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This 4 page paper discusses funeral rites in Saudi Arabia and what they tell us about the changes that have taken place in the country itself. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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evolved. Discussion Because the Islamic concept of death is "quite simple, the idea being that from God (Allah) we have emerged and to God we return," the rites, mourning and
other observances also tend to be simple (Funeral rites across cultures-hereafter "Funeral rites"). The length of the mourning period depends on who is grieving: widows mourn for a year and
other next of kin for 40 days (Funeral rites). The dying person attempts to make his last words a prayer to Allah: "God is One and Muhammad is His Prophet"
(Funeral rites). The body is washed by "family members of the same gender as the deceased," in a room or area that is purified and from which all religious symbols
of any kind have been removed (Funeral rites). The body, no matter whether the person was a king or commoner, is wrapped in a "simple white cotton sheet or shroud"
to indicate that all Muslims are "equal before God" (Funeral rites). The prescribed disposal of the body in Islamic tradition is burial, not cremation, and it should be done
before noon (Funeral rites). If a person dies in the afternoon or evening, or during the night, they are buried before noon the following day (Funeral rites). A simple unlined
coffin is used (Funeral rites). The body is buried "with the head and right-hand side facing Makkah" (Funeral rites). The first three days after the burial is the official mourning
period, during which the Quran is "recited throughout the day by a professional reciter or with the aid of audio-tapes" (Funeral rites). On the 40th day after death, a
"remembrance ceremony is held in the mosque (for men) and at home (for women), where a meal is shared in the evening" (Funeral rites). Women visit the deceaseds family on
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