Bukhari's son anointed Naib Imam of Jama Masjid

November 23, 2014 00:12

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari today anointed his 19-year-old son, Shaban Bukhari, as the Naib Imam (deputy Imam) of the 17th century mosque at a ceremony, notwithstanding the surrounding row and High Court's ruling which said that the ceremony had no "legal sanctity".

"I announce Shaban Bukhari as the Naib Imam of Jama Masjid. I hope that he will live up to the expectations," Bukhari said during the ceremony.

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