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Death is inevitable. When a loved one dies and if you are the next of kin to plan or carry out the funeral and burial arrangements, the process can become overwhelming. The TARIC Islamic Centre will do everything to assist you in making the process as seamless as possible, in shaa Allaah.
For death pronouncement at home, please call 9-1-1 immediately or the family doctor of the deceased.
Ta’zia (time for offering condolences to the family – wake) and post burial family gathering can be accommodated at TARIC.
The funeral can be conducted at TARIC and the janaaza salaah will be led by the Imam. If the deceased left instructions that a specific person should lead the janaaza salaah, that person will discuss with the Imam. The Prophet ﷺ said, “…No man should lead another man in prayer, nor sit in the honored place in his home, unless he has his permission.” Sahih Muslim
Currently, TARIC collaborates with other Mosques in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to provide mortuary service, washing and shrouding of the body, and providing a wooden coffin as per Ontario Provincial Laws.
Mosques which provide complete funeral services will have teams of male and female volunteers for the washing and shrouding of the body, however, additional help may be needed. The additional helpers must be Muslims and preferably close relatives or close friends of the deceased.
For all funeral coordination services at TARIC, please contact:
Mr. Fareed Mohammed J. Ali – 647-895-6223
Mr. Kassim Mohammed – 416 451 8092
Imam Shaykh Imran Ally – 647 298 4117
As of March 2023, the approximate total cost of funeral and burial in the GTA would be between $6000 and $8500 (all taxes included). The total cost will comprise of the following:
- Grave plot
- Opening and closing the grave
- Release of the body
- Transportation of the body
- Preparation of the body for burial
- Wooden coffin and Kafan (cotton shroud)
- Cold storage, if necessary
- Registration of the death
- Securing burial permit
- Transportation to the cemetery
- Provide death certificate to the next of kin
Some Mosques which provide complete funeral services are:
Talim-ul-Islam Community Center
86 Rivalda Road, Toronto, Ontario, M9M 2M8
Funeral Help Line: 416 803 5079 or 416 727 1077 or 416 417 3353
Malton Masjid
Address: 7097 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L4T 2G
Telephone: 905 671 8777
Funeral Help Line: 647 719 7097
Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque
Address: 16 Bethridge Road, Toronto, Ontario, M9W 1N1
Telephone: 416 745 2888 extension 0
Ummah Nabawiah Masjid (UNM)
2074 Kipling Avenue, Etobicoke, Ontario,
M9W 4J9
Telephone: 416 748 8033
Islamic Foundation of Toronto
Address: 441 Nugget Ave, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 5E1
Telephone: 416 321 0909 or 416 321 1995
Funeral Help Line: 416 876 3000
ISNA Canada
Address: 2200 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 2M4
Telephone: 905 403 8406
Funeral Help Line: 416 904 5850
Cemeteries:
Toronto Muslim Cemetery
13076 Leslie Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4E 1A2
Telephone: 416 829 8622
Funeral Help Line: 416 931 1339
Some cemeteries with Muslim sections:
Beechwood Cemetery – Mount Pleasant Group
7241 Jane St, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 1A7
Cemetery Office: 905 669 1827
Glenview Memorial Gardens
7541 Highway 50, Woodbridge, Ontario, L4H 4W7
Cemetery Office: 905 851 0668
Brampton Funeral Home & Cemetery
10061 Chinguacousy Road, Brampton, Ontario, L7A 0H6
Cemetery Office: 289 948 0810
Glen Oaks Funeral Home & Cemetery
3164 Ninth Line, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 7A8
Cemetery Office: 289 351 0916
Duffin Meadows Cemetery
2505 Brock Road North, Pickering, Ontario, L1X 0K3
Cemetery Office: 905 427 3385