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The Quirks of Arfa- a Tribute to an Extraordinary Person

Ali Moeen Nawazish on 15, Jan 2012 | 67 Comments | in Category: Limelight

Ali Moeen Nawazish

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When Arfa was 9, newspapers and television anchors talked ceaselessly about how becoming the youngest Microsoft professional had made her the Wonder kid of our nation. They portrayed her as this scholarly and somewhat highly intellectualised figure. The image of a child who liked nothing more than to glue her eyes to a computer screen, and saw what no one else could perceive behind the monitor’s glass. Most of us have in fact seen the famous photograph of her in Redmond Washington, standing alongside the Microsoft headquarters. She seemed as if she was always meant to be there, a God-gifted computer genius. But today I don’t want to talk about her intelligence and abilities. Instead, I want to focus on the things that increased my praise and admiration for her more than any of her academic achievements ever could.

Recalling one of her very first experiences with computer, Arfa once said “When you push a button, something magically appears on the box.” As much as I would like to portray this simple quote as something remarkably astute, I must point out that it isn’t so. These are simply the words of a child who merely chose not to give up on her imagination – something every child is born with. This reminds me of something Einstein once said:

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Arfa not only imagined what no one else did, but she also made her imagination come true.

All children have dreams about one day doing something extraordinary but as we grow up, what we call the realities of life, slowly start setting in and at some unknown point in our lives, we become afraid to dream big. That’s one thing Arfa never did. She always knew, if you don’t dream big then what’s the point in dreaming. At 9, Arfa said, she would like to go to Harvard University or MIT, and then either go to work for Microsoft, in its developer division, or become a satellite engineer.

At 16, her dreams still hadn’t changed. In fact, they had become even more ambitious.

Among the things that aren’t generally known about Arfa are the facts that she was amazingly humble, energetic, driven to help others, unafraid to ask questions and that she could fly a plane. Yes, a plane. I have lost count of the number of small kids I have met who say that they want to grow up to be pilots but Arfa didn’t wait till she grew up. Oh and did you know she liked Ghazals and even sang them! She was taken from us too soon, and perhaps the youth has felt the pain more so than anyone else.

More than her intelligence, I believe that these little things are what made Arfa the extraordinary person that she was and I am sure she would want to be remembered for all of them. May you rest in peace Arfa Karim, and may Allah bless you and your family. You were a good friend and a great inspiration. Your spirit and memory will live on in our hearts for as long as we live. The youth lost one of its best today, but you have inspired so many that we will all try to not let you down.

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Hssnfayyaz

Arfa was the real asset of the Pakistan
Anonymous

I am very sad for her death. I teach my daughter not to be over competitive to affect her health, although she gets distinctions. I think Arfa’s parents pushed her innocently to limits which affected her mental health. I request all parents to grow their bright children with balance of life including play and entertainment.
Syed Aamir Ishaque

We have lost most valued asset of Pakistan. Jang group is too biased to publish my views because of financial interests but I am still submitting this post to pay tributes to Arfa Karim and the apathy the whole Nation showed in her case. She was having more intellect than a spiritual/political leader on whose death a day of mourning was declared in Sindh. He hugged and kissed his horses whenever they won him a bounty in the race-course but never shook hands with ordinary humans.
Muhammad Talha

RIP
HUSNAIN DAR

SHINNING STAR WILL NEVER SHINE……REAL LOSS TO PAK.
Fawad

Extremely sad for Aarifa Karim’s demise. That little girl was a shining star of Pakistan…She gave me a reason to feel proud of my country….but now she is also gone…Rest in peace Aarifa…you are in a much better place than planet Earth!
Raj Chouhan

May God bless Arfa like child to every parent in this world. Condolences from we Indians . Great loss not only to her parents and Pakistan but to whole humanity.
God rest her in peace.

Raj Chouhan (MUMBAI)
Rai Yasin, Faisalabad

Inna Lillah he wa inna elahe rajeoon.
Zahid Goraya

Arfa Karim Randhawa is proud to be Pakistan, and its nation. She has gone to her Real creator, but she will live among us being our new generation model.
there is no words, to pay tribute to ‘Fakher e Pakistan”. Pakistan has lost its future with one of the extraordinary person.

