CAIR Backgrounder on Islamic Funeral Practices
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, issued an outline of Islamic funeral and burial rites as background information for journalists. There are five main points for the preparation of a Muslim’s body for burial. 1. WASHING THE BODY – Family members often assist in the washing. […]
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