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Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service 

Family, friends and supporters flocked to The Kentucky Exposition Center to honor the great  Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky. The prayer service, called a Jenazah, was held for the four-time world heavyweight boxing champion.
By Joslyn Winkfield ·
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali’s wife Lonnie and his daughter Laila attend Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.

Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s casket arrives at Freedom Hall for his Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Jesse Jackson speaks to members of the media before Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
A man reads prayers before Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Women wait for the beginning of an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Eight-year-old Layla Selenica waits for Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali

People arrive for an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Women pray before Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
A man reads the Quran after arriving for an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Safih Amed, speaks former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard before Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Girls adjust their headscarves before an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
People arrive for an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Saayfullaah Ali reads prayers before Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
David Goldman
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
A woman reads prayers before Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
AP Photo/Darron Cummings
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
A man reads the Quran as people wait for an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Jerry Martin of Martinsville, Va. prepares his horse Rekoa outside of Freedom Hall where Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville. Martin will walk the horse outside during the service.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Don King stands next to former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard during Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Laila Ali speaks to her husband Custis Conway during her father’s Jenazah in Louisville Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Veronica Porche-Ali, Muhammad Ali’s former wife, attends his Jenazah in Louisville Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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A Jenazah for Muhammad Ali
Family members pray during Muhammad Ali’s Jenazah in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali Honored In a Traditional Islamic Service
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