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... See pictures after the cut.
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| A girl shows her entry ticket to the Jenazah, an Islamic funeral prayer, for the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali. |
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| Laila Ali (right), daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, sits with her children and husband, Curtis Conway, during the Janazah. |
A black hearse carrying the body of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was led by a police escort from a funeral home hundreds of people lined up early on Thursday for the Jenazah service at Freedom Hall to celebrate the life of Ali Sugar Ray Leonard, Don King, Jessie Jackson, Lennox Lewis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attended Ali's second wife, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, and his third wife, Veronica Porche-Ali also attended the service An interfaith memorial service is set for Friday and will be attended by dignitaries from around the world.
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