Services
Funeral
Losing a loved
one can be an extremely stressful time. Our volunteers strive to make this
process as easy as possible for families and loved ones. Please contact the
brothers (available 24x7) below if you require funeral services:
Br. Zuhair
Osman - 403-651-7234
Br. Nagah Hage - 403-615-9994
Please
provide the following information when you call in:
● Location of
deceased?
● Time of death?
● Correct spelling of deceased name?
● Date of birth?
● Which location do you want the funeral to be held at? SW Masjid or Akram Jomaa
Centre
Documents required before burial: Vital Statistics Form - completed at time of
death by family which allows us to get a burial permit.
https://www.alberta.ca/order-death-certificate
Medical
Certificate of Death - medical form completed at time of death by either an
attending physician (if passes in a hospital) or a medical examiner. There are
exemptions to this form being filled out immediately, for example death at home
under home care and death at a hospice.
Funeral and Burial Arrangements: Our funeral committee will take
care of the following arrangements:
● Ensure
paperwork has been completed
● Coordinate release of the body of the deceased
● Transport the deceased to the masjid
● Make arrangements for bathing (ghusl) and shrouding (takfeen) of the body if
the family does not have someone in place
● Contact Sheikh to perform Janazah prayer
● Make arrangements for the burial
● Transport the deceased to the cemetery
● Provide information regarding headstone
Costs:
There are many
expenditures related to funeral and burial services. Alhamdulillah we, the
Muslims in Calgary are the first in North America to establish a Muslim
cemetery that allows us to bury our loved ones according to the Sunnah (Islamic
traditions) as Allah intended. There is a cost recovery fee for this service
that will be discussed with the funeral committee who can arrange payment. If
deceased was on AISH or Social Security please notify the funeral committee. The
cost of a headstone is $800 and MUST be supplied by the Masjid. Headstones are
optional, if you are interested in ordering one please speak to a member of the
funeral committee.
Location
of grave: If you
are having difficulty finding the location of your loved ones grave please
contact one of the funeral committee members for assistance