Allama Shafi's body taken up to Hathazari Madrasa
The body of Hefazat-e Islam ameer Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi was taken up to Chattogram's Hathazari Madrasaon from Dhaka Saturday morning.
An ambulance, carrying your body of 105-year-older spiritual leader, kept Faridabad Madrasa at Gandaria in the administrative centre around 4am and reached on the Hathazari Madrasa premises at 9am.
Relating to Shura Committee's decision, the namaj-e-janaza designed for the Hefajat-electronic Islam ameer can be held upon the madrasa floor after Zuhr prayers.
Later, he will be buried in the madrasa's graveyard.
Hundreds of people have been thronging in the madrasa from different parts of the country to wait the janaza.
Allama Shafi died at about 6:20pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Asgar Ali Medical center, Gendaria in Dhaka. Later, his human body was taken up to Faridabad Madrasa during the night where it was kept for many hours.
Moulana Anas Madani, who has just been expelled from the Hathazari Madrasa, said, "His daddy advocated for an individual janaza throughout his existence, because Quran and Hadith support it. Therefore, only 1 janaza of my dad will be held. Regarding to his last wishes, my father will come to be buried at Hathazari Madrasa graveyard."
