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v. t. e. Islamic funerary found at the Domvs Romana in Rabat, Malta – c. 11th century. Funerals and funeral prayers in Islam (Arabic: جنازة, romanized: Janāzah) follow fairly specific rites, though they are subject to regional interpretation and variation in custom. In all cases, however, sharia (Islamic religious law) calls for burial ...
Name meaning. "Prophet Moses". Nabi Musa (Arabic: ٱلنَّبِي مُوْسَى, romanized: An-Nabī Mūsā, lit. 'the Prophet Moses', [3] also transliterated as Nebi Musa) is primarily a Muslim holy site near Jericho in Palestine, where a local Muslim tradition places the tomb of Moses (called Musa in Islam).
Tomb of Tutankhamun. tombs found in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb of Tutankhamun, also known by its tomb number, KV62, is the burial place of Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1332–1323 BC), a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.
Burial. Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala.
A gravedigger is a cemetery worker who is responsible for digging a grave prior to a funeral service. Gravediggers have historically often been members of the church, though in modern secular cemeteries, they may be temporary or full-time staff. In many cultures, gravediggers are stigmatized for their association with the dead, which many ...
Coffin. A shop window display of coffins at a Polish funeral director's office. A casket showroom in Billings, Montana, depicting split lid coffins. A coffin is a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, for either burial or cremation. Coffins are sometimes referred to as a casket, particularly in American English.
The term waqf literally means 'confinement and prohibition', or causing a thing to stop or stand still. [9] According to Islamic law, once an asset has been donated as waqf it cannot be sold, transferred or given as a gift. [10] Once a waqif has verbally or in writing declared a waqf property, it is legally conceived as the property of Allah ...