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This is deeply ironic that song represents the transformational phase of this complex, layered and loved icon of Pakistan. The song that was shared most by his fans on both ends of the spectrum was the ballad from his solo album in 1999, Us Rah Par. That was Junaid – a nexus between the two extremes. Recap: Some of the pop icons we lost to 2016 Then there were those, few in number, who celebrated both phases of the icon’s life – his voice had been with them in moments of both majaazi (of the beloved) and haqeeqi (of the Beloved) Ishq. Others chose his latter offerings –Islamically inspired renditions in which he sung praises of Allah and the Prophet (pbuh). Some chose the former part of his singing career – mushy, poignantly phrased and softly rendered ballads and patriotic songs that helped each one of us emote at some phase of our life. Jamshed was involved in charity work and has been associated with the NGO Muslim Charity since 2003.As the nation reeled from the shock of his abrupt death in the airplane crash that took away 47 lives almost a month ago, both his songs and his naat renditions started going viral on social media.
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He was also once assaulted by a group of people at the airport in Islamabad for the same reason. He also faced life threats and a blasphemy case was registered against him in 2014 as he was booked over one of his televised sermons that was thought to contain blasphemous remarks about a wife of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him).Īlthough he publicly apologised for any mistake he made, he had to go into hiding for some time for fear of his life.
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Jamshed was also a popular preacher on television. Junaid made headlines in Pakistan once again when he denounced singing in 2004, and announced plans to devote his life to Islam. “We don’t know when we will reopen as we are mourning the death of our brother Junaid,” Asif Jabbar, owner of Alif Investment told Gulf News from Karachi where has gone to Jamshed’s house for condolence. His outlets in the UAE were closed soon after the news of his death. His clothes line caters to both men and women and is popular among the Pakistani community around the world. He opened his first brand outlet in Dubai in 2010 followed by two outlets in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi in 2011 under UAE-based Alif Investments Group. in 2004 to supplement his income after quitting singing. He launched his fashion clothing range J. Jamshed, 52, was Pakistan’s iconic singer turned preacher and fashion designer. With my friends in the Path of Allah,” was Junaid Jamshed’s last tweet on December 4. The flight crashed while flying from Chitral - a picturesque city amid snow peaked mountains in the north of Pakistan - to Islamabad. The news of Jamshed’s death along with his wife Ayesha Junaid in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash Wednesday, shocked the nation. The song became so popular that it was hailed as an unofficial national anthem of Pakistan due to its patriotic lyrics. Dubai: Junaid Jamshed became a household name in Pakistan when he sang Dil Dil Pakistan in 1987 as a lead singer of pop band Vital Signs.