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Islamic funerary found at the Domvs Romana in Rabat, Malta – c. 11th century. Islamic funerals (Arabic: جنازة, romanized: Janāzah) follow fairly specific rites, though they are subject to regional interpretation and variation in custom. In all cases, however, sharia (Islamic religious law) calls for burial of the body as soon as ...
Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the name of the special prayer that accompanies an Islamic funeral.It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims, [1] and is a collective obligation (farḍ al-kifāya) upon all able-bodied Muslims; if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting the prayer, then the obligation is fulfilled ...
al-Mayyit (Arabic: الميت) is the term to refer to the deceased in Islam. [1] There are prescribed burial rites to be given upon the death of a Muslim, including the salat al-mayyit, or "prayer of the dead". [2] The term is also used in the Arabic name of the Dead Sea, al-Bahr al-Mayyit. [3]
Islam, as with other Abrahamic religions, views suicide as one of the greatest sins and utterly detrimental to one's spiritual journey. The Islamic view is that life and death are given by Allah. The absolute prohibition is stated in the Quran, Surah 4:29 which states: "do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you."
Muslim scholars have different opinions regarding the funeral prayer on the absentee. This is the opinion of a great number of eminent Muslim scholars, including Al Khattaby and Al Rawiyani. Abu Dawud in his Sunan entitled a chapter: “Chapter of performing funeral prayer on a dead Muslim who died in a land of disbelief.”
All the death rituals are done according to Islamic teachings. When a person is seen to be in sakarat (the agonies of death), everyone present recites the Shahadat, and the holy water from the Zamzam Well, if available, is squeezed into person's mouth. [27] Ghusl-e-mayat is given to the dead person by the ghassal (corpse bather).
Shahada, an Islamic creed; Taharah, Islamic ritual purification; Zakat, Islamic almsgiving; Other rituals. Eid al-Adha § Observances; Eid al-Fitr § General rituals
Funerals in Islam (called Janazah in Arabic) follow fairly specific rites. In all cases, however, sharia (Islamic religious law) calls for burial of the body, preceded by a simple ritual involving bathing and shrouding the body, followed by salat (prayer). Burial rituals should normally take place as soon as possible and include: