Welcome back to Last Words: Islamic Concepts on Mortality.

We return to Dr. Saqib as we explore the death customs and rituals within the Islamic faith.

In this episode, Dr. Saqib walks us through:

– The right of judgment

– The burial process

– The funeral prayer

– Settling the debts of the deceased

– The loss of a child

– The period of mourning

– Islamic views on cremation

– Islamic views on suicide

Toward the end of the episode, Dr. Saqib opens up about his own mortality, sharing a recent dream that has led him to reflect on the questions he has about the end itself.

This is Last Words: Death Perception.

This is Dr. Zahid Saqib.