The Shahi Imam is the
Imam of
Delhi
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Jama Masjid
A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''jumu'ah''.*
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History
Mughal Emperor
The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...
Shahjahan
Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...
appointed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari, who originally came from Shah of
Bukhara,
Uzbekistan
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to be the first Imam of the Mosque in 1656.
[History of the first Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi starting in 1656 AD]
culturalindia.net website, Retrieved 18 May 2017
Imams of Jama Masjid
Shahi Imams of Jama Masjid include:
# 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)
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Abdullah Bukhari
Abdullah Bukhari (; 1922–2009) was the 12th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi. (8 July 1973 – 14 October 2000)
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Ahmed Bukhari
Ahmed Bukhari is the 13th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi.
Ancestry and appointment
Ahmed Bukhari succeeded his father, Abdullah Bukhari, on 14 October 2000 as Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi, Jama Masjid in Delhi. I (14 October 2000 – present)
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Shaban Bukhari
Syed Shaban Bukhari is the Deputy Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi.
He was appointed Naib Imam of Jama Masjid and is next in line to succeed his father. The ''dastarbandi'' ceremony took place in Jama Masjid.
Marriage
While pursuing Bachel ...
's formal designation as deputy Shahi Imam took place on 22 November 2014. His designation is intended to continue until his father Ahmed Bukhari decides to pass on the responsibility, as happened when his grandfather Abdullah Bukhari decided to pass on the responsibility to his father.
Jama Masjid, Delhi gets new Shahi Imam on 14 October 2000
The Milli Gazette, Published 1 November 2000, Retrieved 18 May 2017
References
Indian imams
Mosques in Delhi
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