52nd Dai passes away

AFP Published January 18, 2014
Members of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community gather at the Syedna Qutbuddin Shahid RA Roza (Qutbi Mazar), also known as Bohra No Rojo, in memory of The 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community.
Members of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community gather at the Syedna Qutbuddin Shahid RA Roza (Qutbi Mazar), also known as Bohra No Rojo, in memory of The 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims gather around the coffin of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin during his funeral procession in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims gather around the coffin of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin during his funeral procession in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims take part in the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims pray as the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
Indian Bohra Muslims pray as the funeral procession of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Mumbai.
A member of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community prays at the Syedna Qutbuddin Shahid RA Roza (Qutbi Mazar), also known as Bohra No Rojo, in memory of The 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community.
A member of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community prays at the Syedna Qutbuddin Shahid RA Roza (Qutbi Mazar), also known as Bohra No Rojo, in memory of The 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community.

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohri sect of Islam, passed away on Friday, January 17. Members of the Dawoodi Bohri community gathered in a procession to pay their respects outside the Syedna Qutbuddin Shahid RA Roza, in Mumbai. Tragically 18 people were killed when a stampede erupted during the procession.

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