Funeral Arrangements and Burial

To Allah we belong and to Allah we will return.

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

"Say: Surely my prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Lord of the worlds". Quran 6:162

In 1976 The Dublin Islamic Society bought a small separate plot in Mount Jerome cemetery in the south-central area of Dublin for burying deceased Muslims. By the end of the 1980s the Muslim plot in Mount Jerome became full. This prompted the Islamic Foundation of Ireland to search for another cemetery.

In 1990, the Muslim burial section currently located in Newcastle cemetery in the South of Dublin was obtained by a special agreement with the South Dublin County Council. The staff of the Islamic Foundation of Ireland carried out the funeral arrangements in conjunction with the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland due to lack of Muslim funeral services in Ireland. These include washing, shrouding and burying the deceased in the Muslim graveyard, in addition to the funeral prayer that is performed in the Mosque prior to the burial.

Arrangements can also be made to transport the deceased abroad, if the family so wishes.

When arranging a funeral, please follow these steps:

1) Please read our general IFI Burial Policy - it contains all relevant details, including associated costs. (For Covid-19 Victims: Burial Policy contains all relevant details, including associated costs).

2) Once you have read the relevant policy, please complete the Online burial application form.

3) Payment - A full cash payment should be made at the IFI Dublin Mosque Administration office.

Further Queries

Opening times:

Monday- Friday 10:00 am- 4:00 pm. Please contact us by telephone: (01) 453 3242 or you can email us.

Weekends or after office hours contact Fazel Ryklief 083 153 3889 or Abdallah Echchalh 087 282 2014.

Relevant information

Location of cemetery

Newcastle Cemetery Dublin, Greenoge, Baldonnell Business Park, Co. Dublin. See the online map.

Purchasing a Plaque (Optional)

This is optional and available directly by contacting Fingal Memorials.

Read HSE Guide for treatment of Muslims in hospitals

Read the important information for the relatives of deceased Muslims buried in Newcastle Cemetery