The jenazah, or funeral in Arabic, was set to begin at noon EDT (1600 GMT) at a convention space in Freedom Hall, the complex where the former heavyweight world champion defeated Willi Besmanoff on November 29, 1961 in his last fight in Louisville. “We welcome our sisters, our elders, our youngsters”. “I must be the greatest, ‘” read Ali Jr. “Ali made being a Muslim dignified”.
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“The passing of Muhammad Ali has made us all feel a little more alone in the world”.
“Please use discretion and we will encourage you not to film the burial service from afar, from your helicopters flying over the cemetery”, family spokesman Bob Gunnell told a press conference Thursday.
“He never stopped winning battles, whether it was in the ring or outside the ring”, Jackson said.
Fans of Muhammad Ali are attending a Muslim prayer service in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, today (06.09.16).
“It didn’t seem too much to spend a couple days travel to pay respects for a lifetime of inspiration by my hero, Muhammad Ali, my namesake and hero”, Shah said.
Thousands of mourners from around the world on Thursday converged on Kentucky to perform the janazah funeral prayer for the soul of the “people’s champ”, Muhammad Ali. I mean, I just can’t imagine what else I could do beyond this.
Georgia’s Muslim community plans to host a memorial service for the late, great Ali Thursday at 6 p.m.at the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam, one of the oldest Muslim houses of worship in the state.
The main service will see former President Bill Clinton, longtime sportscaster Bryant Gumbel and comedian and close Ali friend Billy Crystal, among others, delivering eulogies. Some wore traditional Islamic attire, others blue jeans or business suits. He called Ali an ambassador for Muslims, particularly important at a time of terrorist attacks, incendiary political rhetoric and global fear of the faith. Muslim organizations are asking mosques around the country to participate by saying a special prayer for Ali this week.Tickets are still available for the Thursday service at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
The memorial services are open to Floridians of any faith, the release stated.
The other Ali from Bangladesh says The Greatest stayed at his home in 1978 and always referred to him as his twin brother.
Still, many Muslim leaders say they welcome the chance to highlight positive aspects of the religion through the example of the boxing champion, one of the most famous people on the planet.In this climate we live in today, with Islamophobia being on the rise and a lot of hate-mongering going on, I think its fantastic that someone of that caliber can unify the country and really show the world what Islam is about, said 25-year-old Abdul Rafay Basheer, who traveled from Chicago for the service. It will be streamed live online. It is nearly impossible to confine him to a single identity; he was a proud black man who grew up in a segregated South, a Muslim at a time when Islam was still finding itself in North America, a conscientious objector, a gifted boxer, a poet, and so much more.
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Yet Muslim leaders and many faithful at the service say it represents a chance to demonstrate the beauty of the religion through the legacy of Ali, one of the most famous people on the planet.
