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A horsedrawn carriage is set up for Huzurala (TUS) for the procession.
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Daniyal Shk. Yunus Abdulqader leads the procession on a horse.
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Madrassah children throw fruit and sweets to the crowd.
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Among the bands which took part in the procession was a lively jazz band.
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The banner declares this procession in honour of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's (TUS) 90th Milad Mubarak.
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Mumineen gather all around to catch a glimpse of Huzurala (TUS) in the horse drawn carriage.
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Flanked by an RAF officer and a French soldier (not shown), Aqa Moula's (TUS) carriage is truly the carriage of a king.
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The Burhani Scouts band marches in honour of Huzurala's (TUS) milad mubarak.
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The children of Qasr-e-aali enjoy the festivities in an open top Mercedes.
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Scottish Guards play bag-pipes.
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The Qasr-e-aali sahebs take part in the procession.
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At the heart of the parade is Moulana's (TUS) carriage.
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Undaunted by the prospect of rain, mumineen file into the grounds of al-Masjid al-Husayni in the hope of deedar mubarak.
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The grooms, Daniyal Shk. Yunus Abdulqader and Adnan Shk. Shabbir Abidali, lead the parade to its conclusion -- al-Masjid al-Husayni.
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Mumineen are graced with Aqa Moula's (TUS) nazr mubarak as he enters the ceremonial entrance of the masjid.
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Photos of the various dignataries who came to congratulate Aqa Moula (TUS) on his
90th Milad Mubarak shall be shown here soon. The following photos are from the Qadambosi bethak.
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Mashaikh wait in the ewaan of al-masjid al-Husayni, in anticipation of the sharaaf of qadambosi.
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Huzurala (TUS) is presented a gift of a old-fashioned rifle by a French mumin soldier.
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The 90th Milad Mubarak cake, weighing exactly 90 pounds.
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Aqa Moula (TUS) offers salaami to his mumineen.
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90 years young, al-Dai al-Mutlaq, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS).
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The Ikraam Committee present Aqa Moula (TUS) with najwa and a section of the curtain of al-Qaaba.
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