In loving memory
Masood Ahmed Khurshid Sanori Sahib
18 April 1923 23 September 2010
He was a great man who spent his life as a devout Ahmadi Muslim who spent most of his time remembering Allah and praying earnestly for others. He had great passion for the Holy Quran and would always encourage others to recite and understand the Holy Quran every morning and evening. He was the epitome of piety and everyone he met would gravitate towards him for spiritual guidance.
The archive
Explore his life and legacy
Life story
Biography
His birth as an answered prayer, his life of service, hospitality and devotion.
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Articles
Visit to Sanor, Darsul Quran, Birth to Bai’at and Elucidates.
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Letters
Condolences, memoirs and remembrances from family and the Jama’at.
ExplorePhotographs
Photo Gallery
76 photographs of Sanori Sahib, his family and elders.
ExploreFamily
Tajali-e-Qudrat
Remembering other great members of the family.
ExplorePoetry
Poems
Urdu poetry written in loving memory.
ExploreA life of service
Milestones
Drawn from the biography written by Hamida Sanori Farooqi.
Full biography- 1923
Born in Sanor on 18 April; named Rehmatullah, then Masood Ahmed, by Hadhrat Musleh Mauood (ra).
- 1939
Completes matriculation and trains as an accountant in Qadian.
- 1942
Nikah to Nasrah Begum Sahiba announced by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II (ra).
- 1956
Moves his import–export business and family to Karachi.
- 1980
Has the honour of addressing the annual Jalsa in Qadian.
- 1991
Migrates to the United States — first Florida, later Atlanta.
- 2004
Receives the “Life Long Service Award” from Majlis Ansarullah USA.
- 2010
Returns to his Lord on 23 September; buried at Maqbaratus Salam, Maryland.
“Masood Ahmad Khurshid Sanori Sahib served the Jamaat in various capacities, especially he served prominently in Karachi Jamaat and later in U.S.A as well. May Allah the Almighty elevate his status in the hereafter.”
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (aba) — Friday Sermon, 12 November 2010