In the unfortunate event of death of a family member or friend, the Muslim Community Association provides complete Islamic funeral arrangements including:

· Obtaining a death certificate and burial permit.

· Arrangements for storing a body.

· Ghusl (washing) before burial.

· Janaza (funeral) prayer.

· Transportation to a burial ground.

· Acquiring a burial plot at a number of cemeteries.

Only one phone call is required to initiate this process:

Contact Adel Elkadi(408) 914-8048 Adel.elkadi@mcabayarea.org

Estimated Costs

· Plot $1,300 (paid to MCA).

· Ghusl, shrouding (kafan) and casket, and arranging for congregational funeral prayer $1,200 (paid to MCA).

· Burial permits/paper work & transportation $1,595 (paid to the funeral home).

· Grave opening and closure $1,500 (paid to the cemetery).

For more information please visit the MCA website, Islamic Services, Funeral http://www.mcabayarea.org/IslamicServices/Funeral.aspx