Step 1: Pay for the grave lot at masjid website or kiosk, $1500. (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:
- No upright stones, monuments, boards or grave markers will be allowed in the cemetery
- Macken funeral home will provide a temporary name plate / marker to identify the grave for one year. At that time the marker will be removed. If the family wishes to purchase a permanent 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, cemetery will remove any markers if you install on your own.
- 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
- 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