Bhai funerals

Question 1

Notification of death
Removal requirements

Answer 1

• Not required
• body is washed before being removed

Question 2

Preparation of remains
Baha’i

Answer 2

• body is washed
• no embalming, no cremation
• Allows for a body donation

Question 3

Dressing and Casketing
Baha’i

Answer 3

• clothed in a shroud of silk or cotton with specific measurements
• Hardwood casket
• if older than 15, Baha’i burial ring on forefinger

Question 4

Bhai funeral service and burial

Answer 4

-Burial within 24 hours
- Must be buried within an hour away from place of death
- usually a graveside service
- Recite prayer for the dead (only act required for a bhai funeral)
- Funeral is Considered joyful and honoring
- Feet placed toward Qiblih (Mecca)
-gravestone has Baha’i star