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With his Welsh convert wife who was the daughter of a miner, he opened a boarding house and a halal butchers shop in the 1940s. Perhaps more significantly still, he is said to have been Britain\u2019s first Muslim and Bengali undertaker. 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He would gather deceased bodies from hospitals, prepare them according to Muslim rites, and hold burial ceremonies for them. His wife took on the same responsibilities for women. 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Who We Are<\/h2>\n
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