Death In Religion

Death is inevitable end of mankind. It is a natural part of life and nothing can be done to change that. According to online dictionary death is defined as the end of life; total and permanent cessation of all vital functions of organism. Different culture perceive death in different ways. One of the differences among religion is seen in how the dead is buried. This sacred ceremony, without a doubt, is seen in how life and dead is explained among these religions. Muslims bury their dead within 24 hours. In Judaism, they never leave the dead bodies alone until burial. Christians and in most cases, the Jehovah Witness, on the other hand, do not have a time limit to bury their dead. Buddhism put the body in casket immediately after death. (Dickson …show more content…
The Jewish believe in God but not in Jesus Christ. There are three different type of Judaism which are orthodox, conservative and reform. Torah is the first five books of Moses and is the most important document that the Jewish use. It is written in Hebrew ant they believe that Torah was given to Moses for the Jews on how to live (Salmon 2012). Jewish view death as God’s plan and part of life. Death is an expected part of life and part of God’s plan so death isn’t view as tragedy no matter how death happens. There are two purpose of mourning after death which is kavod: to show respect for the death and nilhum avelium to comfort the living (Salmon 2012). A close relative to the deceased tear down their cloth the first they hear the news of the death. Excessive grief is avoided for the mourners to return to normal life. The deceased eyes are closed and the body is laid on the floor covered with candles lit to show respect, the body is never be left alone until burial. Being around the deceased is considered uncleanliness so they are special volunteer that washes and prepare the body for burial and this is considered a holy act. Eating and drinking around the dead is considered mocking the dead because he or she can no longer do those things. The body must be buried as soon as possible but it is not as early as the Muslim bury their death in 24 hours. The body is wrapped in a white cloth and the deceased is being buried in Isreal a coffin is not a but if is outside of Isreal, a coffin must be used. The body is buried with the earth. Cremation and embalmation of the body is prohibited. Pallbearer carry the coffin to the grave for burial and it is required by Jewish law to have a tombstone. After burial a candle is lit and people can now offer their sympathy to the mourners by bringing food to renew their strength (Dickson & Leming,