Islamic funeral customs

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Funeral custom
gptkbp:announced Encouraged to inform community
gptkbp:autopsy Generally discouraged
gptkbp:bodyStyle Body placed facing Mecca
gptkbp:condolence Offering prayers for deceased
gptkbp:cremation Prohibited
gptkbp:embalming Not practiced
gptkbp:funeralTiming As soon as possible after death
gptkbp:gender Observed during rituals
gptkbp:graveMarker Simple
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic funeral customs
gptkbp:inheritance Distributed according to Islamic law
gptkbp:mourningPeriod Four months and ten days (widow)
Three days (general)
gptkbp:philanthropy Encouraged
gptkbp:prohibits Building elaborate tombs
Displaying excessive grief
Wailing loudly
gptkbp:purpose Respect for the deceased
Preparation for afterlife
gptkbp:recitedBy Quran recitation
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:rituals Burial
Ghusl (ritual washing)
Kafan (shrouding)
Salat al-Janazah (funeral prayer)
gptkbp:shroudMaterial White cloth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islam_(cultural)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6