Al Azhar Memorial Garden

Al-Azhar Memorial Garden is an Islamic cemetery and a business unit of the Al-Azhar Islamic Foundation (YPI Al-Azhar)^[1] that has provided Islamic funeral services since 2011. The cemetery, which is located in Karawang Timur, West Java, Indonesia, covers 25 hectares (62 acres) and can accommodate around 29,000 bodies.^[2] In accordance with Islamic Shari’a, Muslim graves and non-Muslim graves should not be mixed. Therefore, Al-Azhar Memorial Garden Muslim Cemetery only serves Muslim graves.^[3] In accordance with Shari’a, a tomb must not be stepped over so the graveyard's layout includes a walkway in front of each tomb.

Background

Al-Azhar Memorial Garden

Many residents of Jakarta are being buried outside Jakarta in cemeteries like Al-Azhar.

Purpose and objectives

Al-Azhar Memorial Garden Walkway

The Al-Azhar Memorial Garden was built primarily as an Islamic cemetery and includes a mosque. The layout of the cemetery is organized so that they are facing toward Mecca. There is also a garden in the cemetery.

Islamic Funerals

The Al-Azhar Memorial Garden carries out the funeral procession relying on traditional Islamic funeral practices:^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

External links

Al-Azhar Memorial Garden l Official Website

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[5] "Dukung MUI, Pemakaman Al Azhar Tiadakan Ziarah Kubur" (in id). 2020-05-05. https://republika.co.id/share/q9upzx349.

[6] "Tanggapi Seruan MUI Soal Ziarah Kubur, Ini Kata Dirut Al Azhar Memorial Garden" (in id-ID). 2020-05-05. https://indopos.co.id/read/2020/05/05/233507/tanggapi-seruan-mui-soal-ziarah-kubur-ini-kata-dirut-al-azhar-memorial-garden/.

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