Madinah, Nov. 22 -- The bodies of the Hyderabad Umrah pilgrims who died in the recent bus accident near Madinah were brought to the Prophet's Mosque on Saturday, November 22, for Salat al-Janazah, the Islamic funeral prayer performed for deceased Muslims.

The funeral prayer will be held after Dhuhr and led by Shaykh Abdul Bari al-Thubaiti at the Prophet's Mosque.

Following the prayer, the burial is scheduled to take place at Jannatul Baqi, one of the holiest cemeteries in Islam, where many companions of Prophet Muhammad are buried.

Accident details

At least45 pilgrims, including ten children, were killed early hours on Mondaywhen their bus collided with a diesel tanker and burst into flames. Most of the victims were residents of Asif ...