Mumbra is a part of Thane City, which is adjoining the metropolis of Mumbai and is approximately 48 kms from the city centre of Mumbai. Once a small town, this area is fast blossoming into a mega suburb. Right from its early days, Mumbra's population has been predominantly Musllim.

The past two decades has seen a further huge influx of Muslims from Mumbai and other cities. As per one estimate, the current population of Mumbra is around 9 lacs. The Shia population too has swelled accordingly and roughly one tenth of the Mumbai Khoja Shia Isna Ashari population is settled in Mumbra.

The present Shia Kabrastan is unable to cater to the huge numbers and successive Management Teams of KSI Jamat, Mumbai have worked relentlessly to acquire a new graveyard. Alhamdulillah, with the kind co-operation of Dr. Jitendra Awhad, Minister of Housing of Government of Maharashtra, who also happens to be the local MLA and also the assistance of Thane Municipal Corporation, we are on the verge of acquiring a fresh plot for Qabrastan.