We happened to run into this ritual only once, during the journey.And, frankly, Muslim funeral plunged us into shock.It was an unusual sight.Nothing to do with our Christian rules and customs.It has become even more scary.Let's try to weave together what we had seen and what is said our guide and a local resident.It was he who told us the details of how to bury Muslims.
begin with, be sure that the graves facing Mecca.Each passing should read the prayer (Sura).At each cemetery - premises for washing and bathing of the dead.On the Muslim graveyard burial is not prohibited a Muslim and vice versa.If a woman died without having received the faith, but the baby wearing a Muslim, she was buried with his back to Mecca, so that the child has been located to face Mecca.Not welcome tomb construction in the form of mausoleums and crypts, as excessive glamor and wealth can cause envy and lead to temptation.
Shari'ah strictly prohibited loud mourning for the dead, who will suffer in this case.Crying man reproaches, women and children tenderly calm.Woe need to move patiently, then Allah will help and support.
Funeral Muslims carried out only once.The opening of graves and reburial prohibited.However, there are still exceptional cases.For example, when the body is buried in a foreign land (better to say - usurped), if in the process were violated rules, if no Muslim graveyard if there is a danger nadruganie over the body, if found after the burial of the body of the deceased.
little more about how to bury Muslims.To delay this process is not accepted.Commits an burial at the Muslim cemetery near.The deceased is laid her head to the side Kybly, lowering the body feet first.If it is a woman, while lowering stretch veil (men do not need to see the shroud).A handful of earth thrown into the grave, accompanied by the word meaning in the translation: "We all belong to God, to his return."The grave should rise by 4 finger politsya 7 times with water and dusted with a handful of earth.At this time, read a prayer.Prayers and scriptures read on left at the grave of a man no longer even after everyone had gone.
How bury Muslims, as well as the size of the graves are largely dependent on the terrain.Lahad includes aivan 1.5 to 2.5 m (depth of about six meters) and inside the cell to that performed in advance round (diameter 80 cm) input.Yokes (more body 50 cm on both sides) must consist of inner shelf and quinces.A shelf (Shikka) corresponds to the length of the body.Predators do not have to smell and dig up the body, so Qabr strengthen.In the coffin, as is customary at the Orthodox, Muslims do not bury.If you can not bury the body in the land of the dead is performed ritual ablution, his shroud, prayers, tie a stone to the legs and immersed in water by a deep place.
If Orthodox man goes on his last journey shaved and groomed, the Muslims do not cut no beard or hair or nails.This can be done only with life.
Before you start wrapping the men, spread out on the bed of the so-called lifofu, sprinkling her nice-smelling herbs.Then he rolled Isora, which laid the deceased, dressed in the kamis.Hands crossed on his chest, and laid along the body.The late spices rubbed.At this time, there is praying and farewell.The body is then enveloped Isora (first left-hand side, and then right) and lifofoy (wrapped as Isora).At the feet, waist and head to tie knots.Unleash their body is lowered into the grave.
So it is with women.Just before the dress kamis, dead covered chest from the abdomen up to his armpits hirkoy.Hair fall to kamis face covered with a padded head himorom.
If death is not a sudden, then over the dying commit clearly established rite in the presence of a spiritual person reading certain prayers.By burying the Muslims are very serious, so the exact compliance with all the subtleties required.This - a sacred duty.Dying, no matter what it is age and gender, laid on its side, turning his face towards Mecca.There is a reading of the prayer "Kalimat-shahadat", then he is given a sip of the liquid, a few drops of sacred water or pomegranate juice.Cry and talk loudly at this time is prohibited.After the death tie chin, eyes closed, straighten legs and hands covered face, and on his stomach in order to avoid swelling laid stone (or something heavy).In some cases, accomplished "Suvi-mahram" - washing of contaminated parts of the body.
sure to read the prayers before burial funeral, called "Janazah."Read her imam standing closest to the deceased.Uttering a prayer asking for favors to the departed, forgiveness, mercy and welcoming.Bows at prayer did not commit.Then in the audience asked whether something is deceased, or whether someone has it.Burial without reading this prayer is invalid.
then have to be the very burial.
hard to describe the feelings and emotions when we saw how Muslims are buried.Something fascinating, solemn and mystical been in this rite.And still he commands respect for other people's religion.Unusually solemn and beautiful, despite the understanding that for the close of the past - it is a great sorrow.
