09/04/2026
In Islam, Muslims are buried rather than cremated because the human body is considered sacred and should be treated with dignity even after death. Muslims believe the body should naturally return to the earth, as Allah (God) says, โFrom the earth We created you, and into it We will return you.โ Islam also encourages burial as soon as possible. The deceased can have awareness or experience certain things after death. The soul enters the intermediate life between death and resurrection.