Peace, brother. Peace. On behalf of friends and the Indigenous People everywhere, peace. Thank you. [applause] we introduced chief hill. His words were translated by chief oren lyons was born into a traditional indian family, grew up on the reservation of upstate new york in 1970 he became the chief and faith keeper of the turtle clan of the onondaga nation. His scholarships, stewardsships and leadership is a source of benefit and great blessing for all who know him. Now wed like to introduce rabbi joe rooks rapport. Senior rabbi of the temple here in louisville. He has been a leader in interfaith worth. He has a passion for teachen worth, and his work with youth led him to cross paths with muhammad ali. His religious theatership focuses on compassion, care, and working together with all to build a better world. Rabbi. [applause] this is a reading from our memorial prayer on yom kippur. Our day of atonement. Most sacred day of the year. It was written many decades ago by a civil rights
[silence} [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] [applause] [silence] [silence] all praise is due to the lord of all the worlds. Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen. In accordance with muslim tradition and consistent with the wishes of muhammad ali may god have mercy on him. We begin this program with a brief recitation from the koran, the scripture of the muslim, a young emom from a midtown mosque in memphis tennessee for spear heading a neighborhood renewal effort in one of the most blighted areas in memphis. It is centered around a mosque and one of the few graduates of the university will share a few verses from the koran. [applause] laj, Hamsa Abdullah malik. Ladies and gentlemen. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [singing in native tongue] [singing in native tongue] [singing in native tongue] [singing in native tongue] [singing in native tongue] [singing in native tongue] now with the translations of thos
, and i think we are right. Thank you all for being here to share in his final farewell to mohammad. On behalf of the ali family but me first recognize our principle celebrant and also doctored timothy gm nod e. [applause] we thank you for your dedication to helping us fulfill mohammads desire for the ceremonies of this past week reflect the traditions of visit islamic faith. As a family we thank the millions of people who through the miracle of social media inspired by their love for mohammad have reached out to us with their prayers. The messages, that came in every language from every corner of the globe. From wherever you are watching now that we have been humbled by your heartfelt expressions of love. It is only fitting that we gather in the city to which mohammad always returned after his great triumph, a city that has grown as mohammad has grown. [applause] mohammad never stopped loving louisville and we know that louisville love to mohammad. [applause] we cannot forget a Louisv
Ruling in a stunning reversal of fortunes. He was free to return to the ring. When he traveled to Central Africa to reclaim his title from George Foreman, none of the Sports Writers thought he could win. In fact, most of them feared for his life. But in what the africans call the miracle at 4 00 a. M. , he became a champion once more. [ applause ] and as the years passed and those slowed by parkinsons, muhammad was compelled by his faith to use his name and his notoriety to support the victims of poverty and strife. He traveled to places like wartorn afghanistan, campaigned as an advocate of reducing the debt of third world debt [ applause ] as his voice grew softer, his message took on greater meeting. He came full circle with the people of his country. When he lifted a torch that seemed to create new light in the 1996 olympics. [ applause ] muhammad always knew instinctively the road he needed to travel. His friends know what i mean when i say he lived in the moment. He neither dwell
In a stunning reversal of fortunes, he was free to return to the ring. When he travelled to Central Africa to reclaim his title from George Foreman, none of the Sports Writers thought he could win. In fact most of them feared for his life. But in what the africans call at miracle at 4 00 a. M. , he became a champion once more. And as the years pass and those slowed by parkinsons, muhammed was compelled by his faith to use his name and his notoriety to sup victims of poverty and strife. He served as a u. N. Messenger of peace and travelled to places like wartorn afghanistan. He campaigned as an advocate for reducing the yoke of thirdworld debt. Et stunned the world when he secured the release of 15 hostages from iraq. As his voice grew softer, his message took on greater meaning. He came full circle with the people of his country. When he lit a torch that seemed to create new light in the 1996 olympics. Muhammed always knew instinctively the road he needed to travel. His friends know wh