It's the 'very human touch' of Muslim burial rituals that keeps Mariam coming back.
"The soil is poured over the planks of wood, not touching the body of the deceased, essentially leaving about half a metre ... for the circulation of air for natural decomposition."
"In the classical Islamic civilisation, autopsy was undertaken to understand the human body and blood circulation." These are the things I wish I had known when my dad was dying. And some of them are things I intend to do now to prepare for my own death.
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