Understanding Muslim Burial Traditions in Australia. Saying farewell to a loved one is one of life's hardest moments, and across Australia these goodbyes reflect ...

Imam Kifah Mustapha, director of The Prayer Center in Orland Park, Illinois, on Feb. 27, 2024. Mustafa Hussain for HuffPost ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Kifah Mustapha, the imam at Orland Park Prayer Center, ...

The lawsuit said some of the qualifications required by the Delaware Board of Funeral Services were discriminatory.

In Islamic tradition, burial without a coffin is more than a ritual, it's a reflection of faith, equality in death, and a return to the natural order. Here's why it's practiced and what it symbolizes.

Citing a growing Muslim population in South Florida, an Islamic Center wants to open a cemetery that adheres to the religion’s specific burial rites on a seven-acre plot in the Redland. “As this ...

As a Muslim, this is common—where the body has to be buried within 24-72 hours to perform Janazah (funeral) prayers at the mosque. This may come across as too soon for people unfamiliar with Islamic ...

Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. [AFP] The Islamic faith has quite firm guidelines ...

In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. The question of whether Muslim women can attend burials ...

People sign in to for zoning meeting on a proposed cemetery for Muslims at the South Dade Regional Library in early November. This week, a board rejected the request. MATIAS J. OCNER ...