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The funeral of Muhammad Ali , attended by a throng of 20,000, was the first national funeral for a national hero of the United States that was also a Muslim ceremony or janazah . Muhammad Ali crafted it as a interfaith event, but obviously Islam was central.
Muhammad Ali's life will be celebrated with a traditional Islamic prayer service after thousands of tickets were snapped up for the boxing great's funeral on Friday. Members of Ali's family will attend the Jenazah at the Freedom Hall in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky, where Ali made his professional debut with victory over Tunney Hunsaker in 1960.
A historical group dedicated a new Topeka Cemetery grave marker Monday for John Holmes, a bodyguard for President Abraham Lincoln. The ceremony was one of several held Monday in Topeka to honor veterans, with one featuring Sen. Pat Roberts as guest speaker.