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Janaza announcement template

A janaza announcement is a short message with the deceased's name, the janaza prayer time and masjid, the burial place, and a contact. Copy one of the wordings below, fill in the brackets, and send it on WhatsApp. If you want a poster and a link that notifies the community too, Janazat makes one in about two minutes.

Before you send, fill in

  1. Name with father's or family name, or kunya
  2. After which prayer, and at which masjid (name and city)
  3. Cemetery, and when the burial is
  4. One contact name and phone number
  5. Azaa (condolence) place and days, if any

Standard (man)

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
[Full name], father of [eldest child], has passed away.
Janaza prayer: after [Dhuhr] prayer on [day, date] at [masjid name, city].
Burial: [cemetery name], [time or "directly after the prayer"].
Azaa: [place], [days].
Contact: [name, phone].
May Allah forgive him, have mercy on him, and grant him Jannah. Please keep the family in your du'ā.

Standard (woman)

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
The mother of [eldest child], wife of [husband's name], has passed away.
Janaza prayer: after [Dhuhr] prayer on [day, date] at [masjid name, city].
Burial: [cemetery name], [time or "directly after the prayer"].
Azaa: [place], [days].
Contact: [name, phone].
May Allah forgive her, have mercy on her, and grant her Jannah. Please keep the family in your du'ā.

Burial abroad or later

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
[Full name], father of [eldest child], has passed away in [city].
Janaza prayer: after [Dhuhr] prayer on [day, date] at [masjid name, city].
The body will be taken to [country/city] for burial on [date], Allah willing.
Azaa: [place], [days].
Contact: [name, phone].
May Allah forgive him, have mercy on him, and grant him Jannah. Please keep the family in your du'ā.

Arabic (man)

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
انتقل إلى رحمة الله تعالى [الاسم الكامل] والد [أكبر الأبناء]
وستُصلّى عليه صلاة الجنازة بعد صلاة [الظهر] يوم [اليوم والتاريخ] في [اسم المسجد، المدينة]
ويُدفن في [اسم المقبرة] [الوقت أو "بعد الصلاة مباشرة"]
العزاء: [المكان]، [الأيام]
للتواصل: [الاسم ورقم الهاتف]
اللهم اغفر له وارحمه وعافه واعف عنه، وأسكنه الجنة
نسألكم الدعاء

Arabic (woman)

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
انتقلت إلى رحمة الله تعالى والدة [أكبر الأبناء] حرم [اسم الزوج]
وستُصلّى عليها صلاة الجنازة بعد صلاة [الظهر] يوم [اليوم والتاريخ] في [اسم المسجد، المدينة]
وتُدفن في [اسم المقبرة] [الوقت أو "بعد الصلاة مباشرة"]
العزاء: [المكان]، [الأيام]
للتواصل: [الاسم ورقم الهاتف]
اللهم اغفر لها وارحمها وعافها واعف عنها، وأسكنها الجنة
نسألكم الدعاء

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