Citing a growing Muslim population in South Florida, an Islamic Center wants to open a cemetery that adheres to the religion’s specific burial rites on a seven-acre plot in the Redland. “As this ...

Imam Kifah Mustapha, director of The Prayer Center in Orland Park, Illinois, on Feb. 27, 2024. Mustafa Hussain for HuffPost ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Kifah Mustapha, the imam at Orland Park Prayer Center, ...

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.

People sign in to for zoning meeting on a proposed cemetery for Muslims at the South Dade Regional Library in early November. This week, a board rejected the request. MATIAS J. OCNER ...

In Nigeria, whether Muslim women attend funerals or not largely depends on regional and cultural practices, more than religious rulings alone. The question of whether Muslim women can attend burials ...

Sydney Muslim leaders say they will refuse to perform Islamic funeral rites or receive the bodies of the Bondi terrorists as ...

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 ...

Although there appears to be some room for debate over the burial - as with many issues within the faith - a wide range of Islamic scholars interpreted it as a humiliating disregard for the standard ...

Sri Lankan parliamentarians and social activists have called on the government to pay compensation or ensure replacement land for Muslims who were forced to give away land to be used as burial ground ...

About a hundred people joined a vigil held in front of city hall in Thorold, Ont., to honour an 18-year-old woman who died in a recent car crash. They were also protesting the city's decision, at the ...

From left, neighbors Esequiel Martinez, Matthew Rendini, Indiana Gonzalez, Margarita Valencia, Karel Alvarez, and Alexei Enriquez stand in front of a farm in the Redlands that’s also the site for a ...