The article deals with the ideas of afterlife belonging to the individual eschatology of the Islamic tradition, the moment of death, the meaning and specific forms of ritual cleansing of a deceased Muslim. Furthermore, space is also given to the specific
significance of funeral prayers, the burial itself and rituals accompanying or immediately following the burial. Customs
and ceremonies pertaining to the moment of death and subsequent rituals associated with the burial are limited to the Sunni tradition of the Hanafi and Shafi’i rites of Muslims living in Syria and the Czech Republic.
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