Islamic funeral practices

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Islamic_funeral_practices
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Funeral customs
gptkbp:autopsyAllowed Discouraged unless required by law
gptkbp:bodyFacing Qibla (direction of Mecca)
gptkbp:bodyPositionInGrave Right side facing Qibla
gptkbp:bodyPreparation Washed, shrouded, perfumed
gptkbp:bodyTransport Respectful and prompt
gptkbp:bodyWashing gptkb:Ghusl
gptkbp:burialTimeframe As soon as possible
gptkbp:charityEncouraged Yes
gptkbp:childrenFuneral Same rites as adults
gptkbp:color gptkb:Janazah
gptkbp:condolencePeriod Three days
gptkbp:cremationAllowed No
gptkbp:embalmingAllowed Discouraged unless required by law
gptkbp:funeralAnnouncement Permitted, but not ostentatious
gptkbp:funeralAttendance Open to all Muslims
gptkbp:funeralCost Should be modest
gptkbp:funeralLeader Imam or knowledgeable Muslim
gptkbp:funeralMeal Provided by neighbors, not bereaved family
gptkbp:funeralProcession Accompanied by prayers
gptkbp:funeralProcessionOrder Men in front, women behind
gptkbp:gender Observed during funeral
gptkbp:graveDepth Sufficient to conceal body
gptkbp:graveFilling By family or community
gptkbp:graveMarker Simple, unadorned
gptkbp:graveOrientation Perpendicular to Qibla
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic funeral practices
gptkbp:mourningClothing No specific requirement
gptkbp:mourningPeriod Three days
gptkbp:mourningPeriodForWidow gptkb:Iddah_(four_months_and_ten_days)
gptkbp:organDonation Permitted with conditions
gptkbp:prayerLocation Mosque or open area
gptkbp:prayers gptkb:Salat_al-Janazah
gptkbp:prohibitedFuneralPractices Superstitions, non-Islamic rituals
gptkbp:prohibitedItemsInGrave Valuables, personal effects
gptkbp:prohibitedRituals Wailing, excessive lamentation
gptkbp:recitationAtGrave Permitted
gptkbp:recitationDuringFuneral gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:shrouding gptkb:Kafan
gptkbp:visitingGraves Permitted and encouraged
gptkbp:womenAtGraveyard Permitted but discouraged in some traditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6