Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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Welcome to Ahmadiyyat, The True Islam — Page 144

− After the fourth the prayer is ended by saying Takbir Janazah − − Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah. ‘ − ± − After this, the body is buried, usually in a graveyard that belongs to the Ahmadiyya Community. Cremation is not permitted in Islam. ± − When entering the graveyard, one should recite the following prayer: BÃA Ë !ÅÎÀ¼nÀ»AË ÅÎÄ¿ÌÀ»A Å¿ iBÍf»A ½ÇA BÍ Á¸Î¼§ ÂÝn»A ì ê ä ä æ ê ê æ å æ ä ä æê ê Ù å æ ä ê ê ä é ê ä æä ä æ å æ ä ä å ä ì ä ¾B mA ©JM Á¸» ÅZÃ Ë ¢j¯ BÄ» ÁNÃA ÆÌ´YÝ» Á¸I ɼ»A ÕBrÃA s ( å Ú æ ä Ñ ää æ å ä å æ ä ä Ñ ä ä ää æ å æä ä æ å êä ä æ å ê ê Õ ä ä æê ÒίB¨»A Á¸» Ë BÄ» ɼ»A - ä ä ê ä æ å å ä ä ää ä Õ assalamu ‘alaikum ya ahladdi yari minal mo’minina wal − − − − muslimin wa inna insha ’allahu bikum la lahiqun antum lana − − − − − ± − − faratun wa nahnu lakum taba‘un as’alulla ha lana wa lakumul ± ± − − − ‘afiyata − O Muslims who are buried in the graveyard, peace and blessings of Allah − be upon you. God willing, surely we will be coming here and meeting you. You have preceded us and we will be following you. I beg from God Almighty peace for you and for myself. (Bukhari Kitabul Jana’iz, Narrated by Hadrat ‘A’isha ) ra − − − − ± ± − Funeral prayer ( ) is a collective obligation ( Salatul Janazah Fard ± − − ± Kifayah) on all the Muslims of the locality of the dead person. If a number − of them join in the funeral prayer, the obligation is discharged on behalf of all. But if no one joins in, everyone in the locality will be considered sinful before Allah. − If you are a convert to Islam, your next of kin may be Christian, or − of some other faith. As your body will legally belong to them after your death, you should discuss before hand with them your wishes for funeral 144