Sunday morning, the funeral

 

At the time of death, Saturday evening, the arms are crossed over her chest and the body straightened. She will remain in that condition until the next morning. On Sunday morning the body is taken outside to the car port. Neighbors begin to arrive to show their respects to the family. The body is washed in the carport by other women while screened from public view. After washing, the body is covered in white cloth, wrapped in strips of white cloth and taken to the mosque. After the religious ceremony the body is taken to the cemetery and lowered into the grave accompanied with readings from the Koran.  No coffin is used but boards are placed underneath and over the body to protect it from the soil. The grave is then filled accompanied again with readings from the Koran. Flowers are laid on top of the tomb and the family returns home. Every evening for he next 7 days they will pray for her accompanied with readings from Koran. Again on the 40th day they will meet again and have prayer and readings from the Koran.