We first look at the Islamic meaning of death and the dead, and then we see how these ideas express themselves in Turkey. It is common Muslim thinking that each individual’s life has dramatic significance as part of a great cosmic plan and divine history. Individuals come from a past in which they were created and are on their way to a future eternity. Life on earth is only one part of this long voyage.
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Özdemir, A., & Frank, K. (2000). The Funeral Prayer and Burial. In Visible Islam in Modern Turkey (pp. 95–105). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286894_8
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