Please see below message about Alhaj Yusef Abdul Lateef sahib of Boston Jamaat.

http://ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.com/2013/12/usa-remembering-gentle-giant-dr-yusef.html

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Munawar Saqib
856-495-6421

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From: Hasan Hakeem <sadarzion@PROTECTED>
Date: Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 1:49 PM
Subject: Dr. Yusef Abdul Lateef -

Assalamu Alaikum

Al-Haj Yusef Abdul Lateef died the morning of 12/23/2013.

Inna lillahi wa inna lillahi rajioon.

Wrapping up our conversation with Lateef, we asked him about his legacy.

“I am deeply grateful for all of the respect that people have given me, for all of those that have contributed to my career. All mankind are brothers and sisters. I believe in love for all and hate for none.” 

 -- Dr. Yusef Abdul Lateef

The genius of Yusef Lateef can be found on any one of his many albums. He is a technically brilliant artist. But after talking with him, it is obvious that his most indelible feature is his nature. The music, the teaching, the writing, all of these things that we admire so much would not exist if it were not for his vibrant outlook. His work is a manifestation of self. Through a personal journey, a man found himself and lived his life through sound and word. Through his blessing, we, too, were given a gift. And that gift would be Yusef Lateef.

By Paul Pennington

But at the core, Lateef is simply a man of great faith. To this he says, “[Islam] appealed to me as the truth. That’s why I accepted it. It prepared me to live a better life, a good life.”

When attempting to truly understand him—in all of his eccentricities—you must start here. For many, religion is a spiritual journey, one that defines a very specific aspect of life. However, for Lateef, it is much more. Converting to Islam in the late 1940s, his religious beliefs extend far beyond a daily moment of reflection or the weekly assemblage of like minds. His faith dictates the way in which he approaches life in its entirety. It is who he is.

“The music is an occupation. Trying to build one’s spirituality is a religious venture—through prayer, good deeds, respect, modesty, and being humble. That’s how one goes about developing that spiritual self.”
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusef_Lateef
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/9933070-95/yusef-lateef-grammy-winning-musician-composer-dies-at-93
http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/lateef-yusef-william-evans
http://exclaim.ca/News/rip_composer_yusef_lateef
http://www.yuseflateef.com/
 

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Love For All, Hatred For None