Thousands bid tearful farewell to Ullal Qazi

Thousands bid tearful farewell to Ullal Qazi

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Feb 3, 2014: The funeral of Sunni religious scholar and   Ullal Qazi Tajul Ulema Sayyed Abdul Rahman Al Bukhari  who passed away here on February 1, Saturday, was  held at the Ettikulam Masjid ground near Payyanur on February 2, Sunday in the presence of  thousands of mourners who had arrived from far and near.

The funeral prayers were led by Assayyed Fazal Hamid Koyamma Thangal Koorath, the son of the deceased Qazi and the in-charge Qazi of Ullal.  The mortal remains were buried  next to the grave of the Thangal’s mother.

The huge crowd that had gathered at the place also led to traffic snarls in the area. Though there was a proposal to bring the body to Ullal to facilitate people to pay last respects, as requested by Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader, the same  could not be materialised as it would delay the funeral.

Earlier, the mortal remains were placed at  the residence of  the deceased Khazi’s second son. Prominent among those  who paid their last respects to the departed Qazi included KC Venugopal, Union Minister, UT Khader, Karnataka Minister for Health, Ulema leaders MA Abdul Khader Musliyar, AP Mohammad Musliyar,  Haji Ibrahim Kodijal, Muslim Central Committee President, BA Moidin Bava, MLA of Mangalore North and  Bekal Ibrahim Musliyar, Qazi of Udupi.