About Us
Who we are
Muslim Burial Fund is a programme of 13 Rivers Trust. Muslim Burial Fund offer assistance and support to needy Muslims to meet the traditional burial cost. We provide pre-burial and direct burial support including the washing, shrouding, funeral prayer and the actual burial. We do not support the cremation of any Muslim persons known or unknown.
The provisions of the organisation are delivered by local people who have grown up within the communities 13 Rivers Trust operates in. The organisation is responsive to the needs of these communities and is at the same time shaped by them.
Burying Muslims in Need
We help
We help individuals by developing a burial plan.
We provide
We provide pre-burial and direct burial support including the washing, shrouding, funeral prayer and the actual burial.We advocate
We advocate for the deceased, as we do not support the cremation of any Muslim persons known or unknown.We support
We provide assistance through advice, loans or grants after carefully assessing need. And we offer legal support to new Muslims and reverts.OUR VISION
To bury Muslims in need with dignity and in accordance with their wishes and faith
OUR MISSION
To offer burial and legal support to Muslims who are poor and in need of our help
Our Beneficiaries
Muslim Burial Fund is targeted at Muslims who face difficulty and hardship.
Muslim Burial Fund supports those who are eligible for zakat and are socially isolated.
This includes:
- Students
- Elderly people residing in care homes
- People with no legal status in the UK
- People with limited family support
- Muslim Revert
13 Rivers Trust Programmes
Eden Care UK
We want to improve the quality care for people who are terminally ill and reaching End of Life.
Muslim Burial Fund
We want to bury Muslims in need with dignity and in accordance with their wishes and faith.
Sylhet Aid
Providing poverty alleviation & aid to the poorest communities in the Greater Sylhet region.
