Knowledge
Understanding Islamic burial
What is religiously required, what is permitted in Germany, and how the two fit together. Short and readable without prior knowledge.
The ritual washing (ghusl)
Who washes, how the washing is done and where in Hamburg: washing rooms at the cemeteries and at the funeral director's.
The shroud (kafan)
Which cloths the kafan consists of and why burial without a coffin is permitted in Hamburg.
The funeral prayer (Cenaze Namazı)
How the funeral prayer proceeds and where it is performed in Hamburg: mosque, cemetery, Finkenriek.
The grave: alignment towards Mecca and rest period
Why Islamic graves face Mecca, how the burial proceeds and what the 25-year rest period in Hamburg means.
Mourning period, condolences and the days after
Three days of mourning, ta'ziyah, the widow's waiting period and the customs on the 7th, 40th and 52nd day.
What is permitted in Germany, and what is not?
Coffin requirement, deadlines, perpetual right of rest, burial at home: the legal situation for Muslim burials in Hamburg and the federal states.
Burial funds: providing for a death
DITIB, VIKZ, IGMG and private funds: what they cost, what they provide, and why it is wise to join early.