&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Ghusl, Kafan, Janazah: The sacred rituals that will mark Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral —and what they mean")
Former Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at his residential compound in central Tehran, in a joint US and Israeli attack on February 28 this year, will be buried on July 9. His funeral proceedings will begin from Saturday (July 4). Iran has unveiled his coffin on Friday (July 3), marking the beginning of a multi-day funeral that will follow traditional Shia mourning rituals before his final burial in his birthplace in Mashhad. The coffin with the late Supreme Leader's body also made an unusual stop at the site where he was killed before the formal funeral processions. This was done to honour his death which is seen as martyrdom by Shias in Iran.
What exactly are the funeral process?
The funeral rituals of late Ali Khamenei will be done as per Shia Islamic religious laws. According to it, the process consists of five acts— Ghusl (washing), Tahnit (camphorating), Takfin (shrouding), Salat al-Mayyit (prayer), and Dafan (burial). These rituals are performed over days making the funeral process a multi day national event in Iran. First, the body is washed three times in a specific order: first with water mixed with cedar leaves, then with camphor water, and finally with pure water. Then in Tahnit, camphor powder is applied to the seven points of prostration (forehead, palms, knees, and big toes) that touch the ground during prayer. In Takfin, the body is wrapped in a three-piece white cotton shroud which is known as 'qafan.' It can be inscribed with Quranic verses or prayers. Salat al-Mayyit refers to communal prayer that is led by a peer or successor - in this case Mojtaba. During burial, the cleric whispers the Talqin into the ear of the deceased to aid them in the afterlife. The body is laid in the grave on its right side, with the face specifically turned toward the Mecca.
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Islam generally discourages chemical embalming, so, experts say his body was refrigerated or in cold storage.Counterterrorism expert Dr Mohammed Omar told Fox News Digital said, “Shia law allows delayed burial and preservation by cold in exceptional cases, and a clerical exemption for a supreme leader is easy to get.” "Iran's forensic morgues already hold bodies for months, so four months in freezing is not exotic. That is what 'religious and legal standards' cover," Mohammed further said.
