*Fundraising amount needed was increased from original $17,000 after speaking with the funeral home on 8/25*

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It is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Zafirah Abdulrahoof. Zafirah was a bright, funny, colorful spark in a gray world and will be deeply missed. 


Our beloved Zafirah recently passed on August 22, 2020. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, friend and teammate who dedicated her life to always trying to be a better person than she was the day before. Zafirah touched the lives of those around her with her wit, her laughter, her loyalty, her unconditional love & friendship and her will to keep living despite how difficult life could be.

Always thinking of others, Zafirah had a huge heart with a lot of love to give. She loved people and accepted people as they were. Zafirah was intelligent and radiant and a goof ball! She loved nature, she loved animals and she had several dogs and cats and mice within her lifetime. She loved to play soccer, she was an amazing rugby player and she even threw shot-put. She was an amazing artist, and an even more brilliant scientist. She loved to write, draw, play ukulele, sing and create poetry but she also loved to research, code and do science experiments. Zafirah was multifaceted, and she felt most at home with people within the LGBTQ+ community. She had dreams of traveling the world often, creating very little waste and living off of the land.


We are all devastated by this tremendous loss. Additionally, we were not prepared for the high cost of a funeral service. We want to give Zafirah the memorial she deserves, to honor her memory and say our last see you later's, as we will never say goodbye.

Z is survived by her two brothers, her sister, her mother and me, her best friend. I have created this GoFundMe on behalf of her family in order to cover their funeral expenses. We need to raise $17,000 by Saturday, August 29 in order to be able to afford the funeral service. The funds will go directly to Zafirah's sister Ruqayyah (Ruqayyah will be added as a beneficiary to the campaign's funds) and all funds will be used towards the cost of the funeral and burial.

**Edit:  After speaking with the funeral home on 8/25 we learned we need to raise $35,000.**


Please consider donating, as any amount will truly help our family during this difficult time.

Thank you so much.