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Funeral of man found dead in East Lancashire reservoir


THE funeral took place last night of a Blackburn man whose body was recovered from an East Lancashire reservoir on Wednesday afternoon.

Abbas Mulla, 46, of Cromwell Street, was found at Entwistle Reservoir, near Edgworth, at 4.30pm on Wednesday, police said.

Officers were called to the beauty spot in the morning after an abandoned car with its windows smashed was spotted in the reservoir car park.

A wide-scale search was launched at 7.30am with a police helicopter, officers searching the surrounding woodlands and divers entering the reservoir.

Visitors to the reservoir on Wednesday were turned away by police.

Mr Mulla's body was pulled from the water at 4.30pm.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

An inquest into Mr Mulla's death was opened and adjourned yesterday.

Comments(12)

gal_MB says...
9:42am Thu 29 Jul 10

Rest in Peace - AB. Our prayers are with you and your family.

ptduran says...
1:17pm Thu 29 Jul 10

Very sad..don't know where he went and what happens. RIP.
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sweek01 says...
11:34pm Thu 29 Jul 10

salams..

inna lillah wa inna alaihay rajioon

may Allah swt forgive ure sins,give sabr to ure family and grant you janat ul firdaus..ameen

plse pray fatiha once and three time surah ikhlaas for esale sawab...

useyourhead says...
2:08pm Fri 30 Jul 10

condolences to all involved.
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one thing puzzles me though, i would be grateful for some clarification. we had a bereavement recently and in order for the funeral to take place and the body to be released there had to be a death certificate, we were told that they were always busy and appointments were usually at least 2 or 3 days after the death, at the earliest!
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i understand that certain cultures traditionally believe the funeral should take place A.S.A.P but this one seems to have occurred in record time, was there not a need for a post mortem also, given the unusual nature of the death?
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I would be grateful if someone could enlighten me on this matter. I would also like to add that please don't respond to this if all you can do is make ignorant or racist comments. some of us actually do want to understand the other cultures we are living alongside.

CapitaBackHander says...
2:15pm Fri 30 Jul 10

useyourhead wrote:
condolences to all involved. - one thing puzzles me though, i would be grateful for some clarification. we had a bereavement recently and in order for the funeral to take place and the body to be released there had to be a death certificate, we were told that they were always busy and appointments were usually at least 2 or 3 days after the death, at the earliest! - i understand that certain cultures traditionally believe the funeral should take place A.S.A.P but this one seems to have occurred in record time, was there not a need for a post mortem also, given the unusual nature of the death? - I would be grateful if someone could enlighten me on this matter. I would also like to add that please don't respond to this if all you can do is make ignorant or racist comments. some of us actually do want to understand the other cultures we are living alongside.
It should (can't have) have nothing to do with culture and only the law of the land.
Therefore this death must not have been suspicious e.t.c.
Seems mighty quick like you say.

Temporarily overseas says...
7:16pm Fri 30 Jul 10

useyourhead wrote:
condolences to all involved. - one thing puzzles me though, i would be grateful for some clarification. we had a bereavement recently and in order for the funeral to take place and the body to be released there had to be a death certificate, we were told that they were always busy and appointments were usually at least 2 or 3 days after the death, at the earliest! - i understand that certain cultures traditionally believe the funeral should take place A.S.A.P but this one seems to have occurred in record time, was there not a need for a post mortem also, given the unusual nature of the death? - I would be grateful if someone could enlighten me on this matter. I would also like to add that please don't respond to this if all you can do is make ignorant or racist comments. some of us actually do want to understand the other cultures we are living alongside.
In view of the circumstances of the death it does seem quick to bury Mr. Mullah but at least he's buried and not cremated so can be exhumed if more forensic evidence is required.

SusieF says...
12:43pm Sat 31 Jul 10

He may have had known medical problems.
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RIP in peace Mr Mulla!

audleylad52 says...
4:09pm Sat 31 Jul 10

in islam it is best to bury as soon as possible, to allow the family to start the grieving process, and subsequent recovery.
There are special arrangements in place with all the relevant authorities to allow this, but all within the laws of the land. In this case a post mortem was performed, and the coroner felt there was nothing suspicious, therefore, burial was allowed. hope that explains things.
I knew mr Mulla, and our whole community are shocked, and feel very sad for the family, and the community as he was well known and played a big part.

Only Allah knows his circumstances.

spearson says...
1:11pm Sun 1 Aug 10

I havn't seen Mr Mulla for a while, however in my experience which although revolved around a distant family connection was spent in working with him during spontaneous community projects, my view of him was a head-strong, positive individual as so his character oozed patience and thanks to his his mere existance. What downturns and stresses he may have had, only Allah knows best - but let us not forget this man was a muslim, a local man in the community of over a hundred muslims with large community structures and possible endless funds available to organise structures for welfare within our own communities. Our prophet taught us of unity - unity has many faces - our community has risen to many of these faces showing steadfast and controlled development whilst entering the challenges of western society in the 21st century - Our generations coming through are different muslims in character, but not heart and we must seek to rise to such face so our large community mosques, funds and structures are utilized for daily needs of todays muslims and more so our other faithed community members. Islam carries a duty to be a caring commuity, one which allows care by means of ones responsibility - such as one of our beloved prophet (saw) charateristics - can our trusted commity members not see that our younger generation face huge pressures - where a 80% of families may think we maintain integrity of our own to bring our children up right - which is great as I am sure the remainder of the country be them Christian, Muslim or otherwise the Government still has legislation and structures such as the NSPCC and CAB, maybe many others also, due to the concern of such unfortunate circumstances that derive from parental or family or comunity disfunction. I think community institutes should also adopt more involved liability programmes within their own private organisations in order to maintain our strength to avoid despair which is haram as I believe and to assist our confused way of life - to benefit from the life given to us by the almighty and the guidelines provided throught the message of Islam. I would requests reviews of our approach of responsibility to our own community and maybe utilise our funds to create a positive edge and commitment to protect our faith rather than given out a feeling of competition or ill use. I thank all that have been involved over the last decade of developing our needs as muslims in the UK, however let us remember times change, as such do demands and minds, today we see things that our forefathers may have never dreamt of, but the efforts of others developing the religion has sustained such concerns and aloud us to adapt and it is great to know that such people do exist today who continue steadfast with this effort to achieve balance, may Allah give me the strength to asisst in what everway allah sees fit. Inshalla Rest in Peace - AB. Our prayers are with you and your family. I do not wish any insults from my thoughts.. All the best..

rashidhussain says...
5:17pm Mon 2 Aug 10

very sad news, is this the same abbass mulla who has left behind 5 children and use to work in the IT sector. I worked with someone who fits his description. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Al-Fatiha for the deceased.

The White One says...
7:20pm Mon 2 Aug 10

No one knows what was going through Abbus's mind, we must asume he had medical, or personal problems. Its very sad when a loved one leaves you. I feel for his family and pray to God that they will remember Abbus in his goode day's, God bless you Abbus and what ever was going through your mind you are now at lest with you God.

audleylad52 says...
11:39pm Tue 3 Aug 10

rashidhussain wrote:
very sad news, is this the same abbass mulla who has left behind 5 children and use to work in the IT sector. I worked with someone who fits his description. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Al-Fatiha for the deceased.
Yes, it is the same person.

hope that helps.


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