh se ghanton phone par baat karte. e-mail to taqreeban har doosre roz mujhe mil jaata tha. kaafi dinon se unka e-mail mujhe nahin mil raha tha aur naa hi phone aaya tha. Main soch hi raha tha ki unhein phone karke unki tabiyat ke baare mein daryaaft karoon ki achank yeh manhoos khabar aa gayi.
Esbaat ke teesre shumare mein inshallah iss tarahdaar shayar aur azeem musavvir pe ek mabsoot gosha sha’ay karne ka irada rakhta hai jo December ke last week tak manzar-e-aam par aa jaayega. Iss goshe mein Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, Zafar Iqbal, Fuzail Jaffery, Waris Alvi, Ahmad Hamesh, Mohammad Alvi waghaira jaise kai mo’atabar naam Adil Mansuri ke fun aur unki shakhsiyat pe izhaar-e-khyaal karenge.
Lekin mujhe to ab bhi intizaar hai uss e-mail ka jo hawa mein kahin ruka pada hai.
Ash’ar Najmi
Editor, Esbaat
Mumbai
9892418948
He is the heart of Gujarati. We can try but nobody can fill his place. My Allah take care of his pure soul and give him place with him.
Pradip Brahmbhatt & Family
Houston.
The pass away of Adil Sahab has created a huge milestone in the history of Gujarati literature. We shall prey to Allah Subhanahu that May Allah rest him in Jannat-al-Firdaus.
انا للہ وانا الیہ راجعون
اللہ ان کی مغفرت فرمائے اور جنت الفردوس میں اعلیٰ مقام سے سرفراز کرے ، آمین۔
مرحوم عادل منصوری صاحب سے میرے گذشتہ دیڑھ سال سے ای-میل کے ذریعے روابط رہے ہیں۔ والد محترم کے دوستوں میں آپ کا شمار ہوتا تھا۔ اردو یونیکوڈ میں ویب سائیٹ بنانے کے متعلق انہوں نے کافی تفصیلی گفتگو کی تھی۔
તેઓ ગુજરાતીઓના હૈયામાં ગઝલ બનીને હંમેશા જિવતા રહેશે. અલ્લાહ એમને શાંતીના પરમધામમાં સત્કારે. હ્રદયપૂર્વક શ્રધ્ધાંજલિ.