The family
of boxing legend Muhammad Ali joined thousands of mourners for the
traditional Muslim prayer service at Kentucky's Freedom Hall on Thursday
to celebrate the sporting legend's extraordinary life.
More
than 14,000 thousand mourners attended the traditional Muslim Jenazah
service which last a little over an hour for the three-time world
champion boxer who died Friday at age 74.
His
widow and fourth wife, Lonnie, daughters, Laila and Hana, and
granddaughter Sydney, were photographed inside looking somber at the
service, which marks the start of two days of ceremonies honoring the
Muslim-convert sports star who died following a 32-year battle with
Parkinson's disease.
In
addition, Ali's second wife, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, and his third wife,
Veronica Porche-Ali, whom he had an affair with prior to marrying, were
in attendance. His first wife, Sonji Roi, passed away in 2005.
Muslims traveled from all over the world to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a Kentucky arena for a final tribute to Ali.
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