Step 1: Pay for the grave lot at masjid website or kiosk, $1800. (price is subject to change any time). CLICK HERE to pay for the grave lot

Step 2: show the receipt to Macken Funeral Home, (507) 282-1075

Step 3: If you are getting assistance from county, work with Macken to submit necessary paper works. If you are paying, contact Macken funeral home and they will provide you latest fees.

  (please note all the fees listed may change, for latest fees, contact the funeral home)


Logistics:

1. contact the mosque if you need help washing the body. Text or call brother Abdul Qadir at 507-271-6235 or brother Said at 507-254-0936.

2. usually, washing/ghusl needs to start at 9AM so it is ready for Janazah (funeral) prayer at the masjed for Duhr prayer at 1:30PM (summer) or 12:30PM (Winter).

Macken Funeral home will bring the body to the downtown masjed at 17 N Broadway

3. After prayer, body is taken by Macken funeral home to Oakwood cemeteries Muslim section at 3681 Viola Rd NE, Rochester, MN 55906

Any questions about this process, Text or call brother Said at 507-254-0936.

Rules at the Cemetery / grave site that you agree to abide by:

  1. No upright head stones, monuments, boards or grave markers will be allowed in the cemetery.
  2. If the family wishes to purchase a name plate / marker, they must contact the cemetery office or monument company of their choice to obtain a marker. The cemetery will install the marker following the cemetery guidelines. Otherwise, the cemetery will remove any markers if you install it on your own. Please note: the marker must be flat on the round. No high markers are allowed. Please contact the cemetery for guidelines if you order on your own. 
  3. The family and friends of the deceased are welcome to lower the body/vault into the grave with the equipment and soil provided by the cemetery. At no time, is anyone allowed to enter an open grave space for any reason.
  4. All burials will be allowed to settle naturally for a period of 45 days after which time, the grounds crew will level and seed the space.
  5. Under no circumstances anyone should be doing any alteration of the graves, that includes but not limited to: putting new dirt, removing dirt, putting stones or retaining walls etc. 
  6. I(we) agree if there is any dispute, the final and legally binding arbiter and decision maker is Oakwood Cemetery and Masjed Abubakr Al-Seddiq. I (we) agree to abide by their decision.