As a Muslim, this is common—where the body has to be buried within 24-72 hours to perform Janazah (funeral) prayers at the mosque. This may come across as too soon for people unfamiliar with Islamic ...

Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. [AFP] The Islamic faith has quite firm guidelines ...

(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A Muslim prayer service for Muhammad Ali today drew thousands of mourners to Louisville, Kentucky, the boxer’s hometown. Together, they prayed over the three-time heavyweight ...

Just days after a Muslim Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Deputy was gunned down in broad daylight in southwest Houston, many might be wondering why he is being laid to rest so suddenly. KPRC 2 ...

In 2008, five years before his death, former New York Mayor Ed Koch paid $20,000 (Sh2 million) to a cemetery to secure a place for his burial. Funerals, just like weddings, can be expensive as you ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the plans for Muhammad Ali's funeral in Louisville this week (all times local): 9:55 a.m. The day before his star-studded funeral, members of Muhammad Ali's Islamic ...

The casket with the body of Muhammad Ali arrives for an Islamic prayer service at the Kentucky Exposition Center on June 9, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. *Thousands of mourners gathered Thursday to ...