The remains of late family members Dr Muhammad Taufiq al-Sattar are to be buried in Dublin this weekend after their transfer from the UK tomorrow.
Dr al-Sattar’s wife Shehnila Taufiq (47), and their three children Zainab (19), Bilal (17), and 15-year-old Jamil died when a fire engulfed their home last month in Leicester.
Funeral prayers for the family are to be recited today in Leicester ahead of the burials. The four family members died in a blaze at their home in Wood Hill in the early hours of September 13th.
The funeral prayers, which will be held in Spinney Hill Park in Leicester, will be open to the public so members of the community can also pay their respects to the family.
Dr al-Sattar, who works in Dublin as a neurosurgeon, is expected to attend today’s service for his wife and children, who were studying in Leicester for an Islamic education.
The prayers will be led by the Main Imam of Jame Mosque, Maulana Adam.
The family had worshipped at the mosque in Leicester.
Following the prayer service, the bodies will travel to Dublin to be buried.
Suleman Nagdi, chairman of the Muslim Burial Council in Leicestershire, said they would be transported by ferry to Dublin tomorrow ahead of a burial service on Saturday.
Press Association