Expectant father, 36, shot dead inside Al Noor mosque will never get to meet his first child - with his wife just weeks from giving birth to their baby girl Man shot dead in the Christchurch massacre was months off becoming a father Mohammed Omar Faruk, 36,was shot dead inside the Al Noor mosque on Friday Mr Faruk has left behind a pregnant wife, authorities in Bangladesh confirmed Death toll from the Christchurch terror attack remains at 50, with dozens injured Leaders at the Al Noor mosque said they intend to reopen the place of worship By Daniel Piotrowski In Christchurch For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:51 GMT, 19 March 2019 | Updated: 05:51 GMT, 19 March 2019 A Christchurch welder shot dead in the mosque massacre was excited to become a new father - but has now tragically left behind his pregnant wife. Mohammed Omar Faruk, 36, was the breadwinner for his family back in Bangladesh following the recent death of his father. But Bangladeshi embassy officials and police have confirmed Mr Faruk was among those killed by a crazed gunman at the Al Moor mosque at Friday prayers last week. Scroll down for video Mohammed Omar Faruk, 36, who was shot dead in Friday's mosque massacre, was excited to become a new father - but has now tragically left behind his pregnant wife Mr Faruk was shot dead inside the Al Noor mosque (pictured) during daily prayers. Friends said the soon-to-be father's phone kept ringing hours after the massacre, giving them false hope he was alive 'He went to Bangladesh last December… we have information that his wife is pregnant,' said Tareq Ahmed, the deputy commissioner of the Bangladeshi High Commission. Mr Faruk's distraught friends said his phone kept ringing hours after the massacre on Saturday. 'There was a hope he was still alive,' said Md. (Mohamed) Medhi, Mr Faruk's flat-mate in Christchurch. But it was not to be, with police informing his friends that evening that his name had been listed among the dead. Mr Faruk's friends quickly told his family back home, so not to leave them with false hope. His wife is three-months-pregnant. Mr Faruk arrived in New Zealand on a skilled migration visa about three years ago after years working in Singapore. Shattered mourners have continued to visit the makeshift memorials outside the Al Noor and Linwood mosques (Pictured is an emotional woman on Monday at the scene of the first shooting) The entrance to the mosque where Australian man Brenton Harrison Tarrant allegedly walked in and opened fire has turned into a shrine, with hundreds of mourners leaving bouquets of flowers and messages (pictured) He was planning to return to his home country after saving some money. 'He was the only one to look after his family,' a heartbroken Mr Medhi said. Mr Faruk was his parents' only son and was now the titular head of the household for his family. A friend posted online that Faruk was 'the best friend somebody could ask for. 'He always dreamed of returning home, but was killed in Christchurch'. Mr Medhi is helping arrange the repatriation of his friend's body. 'WE WON'T LET THE TERRORISTS WIN': MUSLIM LEADERS TO RE-OPEN TRAGIC AL NOOR MOSQUE By Daniel Piotrowski in Christchurch Defiant Muslim leaders are planning to re-open the tragic Al Noor mosque at the centre of Christchurch massacre for prayers on Friday, saying they won't let the terrorists win. And the building will continue to operate as a mosque in the long term despite being the scene of more than 40 killings during last week's prayers. Dr Anwar Ghani, a spokesman for the New Zealand Muslim Association (NZMA), said worshippers were determined to return and pray. 'There is a desire to go and pray at that place because the person who did this, he did this for the purpose of terrorising and creating fear,' Dr Ghani told Daily Mail Australia. Brenton Harrison Tarrant (pictured), 28, who is charged over Friday's terror attack 'He has not succeeded and he will not succeed.' The local Islamic community wants to turn the moment of tragedy into one of hope and reconciliation. 'You cannot meet the darkness with darkness. You can only have the light in the darkness, to see your way through,' said Dr Ghani, a former president of the local Islamic association. 'That will be the philosophy going forward'. Dr Ghani's remarks came as police began to empty the 'car graveyard' behind the mosque. Worshippers' vehicles have been abandoned behind the complex since the shooting while forensic police have pored over the premises. Massacre survivor Tarik Chenafa is still waiting for his car to be returned, with officers telling him today that police smashed the window while clearing the premises. 'Maybe they thought there could have been a bomb in it,' Mr Chenafa said. He lived by 'making my body into a ball' and smashing it through a mosque window. It's not just massacre survivors but workers at the local Christchurch hospital whose cars have been trapped behind the police tape. Officers were photographed handing the keys back to a hospital worker on Tuesday morning. Both the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood mosque - the second house of worship the gunman attacked - were blessed in a Maori kia kara ceremony on Monday. Share or comment on this article: Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility