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Baku authorities do not reply the Caucasian Muslims Officeâ€™s address for allocation of burial site for poor people

07 October 2009 11:39 (UTC +04:00)

He said only tea and dates are given during a funeral ceremony in Nakhchivan and indeed Islam and material state of the Azerbaijani population required that. â€œSumptuous funeral ceremony is a squandering. Islam doesnâ€™t demand to give different fruits or to pitch VIP-tents at the funeral ceremonies. There is nothing like this in other Islamic countriesâ€.

Hasanli said the Caucasian Muslims Office for many times made fatwa on funeral ceremonies and grave memorials. â€œWe are not an administrative organization. Islam is a religion of invitation. We invite the people not to squander. The construction of large memorials on the graves is an occupation of lands. It is contradictory to Islamâ€.

Haji Sabir said it was not correct to sell burial sites. â€œIt is not within our authority. The Office addressed the Baku City Executive Power for allocation of burial sites for poor people, but there is no reply so farâ€.