Abdul Sattar Eidhi Passed Away.... RIP

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One of the greatest and legendary humanitarian,Chairman Edhi Foundation,Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away at the age of 92 in Karachi on Friday night.

"Innalilahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajioon"
To God we belong and to Him we shall return.
(Quran Surat Al Baqarah 2:156)

Abdul Sattar Edhi was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2013 but had been unable to get a transplant due to frail health.He was receiving treatment at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT)

Earlier in the day,his son Faisal Edhi and wife Bilquis Edhi informed the media that doctors at the facility termed his condition critical.

He felt difficulty while breathing "after which the doctors decided to shift him on a ventilator"

"He wished to be buried in the same clothes he used to wear. He also wanted to donate his body parts, but only his cornea can be donated as rest of the organs were not in healthy condition," said Faisal Edhi.

May his soul rest in peace.Ameen

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About
Abdul Sattar Eidhi

He was born in 1928, in Gujarat, western India. Eidhi's 1st conversation with human struggling occurred at the age of 11 when his mom was physically paralyzed and later on endured from psychological disease. Eidhi put in his waking several hours caring for her, and her worsening health and eventual loss of life still left a long lasting effects on his lifestyle.And above the very last 60 a long time, he has single handedly improved the facial area of welfare in Pakistan. Eidhi established the Eidhi Foundation, with an original sum of a mere 5000 rupees virtually .Regarded as a guardian for the very poor, Eidhi commenced acquiring donations, and he expand his providers.Eidhi Basis operates the world's largest ambulance assistance and operates absolutely free nursing houses, orphanages, clinics, women's shelters, and rehab centers for drug addicts and mentally ill persons and has rescued over 20,000 deserted infants, rehabilitated more than fifty thousands orphans and has skilled above 40,000 nurses.Since 1997, organization has held the Guinness record for world largest volunteer ambulance organization

Honors and awards

International awards

Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service (1986)
Lenin Peace Prize (1988)
Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International Foundation, (1993)
Peace Prize from the former USSR, for services in the Armenian earthquake disaster (1998)
Hamdan Award for volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services (2000) UAE
International Balzan Prize (2000) for Humanity, Peace and Brotherhood, Italy
Peace and Harmony Award (Delhi), 2001
Peace Award (Mumbai), 2004
Peace Award (Hyderabad Deccan), 2005
Wolf of Bhogio Peace Award (Italy), 2005
Gandhi Peace Award (Delhi), 2007
Peace Award, Seoul, (South Korea), 2008
Honorary doctorate from the Institute of Business Administration Karachi (2006).
UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize (2009)
Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize (2010)

National awards

Silver Jubilee Shield by College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, (1962-1987)
Moiz ur rehman award, Pakistan, (2015)
The Social Worker of Sub-Continent by Government of Sindh, Pakistan, (1989)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz, civil decoration from the Government of Pakistan (1989)
Recognition of meritorious services to oppressed humanity during the 1980's by Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Pakistan (1989)
Pakistan Civic Award from the Pakistan Civic Society (1992)
Shield of Honor by Pakistan Army (E & C)
Khidmat Award by the Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences
Human Rights Award by Pakistan Human Rights Society

Source: (Wikipedia)

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Few Words Of Wisdom
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Abdul Sattar Eidhi

No religion is higher than humanity.

My religion is humanitarianism,which is the basis of every religion in the world.

When you follows a rainbow ,it ends nowhere.

People have become educated,but have not become human.

You have to care for all beings created by God...my mission is to help any person in need.

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