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=== Islam === {{Main|Islamic funeral}} Most [[Muslims]] believe Islam strictly forbids cremation. Its teaching is that cremation is not in line with the respect and dignity due to the deceased.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 9, 2001 |quote=Mutilation, and thus cremation, is strictly prohibited in Islam. |pmc=80636 |last1=Daar |first1=A. S. |title=Bioethics for clinicians: 21. Islamic bioethics. Case 1 |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |volume=164 |issue=1 |pages=60β63 |last2=Khitamy |first2=A. |pmid=11202669 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://rogersfrankfort.com/18/Cremation-Services.html |title=Cremation Services |quote=In eastern religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism cremation is mandated, while in Islam it is strictly forbidden. |access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&Id=84867|title=Cremation in Islam|website=Islamweb.net|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> They believe Islam has [[Islamic funeral|specific rites]] for the treatment of the body after death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islam.about.com/cs/elderly/a/funerals.htm|title=Islamic Funeral Rites|website=Islam.about.com|access-date=15 February 2011|archive-date=18 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518141806/http://islam.about.com/cs/elderly/a/funerals.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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