Funeral Arrangements and Burial

"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.

General Burial Policy

General IFI Burial Policy contains all relevant details, including associated costs.

Covid-19 Victims: Burial Policy

Covid-19 Victims Burial Policy contains all relevant details, including associated costs.

See the Online burial application form

Read HSE Guide for treatment of Muslims in hospitals

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