Death and Funeral
Ahmed died of a cardiac arrest at his home in Lahore on the morning of 14 April 2010 between 3:00 and 3:30 am According to his son, his health deteriorated at around 1:30 am with pain in the back. He was a long time heart patient.
His funeral (Namaz-e-Janazah) was held after the Asr (afternoon) prayers at Central Model-town Park (near Barkat Market) in the city of Lahore. It is reported that around twenty thousand people attended his funeral. Great tribute was paid to Dr Israr Ahmad by Allama Ibtisam Ilahi Zaheer of Jamait-e-Ahl-e-Hadees, Mufti Rafi Usmani of Daarul Uloom Karachi, Qazi Hussain Ahmad of Jamaat-e-Islami and many other personalities.
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