Tributes
Baraka has had a profound impact on many lives for the better. Leave a tribute to Baraka or read them here.
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Bushra Khalid- aka Funky Khalajaan
You left me beautiful memoriesYour love is still my guide.And although we cannot see youYou are always at my side 🙂 Miss you so much Bkay Jaan. With all my love always, your One & Only “Forever 21”...
Iqbal Khan
A Tribute to My Daughter Salam and warm greetings to all from the holy city of Madinah, where the tranquility of the city has both inspired me and greatly helped me find the strength to write the initial words of remembrance for my dearest Baraka – my brave and...
Sultana
Habeebat al qalb Adversity paves the way …Brilliance and intelligence hums away in the background of her presenceHer very beauty resonated the complexity of rhetoricTranquility in the light of His Grace and His Glory prevails in spite of her calamity She is...
Saba Ahmad
I still remember my childhood days when me, Somaiya Khan-Piachaud and ayesha used to play together, and baraka in her tiny lacy frock, used to hop around us!! I was deeply touched by her diagnosis and still cannot build faith in her end. fought as a warrior, she...
Somaiya Khan-Piachaud
I have been struggling to find words to give a fitting tribute to my beautiful sister Baraka, and even now six weeks after her passing, it isn’t any easier. Yet throughout this time of pain and loss, all the support and kind messages we’ve received as a family have...
Nina Nikiel
Your soft and gentle manner will always be remembered….. Rest in Peace x
Fatima
Baraka, I’d never been to the funeral of someone I’ve known before. They are surely difficult times, but Baraka, yours was blessed in ways you may scarcely have believed. It’s rare that you meet someone in whom you can see no flaws but despite all the good you see...
Mel
I dreamed of you last night, my lovely. You showed me you’d had a beautiful summer-house built, and I told you what I’d been up to since I saw you last. It’s been a month and my brain can’t quite work out that you’re not with us any more – but it’s exactly right...
Antonio Lourenco
I met Baraka a few years ago, she was a really nice lady, the best thing i can say about her is smile she always had a big smile on her face no matter how much pain she was in, Baraka’s smile was so catching that you could only smile back.R.I.P Baraka you will be...
Anna
Baraka and I met in Cambridge through mutual friends. We both got involved in launching a (short-lived yet ambitious) student-run journal of politics. I remember her attending the meetings, always being full of energy, a great sense of humour and good ideas despite...
Dr.Arif Hussain Khan Aligarh
Baraka Khan a Sheen ever smile, optimistic, glittering bud suddenly untimely departed us for her heavenly abode,leaving us shocked, desperated in deep sorrow.She was an exemplary girl of great willpower and courage. She fought bravely the dreaded rare lung cancer...
North London Collegiate School
Baraka joined North London Collegiate School in Year 12. She was an extraordinarily able student and used her intellectual gifts to the full. Her kindness and sense of humour won her many friends at School. Baraka was a phenomenal debater and her passion and spirit...
Cambridge Tributes
The evening after Baraka’s funeral, peers from her time at Emmanuel College gathered to receive their Masters certificates from Cambridge University. The Master of Emmanuel College broke the sad news of Baraka’s passing, and all held a minute’s silence to honour Baraka.