Most gravestones become anonymous and don't mean much after a couple of generations at the most anyway.
Well, some do and some don't.
Most are simply forgotten after a couple of generations.
That is not the question.
The question is: Decorating graves with flowers and visiting graves
I do not see any problem here.Problem solved.
If it give comfort to those who have lost people, I guess it's a good thing.
It is not recommended in Islam.
In SUNNI Islam.It is not recommended in Islam.
There is just one Islam. It's called Islam.In SUNNI Islam.
Not according to some and moreover not according to action. Both Shi'a and Sufi Muslims visit graves and pray to saints. But you knew that.There is just one Islam. It's called Islam.
What do you think of that traditon?
What better word would you suggest?I don't like the word "decorating" because, to me, it trivializes the remembrance.
Not according to some and moreover not according to action. Both Shi'a and Sufi Muslims visit graves and pray to saints. But you knew that.
There is just one Islam. It's called Islam.
It is not recommended in Islam.
I don't like the word "decorating" because, to me, it trivializes the remembrance.