SALAM TO DAUGHTER OF CR. (R) AMJAD KRAIM “ARFA KARIM RANDHAWA”
SALAM TO PARENTS OF “ARFA KARIM RANDHAWA”

Zahid Mahmood Goraya
Tehran-Iran
Rashid Mahmood Sultan

ARFA – AAJ AISE LAGA JESE ME KHUD SAB KO CHORR GAYA HON.! We will never forget U..! Rashid Mahmood
M A Siddiqui

A very well written obituary,my heartfelt sympathies for Arfas parents.
She was a star and as a shining star she will forever be there on the horizon showing the way to millions and millions of would be ambitious and aspiring pakistani kids.
Rest in Peace and God Bless.
Manahil Qazi

Arfa god bless you.
Ahsanrao

i am very sad for her death
allah ap ko jannat me jaga de ameeeeeeeen.!
Manahil Qazi

god bless you and your parent
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=794275653 Sanah Warraich

May her soul rest in peace.. Ameen
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=794275653 Sanah Warraich

May her soul rest in peace.. ameen
ferri rehman

its a big loss for pak becoz arrfa iz a big big assets of pakistan but she iz no more now we can just pray for her MAY ALLAH REST HER SOUL IN PEACE.
Anonymous

Aarfa karim was our shinning star i still couldn’t believe that she is not any more its such a sad feeling inside ma heart and i jst wanna say that u will always b my biggest inspiration Aarfa karim Rest in peace u will always be missed…
& Ali moeen Nawazish i rlly admire & appreciate your blog.
ferri rehman

no doubt she iz a brilliant n outstanding gril n real asset of pakistan MAY ALLAH BLESSED HER FAMILY AMEEN
Farazsher

Allah Arfa Karim ko Janat mai Alla Makam dey! Achay Log Allah ko Jald Piyarey hojatey hain.
Maria_4296

Arfa you are the proud of Pakistan…….we’ll not forget you…we’ve lost but surely this nation will never forget u our shining star. May your soul rest in Heaven AAMEEN
Khalid Aslam

Arfa Kareem will serve as a beacon for the future generations of Pakistan. Thank you Ali Moeen for putting words into our feelings today. Her loss is so strongly felt in every Pakistani home.
Asadmiraman

ARFA V ALL PROUD ON U… U WILL BE ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
Ejazmir112

Pl. let me know cause of her death?
Waleedakbar

make me feel like crying… wesome writing.. we will miss u arfa, Allah tumhe jannat tul firdous me jaga de. amin.. we all know that u r in a better place now… inshAllah we youth of Pakistan will make u proud 1 day..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001927774181 Khadija Zaman

we all will surely miss arfa she z nt only an inspiration for pakistani youth bt specialy the girls of pakistan so that they cn realize what they cn actually do!!MAY ALLAH BLESS HER…AMEEN
Moneeb Ahmad

A great Muslim kid infact Daughter ov pakistan( ARFA KARIm) is no more in this world May ALLAh rest her soul in peace she made all ov us feel proud in world jst bcz ov her youngest effort to get certification from MICrosoft & also became i.t specialist…
plenty ov Duas for ya ma Sister this is da GREtness ov ALLAh tht she got so much fame around da world in her limited life evn no 1 else thnk ov it.. U surely have Gud place in Heaven… I wish 2 God have a meeting with yu over there in Heaven ..
ALLAh bless u..
Once say Fateha for Her
M. M. Hassan

I am really sad on sad demise of Arfa Karim who was an Honour for us. May Allah Rest Her Soul in Peace. Ameen!

