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Why don't Ahmadis follow the practice of placing the deceased body in front of the congregation during the funeral prayer like other Muslims?
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Can an Ahmadi pray close to the deceased body of a non-Ahmadi or non-Muslim?
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Why is cremation forbidden in Islam?
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Why is giving charity in the name of deceased person encouraged while reciting the Quran for their sake is not?
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What does it matter to the spirit where its deceased body is buried?
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Why do we not perform Janazaa (Funeral Prayers) for a stillborn child?
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Are Muslims allowed to be cremated when they die?
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Was "nizam-i-wasiyyat" ever mentioned in the Quran or the sayings of Muhammad and are people who are allowed to be buried in "Baisht-i-Maqbarah" guaranteed to go to Heaven?
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Which chapters of the Quran are supposed to be recited upon the death of a person?
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Would cremation be permitted in Islam if the deceased donated his organs?
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Why are we encouraged to pray for the non-Ahmadi Muslims but not permitted to participate in their funeral prayers?
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Why do we form an odd number of rows during funeral prayer services?
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Why does Islam promote the burial and not cremation of the dead?
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Why does Islam not allow the cremation of a dead body?
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Why is burial preferred to cremation and can cremation be permitted in certain situations?
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