Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ida Khalil demonstrates how to wash and prepare a body for burial at Beit Anan Community Center in Paterson, New Jersey, Oct. 22.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imam Kifah Mustapha, director of The Prayer Center in Orland Park, Illinois, on Feb. 27, 2024. Mustafa Hussain for HuffPost ORLAND ...

East Plano Islamic Center lawsuit against funeral agency can proceed, federal judge says.

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.

In Islam, cremation is not permitted. The body of a deceased Muslim is to be treated with dignity and buried in the earth as soon as reasonably possible, following the funeral rites prescribed in ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remains were preserved for months, according to Iran’s government. Some Islamic scholars say it was a political and security calculation. By Erika Solomon There are many ...

CASTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP, Minn. — After a decade of delays, legal woes and vandalism, Minnesota's first Muslim-exclusive cemetery broke ground on Tuesday in the south metro. The 72 acres of land were ...

Imams and Muslim community leaders are now calling for more Islamic cemeteries, or additional space in the country's existing graveyards, as the faithful increasingly want to be buried in Italy, their ...

People arrive to a public zoning hearing at the South Dade Regional Library on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. The meeting, which was postponed due to a lack of quorum, was set to discuss a proposed Muslim ...

FEDERAL Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) has given an assurance that Muslim burial services will not be privatised under the Federal Territories Public Cemetery Development Project.