M. M. Hassan
Islamabad
http://www.sahibkarimkhan.wordpress.com/ Sahib karim khan

Yesterday Pakistan lost its Steve Jobs, we lost our Arfa Karim Randhawa
You have made us all proud, Arfa.
May Allah rest her soul in eternal peace.
Marjanafghan

God bless arfa we are very upset to listen this bed news and i wan’t from all Muslim to pray for ARFA .
Usman Ahmed

one more dream of her you forgot to mention here Sir, i will not tell u it right now till i ll make that dream into reality…..i will go for it now…She was a pride of Pakistan and she will be a pride of Pakistan
Zahoorbabarnrsp

Arfa death is a great loss for the nation.. Arfa,s devotion and commettment is an example for the nation and Allah is the best disposer of affairs.May Allah give her a best palace in Jannat-ul-Firdous. Amin
Zahoor Buzdar
Faraz

Ture ! a very well written ! Tears in my eyes,
I am IT peroson , i know what ammont hard work required to achives such success, I have no word to describe Arfa’s Talent ! Geo Arfa !
waqar ullah

A person like Arfa Karim is one of them who burn in the history,arfa karim was one of that, May God Bless her soul Ameeeen
Usman_manzoor2003

Another loss to Pakistan! May ALLAH rest her soul in peace. (Aameen)
Adnan Hassan Khan

May GOD rest her soul in eternal peace and may GOD also give patience to the bereaved family on this biggest tragedy of their life, AAMEEN.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002598560769 Malik Awan

Arfa karim fe aman allah
Izharulimankhan

Did you visit her ?
Ammara Alvi

may her soul rest in peace! how unfortunate we are that we can’t do anything to save that girl,will have this regret for whole life,
may her soul rest in peace and may allah give strength to his family to bear this lose,Ameen Sum amen,
Jamal Sarwar

She was / is the pride of Pakistan
Chouchabbar m.amir hussain

a great mind . a pretty face. a beautiful soul and a great daughter has left us. Arfa we are extremely sad and depressed how can we bring you back but. you achieved in just 16 years what ordinary mortals cant achieve even in 100 years. when i see your face on the t v screen.tears start rolling down . only one question comes up in my why why why why so early but what else can i say except it was will of God He wished it so. you have become a legend in your field and a beacon light for all youngesters .the posterity will cherish your memory. may Allah bless you my daughter. .
Aqsa faizan

though arfa has left this world but she will remain alive in our hearts……arfa all of us miss you a lot.may her soul rest in peace ameen!!!!
M.Saeed

“–Khaak meiN kyaa suuraten hongii ki pinhaaN ho gaiiN”

They say there is a Hikmat in each of His doings. But, what could be the reason for His calling her back so young?
Is it because He also needs good people? Is it because we are no more worthy of having good people around us?

Pakistan has lost a shining star of its future. We are all very upset and pray for her departed soul to rest in perfect peace. Ameen.
Abdul

Arfa we will always miss you
Zahid Goraya

Arfa Karim, you are greates child stars of the World, you have gone in peace place and leave us in grief.
Allah Tallah aap ko Janat mein Aala muqam etta fermay aur app ko issi terah haqiqi dunya main Rahat o Sakoon meley Amin!
Allah Tallah aapkey parents ko sabir etta krey!

Zahid Goraya
Tehran-Iran
SAM Hussain

Really!It was very sad on passing away of her so earlier, leaving behind a nation who antedated from day of her fame. I farther hope that Pakistani youngsters would follow her as an exemplary in this sad state of this country to blossom it into prosperity to make her soul happy in heavens!
Khurram

Ya Allah hamari is beti ko Apni beshomar Rehmatoon sey nawaz dey.
Aameen

Khurram , Pakistan
IRFAN ULHAQ

MAY ALLAH KEEP YOU IN BEST OF HEAVENS AND ALLOW US TO CONTRIBUTE INTO THE CAUSE FOR WHICH LITTLE ANGEL LIKE ARIFA HAD STRIVE
Comtechcafe

we have lot many Arfa Karims in our country, but unforunately we are losing them by easy draing to other countries as we are failing to provide better envirnment here in Pakistane due to corrupt bearucracy and ugly politicians and alternate positioning of steering the country. NO REAL lEADER TO LEAD.
Youngscientist48

GOD BLESS U ARFA WITH LIMITLESS BLESSINGS! AMEEEEN…………..!!!!!!!!
Jawad Alvi

Dill ghum say choore hy ankhein num hain. Per zuban keh rahi hy Inna Lillah hi wa Inna Elay Raja’on.
Moiz

please give chance to your daughters .they will make you proud .

