Muhammad Ali's body has arrived in his hometown of Louisville where he'll be laid to rest as the city grieves the loss of its favorite son. An airplane carrying the boxing great's body arrived from Arizona, where he died, on Sunday afternoon ahead of a public funeral procession and service expected to draw huge crowds in honor of 'The Greatest' on Friday. The private plane landed at Louisville International Airport around 4.30pm, WLKY reports. Family spokesman Bob Gunnell says Ali was accompanied by his wife, Lonnie, and other family members and friends. He says the body was taken to a local funeral home. Police reportedly escorted the casket, which was wrapped in a black cloth bearing Arabic scripture in gold on it, from the airport to the funeral home. The three-time heavyweight champion and outspoken civil rights activistdied on Friday night at age 74 after health problems complicated by a long battle with Parkinson's disease. 'Our hearts are literally hurting. But we are happy daddy is free now,' one of Ali's nine children, daughter Hana, wrote on Twitter.




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His casket is seen being loaded into a hearse at Louisville International Airport.

Police escorted the casket carrying Ali's body from the airport to AD Porter and Sons Funeral Home on Bardstown Road in Louisville.

RIP LEGEND....u really left ur foot prints in d sands of time...



In *DAME'S VOICE* " YOUR MANHOOD STILL LIVES

Mohammad Ali. R.I.P, for you died a free man.

The harrowing effects of more than three decades fighting Parkinson’scan be seen in the extraordinary image.



Check more pictures of his career/lookback here:

https://www.nairaland.com/3146538/muhammad-ali-greatest-lookback-career

Final Moments.


*. Float like a butterfly: Ali raises his fists for the final time, his eyes hidden behind a dark pair of sunglasses - the hint of a smile creeping from his lips.


*. Ali fought in three different decades, finished with a record of 56-5 with 37 knockouts and was the first man to win heavyweight titles three times.


*. Ali once calculated he had taken 29,000 punches to the head and made £40million in his professional career. But the effect of the punches lingered long after most of his money was gone.

Muhammad Ali aka The Greatest...

Total fight--61
Wins--56
Wins by KO--37
Losses --5

A reporter once asked Muhammad Ali, " How do you feel about the suspected hijackers of 9/11 sharing your faith?

Ali Answered--" How do you feel about Adolf Hitler sharing yours?"

Rest in Peace Ali..
Jazaka Allahu Khairan



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Ramadan Kareem to all my muslim brothers..

Alhamdulillah..

Rip great man, yr legacy lives on

Hundreds of fans flocked to Ali's childhood home (above) on Sunday, which was recently renovated and turned into a museum.

Michael Cowden, a longtime friend of Ali, shows off pictures from their high school year book as he pays his respects at Ali Center.

*. Michael Cowden, a long time friend of Ali, places artwork at the memorial to the former world heavyweight boxing champion at the Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

*. Fans of the late Muhammad Ali take pictures as they pay their respects at the Ali Center in Louisville on Sunday.

People pray during the Interfaith Memorial Service at the Louisville Islamic Center for the late Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ali's brother, Rahaman Ali (pictured), as he wiped a tear surrounded by mourners at the church on sunday.


Rahaman (left) and his older brother Muhammad Ali (right) are pictured posing together for a family photo.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fisher orders all flags in Louisville to be lowered to half staff in honor of Muhammad Ali on Saturday.

Why the delay in the burial? As a moslem, once u are dead, few hours after, u are buried according to islamic rites. No casket or whatsoever


mayb he Isn't a moslem afterall

RIP great legend

Rest in Peace Muhammed Ali. ®

Welcome home to depart no more..... RIP
where is Louisville located?

Mohammed Ali.. #Legend

ricsman:
Welcome home to depart no more..... RIP

where is Louisville located?

Kentucky, United States.

RIP to a great man, you live on in our hearts.

I don't smoke but i keep a match box in my pocket. when my heart slips towards a sin, i burn a match stick and heat my palm. Then i say to myself; 'Ali you can't even bear this heat, how would you bear the unbearable heat of hell? muhammed ali RIP

this life no get head... but reputation matters. r.I.p Ali Mohammed

Rip Ali

WE WILL MISS HIM

Legendary

No be Muslim him be...which one dem dey parade im body about.All these Americans always turning things upside down.

I am so mean,I made medicine sick.

You try to fight me,increase your insurance.

God gave me this sickness to remind me am not No.1



Rest In Power!!!

But isn't he meant to be buried by now considering his religion?!