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The Funeral Directors at the Islamic Funeral Service of New York understand that making the many decisions which come at a time of loss can be difficult. Therefore, they offer their support by making immediate arrangements as easy for the family as needed. Upon death, those with the deceased are encouraged to remain calm, pray for the departed, and begin preparations for burial. Since it is Muslim belief to bury the deceased as soon as possible after death, their staff are accustomed to responding quickly and carefully to meet the family’s needs.
Islamic Funeral Service of New York burial arrangements include:
Removing the loved one from the place of death and transporting to their facility or the family’s local Masjid. Removal for females are done by females only.
Religious washing and shrouding of the loved ones remains. Female remains will be washed by females only.
Providing a plain wooden casket or casket of the family’s choice.
Transporting the loved one to the Masjid of the family’s choice.
Transporting the loved one from the Masjid to the cemetery of the family’s choice.
All Funerals are done according to the family’s personal religious beliefs.
An Islamic funeral is considered a community event. Islamic Funeral Service of New York understands that Muslims believe a funeral to be a very spiritual occasion. Everyone in attendance participates in group prayers, in which mourners pray that Allah will have mercy on not only the deceased but also on all deceased Muslims.
Islamic funerals are to help mourners cope with their grief but are also meant to offer hope for a good afterlife for the deceased. The service lasts 30 to 60 minutes.
One very important funeral rite in the Islamic faith is that burial take place as quickly as possible after death. Islamic Funeral Service of New York will not allow a viewing, wake, or visitation. Immediately after death, the body is washed and covered with a sheet by family members. The hands are placed as if in prayer. Then the body is transported to the location of the funeral, a mosque. There is rarely an open casket at an Islamic funeral.
The funeral is typically held outside the mosque, in a location such as a prayer room, community square, or courtyard, where members of the community may gather. The body and all attendees are all turned to face Mecca, which is the holy center of Islam. Funeral prayers are led by the Imam, the holy leader. Attendees form at least three lines: men, then children, and women in the back. After prayers, the body is taken to the burial site in a silent procession. Some Muslim communities allow women and children to attend the burial, but traditionally it’s just men. Another important Islamic burial rite is to have each person at the burial throw three handfuls of dirt into the grave.
Islamic Funeral Service of New York recognizes that Muslims believe there will be a physical resurrection of the body on Judgement Day, the faith prohibits cremation. Similarly, autopsies are strongly discouraged, since they delay burial and are considered a desecration of the body. Also, Muslims prefer not to move the body away from the site of death, making an autopsy even more unsettling for them. Embalming, considered yet another desecration of the body, is performed only if required by law. Please visit http://www.islamicinternationalfuneralservice.com/immediate-arrangements/ for more information and to contact Islamic Funeral Service of New York.
Finally, tradition dictates that flowers are to be sent to the family’s home after the burial of the deceased. There is a 40-day mourning period, during which time not only flowers but also food is appreciated.
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