If you’ve ever had a Muslim friend or neighbour pass away, you may have noticed they were buried the same day, sometimes within just a few hours. No long waiting. No casket viewing. No week-long ...

As a Muslim, this is common—where the body has to be buried within 24-72 hours to perform Janazah (funeral) prayers at the mosque. This may come across as too soon for people unfamiliar with Islamic ...

The Ogun State government and the Al-Maqbarah Muslim Forum, Abeokuta, have warned residents against conducting home burials, describing the practice as illegal and a violation of existing ...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the killing of a teenage girl as she and her friends returned to a mosque in Virginia (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Thousands of mourners have walked more than a mile ...

Texas Funeral Service Commission Presiding Officer Kristin Tips and then-Executive Director Scott Bingaman testify together at a Senate Health and Human Services Committee meeting April 16, 2025. At ...

ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced ...

Just days after a Muslim Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputy was gunned down in broad daylight in southwest Houston, many might be wondering why Corporal Maher Husseini was being laid to rest so ...