Please make Du'a for brother Shakeel Ashraf.
He unfortunately passed away today due to a shooting in Milton.
May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaws and make this tough time easy for his family.
People who knew him describe him as kind and generous. pic.twitter.com/TUglXmivRk
— Abdullah Mullanee (@aamullanee) September 13, 2022
The Janaza Prayer for Brother Shakeel Ashraf
would follow The Midday Prayer,
Salat Al Dhuhr,
Which we prayed first.
Wednesday Midday Prayers aren't usually this full.
I found my prayer spot among the last rows of Jame Masjid Mississauga's main Prayer Hall.
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/djsb4YYDXd
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
After Dhuhr Prayer,
Everyone was asked to clear a way through the Main Prayer Hall
So the Janaza Casket could more easily make its way to the front . . .
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/pdb6TvbaOl
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
So many, many people had arrived at Jame Masjid Mississauga (@JameMasjid)
The overflow prayer hall area was indeed used.
Here you can see the Glass Doors open,
The Janaza Casket was relocated to the overflow hall.
In moments it would be brought to the front.
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/MfGdqJW41X
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
With the way cleared,
Shakeel Ashraf's Janaza Casket
Was brought through the makeshift passageway towards the front of the main Prayer Hall.
I was standing along one side of it as the short procession
Made its way past . . .
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/xTP7jdb1xM
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
The Janaza Casket of Shakeel Ashraf
Now at the front of the Main Prayer Hall.
People quickly began re-self-organizing into straight rows
Readying for the Janaza Funeral Prayer proper.
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/U9YRB53f89
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
. . . The Imam continues with his reminder . . .
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— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
The Mayor of Mississauga,
Bonnie Crombie (@MayorCrombie)
Was in attendance.
She was invited to address the Congregation
Before Janaza Funeral Prayer
Of
Shakeel Ashraf.
Her presence was appreciated & her words respectful.
Thank you Mayor.
| #ShakeelAshraf #Mississauga pic.twitter.com/0sOMocP22h
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
The Imam reminds the Congregation
That all of us present will intercede on his behalf in the afterlife.
And the many numbers of us present today at Shakeel Ashraf's Janaza / Funeral confirm how great of a man he was.
The Imam then lead the short Janaza Prayer
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/VyNCHkyPCd
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
Exiting Jame Masjid Mississauga (@JameMasjid)
I could not see the casket,
So many here people as you can see.
Many Muslims make an effort
To at least touch a Janaza Casket for the briefest of moments,
Allowing them to make a quick prayer for the one inside.
| #ShakeelAshraf pic.twitter.com/EPkyGxNkF8
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
By now,
I still hadn't retrieved my shoes,
Which were placed on shelves by the north-east egress.
Time to do that. pic.twitter.com/aCy1gMIzbf
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
During deepest of Pandemic Lockdowns,
In-person Janaza that had just taken place
Could not have taken place.
The people who would have wished to attend in person,
Were denied that last right.
Today, these Canadians, numbering upwards of a thousand+ prayed for #ShakeelAshraf. pic.twitter.com/tha9CuZD0o
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 14, 2022
| #ShakeelAshraf https://t.co/6xRLtWvm8B
— HïMY SYeD🟩🕌30 Masjids in 30 Days of Ramadan 2022 (@30masjids) September 15, 2022
Ce soir, la #TourCN sera éteinte au milieu de chaque heure en mémoire de Shakeel Ashraf et en soutien aux victimes de l'attaque du 12 septembre
— CN Tower / Tour CN (@TourCNTower) September 14, 2022
