LAHORE: (DNA) –  The funeral for Tableeghi Jamaat Ameer Haji Abdul Wahab, who passed away after prolonged illness early on Sunday morning, drew large crowds at Raiwind.

The funeral prayers were offered after Maghrib prayers at Tableeghi Markaz, Raiwind.

Thousands of people, including Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi, attended the funeral prayers led by Maulana Nazar ur Rehman.

Haji Abdul Wahab breathed his last at a private hospital in Lahore during treatment for dengue fever.

Haji Wahab was born on 1st January 1923 in Dehli and migrated to Pakistan after independence. He was the third chief of Tableeghi Jamaat.

He completed his graduation from Islamia College, Lahore. He was working as district officer in British India when he joined the Tableeghi Jamat in 1944.