INDEED, MAALIM GULAM ABBAS KARA HAS SERVED ZANZIBAR AND DAR ES SALAAM KHOJA SHIA COMMUNITIES SELFLESSLY FOR MANY YEARS. I HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH HIM AT HUSEINI MADRESSA WHERE HE WAS A TEACHER, BELOVED TO ALL STUDENTS WHO FONDLINGLY CALLED HIM "MALIM SHUU"!FOR 'SHUU' WAS THE HARSHEST WORD OF REPROACH HE WOULD USE TO SILENCE HIS UNRULY STUDENTS. SUCH A GENTLE AND LOVING MARHUM GULAM ABBAS WAS. TODAY HE IS NOT WITH US. THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO FOR HIM IS TO READ SURA FATIHA FOR HIM AND PRAY FOR HIS MAGHFIRAT.