Editing Funeral (section)

===Islamic===
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[[File:Algeria 1779 Antique Hand Col Print. Algerine Funeral.jpg|thumb|1779 [[Algeria]]n [[Salat al-Janazah|funerals]]]]
[[File:Equipment for washing and preparing bodies at Afaq khoja Mosque, Kashgar. 2010.jpg|thumb|Equipment for washing and preparing bodies at Afaq khoja Mosque, [[Kashgar]]]]

Funerals in [[Islam]] (called {{transliteration|ar|Janazah}} in Arabic) follow fairly specific [[Ritual purity in Islam|rites]]. In all cases, however, [[sharia]] (Islamic [[religious law]]) calls for burial of the body, preceded by a simple ritual involving bathing and shrouding the body, followed by {{transliteration|ar|[[salat]]}} (prayer).

Burial rituals should normally take place as soon as possible and include:
* Bathing the dead body with water, [[camphor]] and leaves of [[ziziphus lotus]],<ref>[[Sahih al-Bukhari]] 1254</ref> except in extraordinary circumstances as in battle.<ref>Sahih al-Bukhari 1346</ref>
* [[Shroud|Enshrouding]] the dead body in a white cotton or linen cloth except extraordinary cases such as battle. In such cases apparel of corpse is not changed.<ref>[[Sahih Muslim]] 943</ref>
* Reciting the [[Salat al-Janazah|funeral prayer]] in all cases for a Muslim.
* Burial of the dead body in a grave in all cases for a Muslim.
* Positioning the deceased so that when the face or body is turned to the right side it faces [[Mecca]].

The mourning period is 40 days long.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/04/food-in-a-time-of-mourning-can-celebrate-life-and-death.html|title=How Do People Decide Which Snacks Belong at a Funeral?|last=Price|first=Dawnthea|work=Slate Magazine|access-date=2018-04-26|language=en}}</ref>