ICN Bellevue Mosque

Services

Funeral services

Islamic funeral and burial services for Muslims living in Nashville and the surrounding areas.

To arrange a funeral, call the funeral service line at (615) 200-0755, or email funeral@icntn.org.

Islamic Center of Nashville Funeral Services is a nonprofit community service, established in coordination with Al-Farooq Islamic Center, that provides Islamic funeral and burial services to Muslims in Nashville and the surrounding areas.

Locations

Funeral servicesAl-Farooq Islamic Center, 1421 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37210
CemeteryIslamic Center of Nashville Cemetery, 8256 River Road Pike, Nashville, TN 37209

Funeral (janazah) steps

  1. Call the funeral service line at (615) 200-0755, then complete the paperwork and payment online.
  2. The deceased is transported from anywhere in the Greater Nashville area to Al-Farooq Islamic Center.
  3. The body is washed according to Islamic rites (ghusl) and shrouded (kafan) at Al-Farooq Islamic Center.
  4. The congregational funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) is arranged.
  5. The deceased is transported to the final resting place.
  6. Burial takes place at the ICN Cemetery, 8256 River Road Pike, Nashville, TN 37209.
  7. ICN announces a community dua, on request.
  8. ICN helps arrange an azza (condolence gathering) and dua at the masjid, on request.

Cost

$3,500 for the services listed above. This includes all basic materials but not the headstone.

Families who cannot afford the funeral service may request financial assistance from Zakat funds. Applicants must provide information supporting their financial hardship.

General guidelines

  • The deceased must have been a resident of Davidson County or a surrounding county.
  • The cemetery contract must be completed and paid before the process can begin.
  • Burials must be led by ICN's funeral representatives.
  • Fences, walls and columns are not permitted around or on graves.
  • Pictures and statues are not permitted.
  • Headstones must be flat granite, 24 inches long, 12 inches wide and 4 inches high, installed flush with the ground.
  • Caskets and boxes of any kind may not be used for burial.
  • Nothing may be placed on or done to a grave without the funeral committee's approval.

Volunteer

The funeral service always needs volunteers, especially brothers and sisters willing to help with ghusl. See Volunteer.