Shaban Bukhari
Shaban Bukhari | |
|---|---|
सैयद शाबान बुखारी | |
| Naib Shahi Imam Jama Masjid, Delhi | |
| Appointed by | Syed Ahmed Bukhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delhi, India |
| Spouse | Shazia Bukhari |
| Residence(s) | Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Deputy Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi |
Syed Shaban Bukhari is the Deputy Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi.[1][2][3][4][5]
Born in Delhi, India, on March 11, 1995, Syed Shaban Bukhari hails from the family of Islamic theologists who have since their past thirteen generations presided over the Grand Mosque “Jama Masjid”, Delhi, India, built in the year 1656 by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan who gave the world the wonderful Taj Mahal.The same Emperor Shahjahan appointed Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari, who was the great grandfather of Syed Shaban Bukhari, as the First Imam of Jama Masjid Delhi and decreed that the Imamat shall continue in the same family.
Keeping the tradition, in the year 2014, Syed Shaban Bukhari was appointed as the Vice (Naib) Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi, India, by his father, the Thirteenth Shahi Imam, Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari.
References
- ^ "Shaban Bukhari anointed as Naib Imam of Jama Masjid". 23 November 2014.
- ^ "सैयद शाबान बुखारी बने नायब शाही इमाम".
- ^ "The Naib Imam, Shaban Bukhari during the anointment ceremony at Jama Masjid - Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". 23 November 2014.
- ^ "'We Held Post For 400 years, People Are With Us. Waqf board Has No Importance': Shahi Imam".
- ^ "Jama Masjid Shahi Imam's Son Shaban Bukhari Anointed Naib Imam".
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