Shahi Imam
The Shahi Imam is the Imam of the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi.
History
[edit]Mughal Emperor Shahjahan appointed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari, who originally came from Shah of Bukhara, Uzbekistan to be the first Imam of the Mosque in 1656.[1]
Imams of Jama Masjid
[edit]Shahi Imams of Jama Masjid include:[2]
- Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari (from 23 July 1656)
- Abdul Shakoor Shah Bukhari
- Abdul Raheem Shah Bukhari
- Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari Thani
- Abdul Rehman Shah Bukhari
- Abdul Kareem Shah Bukhari
- Mir Jeewan Shah Bukhari
- Mir Ahmed Ali Shah Bukhari (until 16 October 1892)
- Mohammed Shah Bukhari (from 16 October 1892)
- Ahmed Bukhari (until 20 February 1942)
- Hameed Bukhari (20 February 1942 – 8 July 1973)
- Abdullah Bukhari (8 July 1973 – 14 October 2000)
- Ahmed Bukhari I (14 October 2000 – present)
- Shaban Bukhari (25 February 2024 – present) Ahmed Bukhari will continue as Imam until health emergencies and then Shaban Bukhari will succeed him at Imamat.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ History of the first Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi starting in 1656 AD, culturalindia.net website, Retrieved 18 May 2017
- ^ Imam Bukhari's family tree, twocircles.net website, Published 15 October 2008, Retrieved 18 May 2017
- ^ "Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid declares son Syed Shaban Bukhari as his 'successor'". CNBCTV18. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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