Muslim funeral

We have good contacts with the Muslim congregations and are often trusted to act as funeral director at these funerals. You do not need to explain the tradition to us.

What usually happens at the ceremony?

The funeral takes place after the midday prayer and begins with a short prayer. The men then go with the person who has died to the burial ground and together lay them in the grave. Women are as a rule not present but pray at home. The ceremony at the graveside ends with prayer.

Before that, the funeral is preceded by a religious washing, after which the person who has died is wrapped in cotton cloth.

What is useful to know?

• Burial takes place quickly, often within 24 to 48 hours.
• Always burial in the ground. Cremation is not permitted.
• The grave is laid out so that the person who has died faces Mecca.
• If a coffin is used it should be a simple one. Burial can also take place without a coffin.
• Flowers are not usually part of the funeral.
• A post-mortem examination is traditionally objected to.
• The grave is marked with a simple marker showing the head and foot ends. Headstones are also used, often with the crescent and star as a symbol.

Muslims come from different countries with different languages and cultural backgrounds, and there can therefore be several congregations in the same town. Tell us which one you belong to and we will get in touch with them.

What do we help with?

We coordinate with the congregation so that everything happens on time, which is usually the hardest part when the burial has to take place within a day.

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?

Our package for a Muslim funeral starts at 12 485 kr. See what is included, 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 the tradition at begravningar.se. Questions about a congregation’s own practice are best put to the congregation.

We arrange funerals according to several different traditions.