Background
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Haaj Khursheed Ahmed was born on January 1, 1956 in Rahim Yar Khan.
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Haaj Khursheed Ahmed was born on January 1, 1956 in Rahim Yar Khan.
He started to recite Naats when he was only a few years old, and by the time of his death he had recited thousands of Naats. He used to proficiently recite Naats not only in Urdu, but also in other languages such as Punjabi, Saraiki, Pashto and Sindhi. The melody of his voice and the unique way of reciting attracted numerous people towards him and soon he had become a famous Naat Khawan.
He acquired his basic schooling from Abbasi Primary School and passed Matriculation examination from Colony High School.
Then he did Diploma in Commerce from Government Commercial Institute.
He is survived by a son named Hassan Bin Kurshid. In 1973, he shifted to Karachi and joined Radio Pakistan as a typist.
The same year he participated in a Naat competition in Dow Medical College and got First Position. in Naat Khawani
Mr.
Mehdi Zaheer introduced him to Radio as Naat Khuwan and he started reciting Naats there. In 1978, PTV held a Naat competition for the first time and he secured First position there, too. At first the competition was held at Sindh level and then at Pakistan level
He took First positions in both the competitions simultaneously.His most famous naat as accepted by the people and one which accelerated his fame was "Zameen-o-Zaman Tumhare Liye".
After reciting this Naat, Allah bestowed upon him so much respect that people started endearing and loving him. Ahmad died in 2007 due to an illness, later revealed to be a brain hemorrhage.
He was admitted in a hospital a week prior to his death. He at first slipped into a coma leading to his death.
His funeral was attended by many renowned Naat Khawans of Pakistan and media personalities.
Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi, Siddiq Ismail, Doctor Amir Liaquat Hussain are a few to be named.