Funeral Rites

JANAZAH AND FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

‏ إنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ ‏

 We all belong to Allah (SWT) and to Him we return. When the time comes for a loved one to meet his/her Creator, Allah (SWT), members of the family have some options:

OPTION 1:

Bayt Ul- Mamur Mosque has Funeral Services for Muslims in CT which include the Ghusl & shrouding for both male and female in their Facilities. You need a Funeral home for all the steps of the transportation. Their preferred one is Manchester Funeral Home, 142 E. Center St., Manchester, CT, (860) 643-6226. They will give a discount for their services.

Burial place, AMC Muslim Cemetery, 460 Hilltown Road, Manchester, CT.

Please Contact one of the following: Br. Tarek Ambia (860) 997-9768, Br. Ahmed Jilu (860) 790-7847, or Br. Shah Fahim (860) 992-3095.

OPTION 2:

GARDEN OF PEACE CEMETARY: 220 Realty Dr., Cheshire, CT

Please do the following:

  1. Contact Garden of Peace Office: (203) 718-6678; Email gardensofpeacect@gmail.com
  2. Contact the designated Funeral Home: The Riverview Funeral Home in Shelton CT, at (203) 924-6800 and Br. Luqman (718) 418 7225.                                                         

The director is Mike Wantroba: mikewantroba@riverviewfh.com.

The funeral home will take the Body from Home, Hospital, or where he/she is to the funeral home.

They will arrange with Br. Luqman the GHUSL, Washing the body, male or female (they have the capacity to do this) and it is preferred that a closest one/Muhram to be present in the Ghusl.

The Funeral home will act to prepare the lot and to get the permit for Burial.

After this, the Funeral home will bring the Body in a temporary Casket to the Mosque for Janazah Prayer and will take the body for Burial at the Gardens of Peace.

Please make sure to communicate with the Mosque Authority; Dr. Fadi Hammami (860) 508-8999 C or  Dr. Ali Antar (860) 582-1002 H or (860) 416-1763 C to alert one of the Imams.

Please Note, the lot in the Gardens of Peace is at cost and it will be added in the invoice to all the transportations, using their facilities and Luqman service. If you have purchased a lot beforehand, please indicate this to the funeral home.

Option 3:

The Muslim Cemetery in Enfield: 96 N Maple St., Enfield CT

It is administered and owned by the Islamic Center of Connecticut (ICCT) (860) 249-0112.

Please do the following:

  1. Contact either Brother Anis Sheikh (860) 655-7860 or Brother Ali Sheik (860) 305-1932.
  2. Contact one of the following funeral homes:
  3. Manchester Funeral Home (Preferred): 142 E Center St, Manchester, CT 06040; (860) 643-6226
  4. River Bend Funeral Home: 623 Main St. East Hartford CT 06108; (860) 282-4500

The cost in this option is similar to option 1 less the cost of the lot.  Please check with ICCT if there is an additional town fee.

Please note these Funeral homes in option 3 will provide the facilities only. Please make arrangements for Ghusl and Shrouds.