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This is a term paper on the funeral process in Islam. In the funeral procession after the Janazah prayer is recited, usually the coffin is carried out on the shoulders of men as they hold it on their shoulder and walk with it to the graveyard.

We were told that there were supposed to be three pieces of clean cotton white fabric for men, and each cloth was supposed to be large enough to cover the body. My father’s body was wrapped in these pieces and then the two ends– the head and the feet were tied with small string like pieces of cloth tying different knots so that the head and the feet could be identified.

The Janazah Prayer

Before the actual burial the Janazah prayer was performed. The body of my father was put in front of the prayer leader or the Imam who faces the Qibla or the Kaba in Makkah; all other participants stand behind the Imam in three equally divided rows. The whole Janazah prayer was recited standing up.

The Funeral Procession

In the funeral procession after the Janazah prayer is recited, usually the coffin is carried out on the shoulders of men as they hold it on their shoulder and walk with it to the graveyard. In America my father’s body was taken in a car. What was most difficult was placing the coffin in a casket, which is not Islamic, but due to the state regulations we had to follow the rules. In addition the grave is traditionally dug six feet deep while here it was usually five feet deep.  Living here we have adapted to the rules of the dominant society.

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