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Salaam Alaykum
It is with sadness that we share the news of the demise of Marhuma Gulshanbanu MohamedYusuf Somji who passed away and will be buried today Monday, June 29th, 2026 in Orlando.
Marhuma was the daughter of Marhum Hussein Mohamed Pardhan, wife of MohammedYusuf Somji and mother of Muntazir Somji (North Carolina), Misriya Kassam (Dar-es-Salaam), Jabir Somji (Orlando) and Hasnain Somji (Milton Keynes)
Marhuma was the sister of Anwar Pardhan (Dar-es-Salaam), Marhum Ashraf Chandoo, Fatma Mawji (UK), Muslim Pardhan, Naseem Mawji (Toronto) and Gulamabbas Pardhan (Austria).
Marhuma was also the Mother in Law of Sikina Somji (North Carolina), Salim Kassam (Dar-es-Salaam), Fatim Rajani Somji (Orlando) and Nusrat Somji (Milton Keynes) and Grandmother of Sayyada Hemraj, Tayyaba Lalji, Fatemah Esmail, Minhal Somji, Maisam Somji, Mikaeel Somji, Miqdad Somji, Ali Somji, Mohamedhaadi Somji, Gulamali Chandoo, Zahra Chandoo, Attiqa Chandoo and Zahra Somji
Funeral Details at HIC:
Monday, June 29th, 2026
1:00 PM - Family viewing
1:31 PM - Zohrain Salaat
1:50 PM - Surah Yaseen, Majlis and Namaaz-e-Mayyit
3:30 PM - Burial at Orlando Memorial Garden (OMG)
Quran Khani at HIC:
Tuesday, June 30th, 2026
Eve of 16th Muharram
7:45 PM - Quran Khani
8:00 PM - Surah Yaseen
8:10 PM - Dua Tawassul
8:20 PM - Marsiya
8:25 PM - Majlis
8:42 PM - Maghribain Salaat
9:05 PM - Ziyarat
9:10 PM - Niyaz (Meat Pilau)
Sura-e-Fateha, Sadaqa and Namaaz-e-Hadiya Mayyit is kindly requested for the departed soul.
May the Almighty Allah (swt) grant the departed soul maghferah and a place among His chosen ones and grant the family sabre jameel to bear this irreplaceable loss - Ameen.
