- Initial Arrangements • Contact the Hospital Mortuary:
• Request the hospital to keep the deceased’s body in the mortuary until funeral arrangements are completed.
• Obtain all necessary documentation from the hospital (e.g., death certificate, release forms). - Funeral and Burial Arrangements • Contact the Cemetery:
• Call Cemetarz Podgórki Tynieckie at 502 930 185 to make arrangements.
• Book a burial place for a Muslim funeral. Use the reference “Omar Faris” if necessary. (Omar Faris +48 664 283 407, best to call him ahead )
• Request a plain wooden box without any religious symbols (e.g., no cross or other signs).
• Request cemetery the need to perform ghusl (ritual washing of the deceased) at the premise - Transportation • Arrange for Body Transportation.
• Coordinate with the mortuary to organize a vehicle for transporting the body from the mortuary to the cemetery.
• If mortuary can’t arrange, please contact cemetery and arrange the transportation. - Islamic Ritual Preparations • Coordinate with an Islamic Center:
• Contact the local Islamic Center to arrange:
• Kafan (shroud cloth) for the deceased.
• Assistance with the ghusl (ritual washing of the body). - Funeral Prayer (Salat al-Janaza) • Offer Salat al-Janaza:
• Arrange a group of attendees for the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janaza), which is typically performed at the cemetery. - Funeral Cost • Its advised note to use third-party vendors, but use the company available at the cemetery
• Please refrain from ordering additional items like flowers, pillow, etc (these are not recommended by Islamic ritual)
• Funeral cost can be reimbursed by ZUS