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- Death, the Afterlife and Funerals
- Christian Funeral
- The vicar will take the service in the church
- The service starts with a Bible reading 'i am the resurrection and the life' as Christians believe in eternal after death
- The coffin is placed in front of the altar
- Hymns will be sung, Bible readings given and prayers said
- Prayers will be said for the deceased on their journey but also for the family left behind
- Eulogy - few words about the life of the deceased
- The body can cremated or buried
- The Committal - the body is buried again Bible reading that tell of eternal life are given
- Holy Communion may be taken by Roman Catholics
- A gathering after the service to talk and share memories of deceased
- Memorials, gravestones are put up
- Islam
- Akhirah is the Arabic name for life after death, and is the 3rd most important belief
- The Qur'an is where the teachings on the afterlife are found
- After the body is buried it will stay in the grave till the last day
- Angel of Death will take the soul to barzakh - a place where the soul will wait till the Judgement Day
- On the last day everyone will be resurrected and reunited with their soul to go before Allah to be judged
- Allah will judge them on how they have followed the Qur'an and the way they have treated Allah's creations
- Those who have done mostly good will go to paradise (Jannat) to be close to Allah for eternity
- Allah will forgive those who are truly sorry. Those who are not will go to hell (Jahannam) to be purified, when their soul has been cleansed then they can go to paradise
- Muslim Funeral
- The Shahdah (declaration of faith) is whispered into the ear of the person dying
- The funeral will take place within 24 hours if possible
- After death the body is washed 3 times (like when prepared for prayer) to prepare for Allah
- The body is wrapped in a plain white shroud and placed in a simple wooden coffin both to show everyone is equal after death and before Allah
- Usually only men attend the funeral, as it is considered to distressing for woman
- The Imam will lead the prayers at the mosque or graveside
- Bodies are never cremated as Muslims believe there is only one bodily resurrection on the Last Day
- Bodies are buried facing Makkah ready for this resurrection
- Passages from the Qur'an are read
- Grave stones are simple rather money is given to the poor
- Big displays of grief are not encouraged as the death is part of Allah's plan, and the person is returning to Allah so this should not be a sad time. However grief is natural and 3 days of mourning is permitted
- Christian Funeral
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