BURIAL ARRANGEMENT
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
INNA LILLAHI-WA-INNA ILAYHI RAJI’UN
Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return.
Baqarah 2:156
Masjid ZamZam provides assistance with Funeral services. Here are the contacts who can help you with setting up Funeral Services:
Contact info:
Hakim's Islamic Funeral Home
(443) 802-3843
1808 Woodlawn Dr, Suite Z
Baltimore MD 21207
Masjid ZamZam Financial Assistance (Burial Fund)
Muhammad Shabbir (443) 726-0997
In the unfortunate event of death of a family member or friend, please contact the above given contacts. Hakim's islamic funeral home provides complete Islamic funeral arrangements including:
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Transportation from home/hospital to funeral home
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Arrangements for storing a body.
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Ghusl (washing) before burial.
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Kafan (Shrouding)
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Acquiring a burial plot at a number of cemeteries
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Transportation from funeral home to mosque and to the cemetery
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Janazah (funeral) prayer at local mosque
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Obtaining the death certificate.
Funeral estimated cost
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$1,200 – $1,600 – Services to prepare the required documents to process the filing of the death certificate and obtaining a disposition permit. Includes transportation of the deceased. Ghusl (Washing), Kafan (Shrouding), Cardboard Casket, and transporting the body to the cemetery.
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$800 – 1,800 – Grave Plot at local cemeteries
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$3,000 – $5000 – Burial expenses – includes concrete liner, concrete cover and border installation and grave opening and closing. (Paid to Cemetery of your selection)
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$5,000 to $8,400 Estimated Total Cost
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Masjid ZamZam Burial Fund
Masjid ZamZam can help you cover burial related expenses. We have created a Burial fund to help families who cannot afford the expenses of the funeral home and burial site. We request the entire muslim community to help us raise as much as we can in this fund.