Islamic tombstone serves to identify the grave so that relatives will find it
when they visit, honor the memory of the deceased, and identify a place of burial
as required by Islamic law (Nūr 2015. P. 22–32). Islamic tradition makes no
stipulation as to...
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Islamic tombstone serves to identify the grave so that relatives will find it
when they visit, honor the memory of the deceased, and identify a place of burial
as required by Islamic law (Nūr 2015. P. 22–32). Islamic tradition makes no
stipulation as to the size or type of Tombstones or combination tombs, but most
cemeteries have specific guidelines as we see in Derbent cemetery. The Islamic
teaching that all people are equal in death often serves as a guide to choosing an
appropriate headstone.
The Islamic manufacturer usually engraves Tombstones that includes: the
Arabic, Turkish and Persian names of the deceased (ʿAbdu 2007. P. 97), the dates
of birth and death, and the relationship to their family members (i. e., son or
daughter of deceased /his or her mother’s name, husband/wife, grandfather, etc.)
(al-Qaṭṭāmīn 2003. P. 231). Also, one often finds the Islamic letters of deceased,
standing for “this is the grave, here is buried,” and at the end of letters we have
stand
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