27 April, 2024

18 Shawwal, 1445 H

"Silence saves you from regret"

- Imam Ali (as) -

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Death & Burial Rituals in Islam

Word: Salat al-Mayyit

Meaning: prayer for the dead 


Word: Ghusl al-Mayyit

Meaning: ritual washing of the dead 


Word: Kafan

Meaning: burial shroud 


Word: Salat al-wahsha

Meaning: a two rakat prayer for the departed soul on the first night of the funeral between Maghrib and Isha prayers. 


Word: Barzakh

Meaning: purgatory 


Word: Tahnit

Meaning: applying camphor on the seven areas of the body that touches the ground during prayers 


Word: Munkir and Nakir

Meaning: the two angels that interrogate you in the grave