By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net,
Azamgarh: “Hazaron sal nargis apni benoori pe roti hai, badi mushkil se hota hai chaman me dedawar paida”. This Urdu couplet aptly depicts martyred Shahid Azmi who was an epitome of courage and conviction. Shahid’s achievement through legal battles in court and the adverse circumstances he faced in his short life is amazing, to say the least.
Shahid’s younger brother Khalid Azmi has admiringly stood up to continue the battle started by his illustrious brother. As a legal advisor of Jamiat Ulama, Maharashtra, Khalid is looking after the cases of unfortunate persons languishing in jail in.
Association for Welfare, Medical, Educational and Legal Assistance (AWMELA) invited Khalid Azmi to address a select gathering in the Conference Hall of Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, Azamgarh.
Recitation of verses from Holy Quran by Maulana Umair Us Siddique Nadwi followed by its translation started the proceeding of this function. The meeting was presided by Maulana Umair and Dr. Javed Akhtar, President AWMELA, conducted the proceedings.
A number of speakers came forward to appreciate the good work done by martyred Shahid and expressed their satisfaction and pleasure at the bold initiative taken by young Khalid Azmi. In his address Khalid promised to complete the task of his brother and pursue legal battle as envisaged by his courageous and exceptionally talented brother. Meeting ended in dua by Maulana Umair who emphasized the importance of faith and righteous deeds in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his companions (ra) in his presidential remarks.