Janazah services

When someone passes away

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. The janazah team is here to help your family, at any hour.

If the death has just happened at home

If no doctor has seen the person, please call 000 first. Then contact the masjid: our phone line answers 24 hours a day and alerts the janazah team straight away.

What happens next

Tell the masjid
By phone (any hour) or the form on this page.

Paperwork
A doctor's certificate or coroner's release is needed before burial. The team will guide you.

Washing and shrouding (ghusl)
Done with care by trained brothers and sisters.

Janazah prayer at Al-Taqwa
Usually after the next daily prayer. A notice goes to the community.

Burial
In the Muslim section of a Perth cemetery, with the family and community.

Janazah notice

Sample of how a notice looks

With sadness we share that a brother from our community has returned to Allah. Please keep him and his family in your du'as.

Janazah: After Dhuhr, Masjid Al-Taqwa
Burial: Muslim section, Perth cemetery
Family: Condolences at the masjid after the burial

Urgent

Notify the janazah team

This goes straight to the janazah volunteers, marked urgent. Someone will call you back as soon as possible.

Is there a cost?

The committee will explain any costs for washing, shrouding, transport and burial. No family is turned away.

Can sisters help with a sister's ghusl?

Yes. Sisters wash sisters and brothers wash brothers.