A funeral in the Bahai faith

The Bahai faith is often described as a blend of Islam and eastern mysticism. The central idea is a striving for world peace and the unity of humanity. The movement has its centre in Israel, while the largest group is in the United States.

What usually happens at the ceremony?

The funeral ceremony is marked by prayer, singing and speeches. The family are usually active in several parts of it.

Representatives of the congregation or the family dress the person who has died.

What is useful to know?

• Always burial in the ground.
• The family take an active part in the preparations.

What do we help with?

We take care of the practical arrangements and leave room for the family’s own parts of the ceremony.

The content of the ceremony belongs to the family and the congregation. We make sure that everything around it is in place in time: collection and transport, day or night, coffin and urn, contact with the cemetery authority, the death notice and the online memorial, and all the paperwork for the authorities.

What does it cost?

The same price list applies whatever the tradition. See what a funeral costs, or call us and we will work out the figures for your situation.

Where can we read more?

Sveriges Begravningsbyråers Förbund, the Swedish Funeral Directors Association, describes different forms of funeral at begravningar.se.

We arrange funerals according to several different traditions.