SJ 321 — Celebrating the life of Muhammed Jafar Imam.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23105751D I SENATE JOfferedJOINT FebruaryRESOLUTION 9,NO. 2023 N Celebrating the life of Muhammed Jafar Imam.

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N Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 2023 R Delegates:Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2023 O WHEREAS, Muhammed Jafar Imam, an esteemed, beloved, and pioneering member of the All L Dulles Area Muslim Society community in Sterling, died on December 5, 2022;

Kory, Murphy and ShinL O –––––––––– WHEREAS, Muhammed Jafar Imam, an esteemed, beloved, and pioneering member of the All D DulWHEREAS, a native of India and a 47-year resident of Sterling, Muhammed Jafar Imam walked toUto school for miles barefoot in a small village in Bihar, India, and later graduated with a master's degree from Karachi University in Pakistan;

andlage in Bihar, India, and Clater graduated with a master's degrEe WHEREAS, Muhammed Jafar Imam came to the United States in 1975, settling in Sterling, where ED he established his home and family and personally invited countless people to join the community of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center, which is now one of the largest Muslim American D Sterling;

he passionately volunteered to make a positive impact locally and around the world for those less fortunate, doingmission soto withserve nothe needpeople; for recognition;

heandition; believed in the rights and dignity of all and made it his mission to serve the people;

he believed in the rights and dignity of all and made it his J WHEREAS, Muhammed Jafar Imam was a key leader and volunteer with ADAMS Civic 1 Engagement and in voter education and voter registration efforts, and he believed sincerely in grassroRts civic engagement;

ander education and voter registration efforts, and he believed sincerely in Jrassroots WHEREAS, Muhammed Jafar Imam loved people and modeled what it means to put relationships 1 first;

he lived by the words, "Agar may vadha karta hu, may pura kartha hu"––"If I make a promise, I fulfill it in WHEREAS,its Muhammedentirety"; Jafar Imam will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife, Zeenat;

andAgar may vadha karta hu, may pura kartha hu"––"If I make a promise, I fulfill it WHEREAS, Muhammed Jafar Imam will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his loving wife, Zeenat;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 33 note with great sadness the loss of Muhammed Jafar Imam, a dedicated member of the communities of 34 the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Sterling, who left a profound and lasting impression on countless 36lives; livRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 37 presentation to the family of Muhammed Jafar Imam as an expression of the General Assembly's respect 38 for his memory.

and, be it presentation to the family of Muhammed Jafar Imam as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.