we are proud of arfa karim . we will miss you
Nauman

Massive Loss for PAKISTAN
Allah Apke Magfarat farmaye
Ameen
Ijazurrehman786

salam arfa
Mehr_125

may Allah bless you
ghazala

sch a distinguishing persnality aaaaaaahhhhhhh……………. left us so early dnt hav words to describe.may her soul rest in peace Ameen
Tahira Jamshaid

May ALLAH bless her and give strength and Sabr to her parents and family. Ameen.
Atallal2

all prayers are for her soul
Farooq M.Hashmi

May the departed soul of the wonder-child,Arafa Karim rest in eternal peace!She was a promising child.Her death has caused a great loss to the nation of Pakistan,struggling to wriggle out of the clutches of the dogmatic ignorance.Had Arafa been alive,in her later life she would have dealt out a resounding slap in the face of the fusty,retrogressive and anti-women-education ignorant beard-bearers,in the form of her prodigious IT skills.
Awais Ali1991

ali bhai her mission must not be stopped
Atttique

I dont cry often but after she died when somebody talk about wounderuful extraordinary child arafa karim, sorry guys i cant control my tears. May her soul rest in peace. you will always be in our hearts arafa.
Amara Farooq

جب تک ارفع کریم، علی معین نوازش اوران جیسے لاکھوں بچے پاکستان کی ترقی اور خوشحالی کے لئے کام کرنے کے لئے پر عزم ہیں ہمیں اپنے مستقبل سے مایوس نھیں ہونا چاہئے۔ ہمارا مستقبل محفوظ ہاتھوں میں ہے۔
جیتے رہو میرے بچو…
Afrehman

Pakistan lost a price less jewel like Arfa Kareem. A high planned conspiracy towards her death can not and should not be ruled out. She might have been slow poisened which damaged her brain cells. The enemies of Pakistan have their agents every where and they know it well how to eliminate their opponents without creating any suspicion. Some declared powers do not want any country and any one come infront of their way to threaten their supermacy. The death of Arfa is an open message to everyone that whoever shall try to bring Pakistan on top he or she shall meet the same fate like Arfa Kareem did. So, be careful, please. May God give her parents the strength to bear the loss of ARFA.
Anonymous

Dunya main pakistan ka naam roshan karny wala SITARA doob gaya.
IRFA KARIM Randhawa ham se juda hogain baaz ouqat yaqeen nai aata. Mera us rishta sirf aik pakistani ki haisiyat tha lekin jab us kay intiqal ki khabar mainy sunni main apny aanso nahi rook saka or jab jab mukhtalif TV chennals per IRFA kay hawaly se chalny wali reports dekhi dil mazeed udas huwa. MAAN… BAAP ka aankh ka tara, ilim or zahanat ka paiker, khudadad salahiyato se mala maal, itni kam umer mai Microsoft certified professional or sab se bhar kar Bill Gates se mulaqat. ye sab kuch both kam logo ko maayisar aata hai. Wo is nasal ki Role model or mulk ka qeemti asasa thi. IRFA ko dekh kar hi us kay ham umer talib ilmo main aagy bharny or lagan or kuch acha karny ki justujo paida hoti hai. IRFA ki judai se jo khala paida huwa hai wo shahid dair tak pur na hosaky kun kay IRFA jaisy log chiragh lai kar dhoondny se bhi nai mil paaty.

ALLAH masoom phool ko JAANAT aala muqam atta karain or is kay waldain ko hosla o
Aamir Mujahid

she is the honor of our country,we remember her in our prays everytime inshallah…
http://greensgallary.blogspot.com/ Dearmughal27

She was a brilliant star of the Pakistan but down soon we remember in our prayers.
Jawaad Khan

An inspiration to youth of Pakistan. Pakistani youth needs role models to follow in every sphere of life, I hope that media will definitely unearth the present talent in this regard.

The Quirks of Arfa- a Tribute to an Extraordinary Person

Ali Moeen Nawazish

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