What are the questions that will be asked in the grave? The Talqin is a reminder of what a person will be asked

1. Homework answer

2. Final recitation in Salaat
Means we are sending Salaams to all the righteous
servants of Allah includes prophets and imams
‫السالم‬
‫عليك‬
‫ايها‬
‫ي‬
‫النب‬
‫و‬
‫رحمة‬
‫ي‬
ّ
‫الل‬
‫و‬
‫ب‬
‫كاته‬
‫ر‬ Peace be upon you, O’ the Prophet, and Allah’s
mercy and His blessings
Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and
blessings”).
‫السالم‬
‫علينا‬
‫و‬
‫عىل‬
‫عباد‬
‫ي‬
ّ
‫الل‬
‫الصالح‬
‫ي‬
‫ي‬
‫السالم‬
‫عليكم‬
‫و‬
‫رحمة‬
‫ي‬
ّ
‫الل‬
‫و‬
‫ك‬
‫ر‬‫ب‬
‫اته‬
Peace be upon us and upon the righteous
servants of Allah
Means we are sending Salaams to Rasulallah (s)
Means we are sending salaams to all who
prayed with us in Jamaat, The Angels who
are observing our salaat including the 2
angels on our shoulders

3. Which of the favors of your lord will you deny?
• It has one hundred eyes in it’s head
• It has 48 teeth in it’s mouth
• Inside it’s little body there are three complete
Hearts!!
• It has six knives in it’s nose and each knife has it’s
special use
• It has three wings on each side
In the body of this insect is a digital X-RAY machine, which it uses to distinguish the
human skin in the dark, in violet colour
It’s body also contains a small vaccine working as a local anaesthetic to help it to
insert its thorns in the human skin without any feel or pain caused by the suction of
the blood

5. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS WHEN
TAKING BODY FOR BURIAL
For burial, the body should be taken to the grave in
stages. Before reaching the grave, the body should be
placed on the ground, then raised. This is repeated
3 times, each time bringing it closer to the grave.
Why stop 3 times?
The soul is nervous and scared of being buried
under the ground. So for this reason, the body is
slowly brought to the grave in stages, so the soul
can get some relief

6. What is TALQIN ‫ي‬
‫ي‬ ِ
‫ق‬
ْ
‫ل‬
َ
‫ت‬
TALQIN means to teach or remind.
During TALQIN, the dead-body is taught the correct answers to the questions which will be asked in the grave.
During TALQIN, the dead person is addressed by his/her name three times and asked to listen and understand
WHEN IS TALQIN RECITED?
When the body is placed in the grave, a close family person or the one
reciting, holds the right shoulder of the dead body with his right hand
and his left hand tightly on the body’s left shoulder and draw his face
close to the ear of the dead body. Then, while shaking shoulders of the
dead body, he should say thrice: “Isma' ifham ya… (name of marhum)
(Listen and understand, O’……(name of marhum)
Talqin is recited again after all those who have attended the funeral have left. The
family representative or appointed person should recite TALQIN

7. Question: How can a dead-body hear
Talqin! Talqin is recited in Arabic
language. How can a non-Arab dead-body
understand it?
Answer: So long as the soul is in a body, it
requires ears to hear, and eyes to see. But as
soon as it is free from the shackles of the
body, it hears, sees and feels independently,
without needing any of the organs.
The language of the here after is Arabic; and
as soon as one dies, he /she understands this
language.

8. Talqin -Reminders to the dead person
There is no God but Allah
Muhammad is the Nabi of AllAh
The 12 Aimmah are Rasulallah’s successors and to obey them is Wajib
The Quran is the true word of Allah and our book
The kaabah is our Qiblah
Death, questioning of the grave, resurrection, accounting and day of
judgement are all true

9. QUESTIONS ASKED IN THE GRAVE
WHAT IS
YOUR
RELIGION?
WHO IS
YOUR LORD? WHO IS
YOUR NABI?
WHO IS
YOUR
IMAM?
WHAT IS
YOUR
QIBLA
WHAT
IS YOUR
BOOK

10. QUESTIONING BY THE ANGELS
• AS SOON AS THE PEOPLE LEAVE THE GRAVEYARD, TWO
ANGELS –MUNKAR AND NAKIR APPEAR IN THE GRAVE TO
EVALUATE THE NEW ARRIVAL.
• THOSE WHO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CORRECTEDLY, ARE
TOLD TO REST AND REJOICE. THEY SENSE THE COOL BREEZE
OF JANNAH. THEIR SOULS GO TO WADI AS SALAAM AND
JOIN SOULS OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OTHER BELIEVERS
• THOSE WHO WERE EVIL AND REJECTED BELIEF IN GOD, WILL
BE CONFUSED AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO ANSWER.THE
DOORS OF PUNISHMENT WILL BE OPENED AND HE WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO WADI AL BARHOOT

11. WHAT ACTIONS BENEFIT US IN THE HEREAFTER?
• OUR GOOD DEEDS ACCOMPANY US TO BARZAKH.
THEY GIVE US LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS OF THE
GRAVE, PROTECT US AND MAKE US HAPPY BY
GIVING US GOOD NEWS OF JANNAH

12. ACTIONS THAT BENEFIT US IN THE GRAVE
VISITING THE SICK.
ALLAH swt appoints angel for
one who visits the sick. The
Angel will accompany that
person until the day of
judgement
PRAYING ON TIME
The angel of death knows how
and when we pray our Salah.
So at the time of death, the
Angel helps the person recite
Kalimah and protects him from
Shaytan

13. Salat al -Layl lights up the grave and
protect us from punishments

14. The first

15. RECITING QURAN CAN HELP US IN THE
GRAVE AND HEREAFTER
Imam Ali (as)has said that whoever recites Surah an-Nisa every
Friday, he/she will remain safe from the squeezing in the grave
Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (as) that whoever recites Surah ZUKHRUF will be saved
from the insects & scorpions in the grave and will not undergo the
squeezing in the grave.
If sura Mulk is recited on a person who has just died, his soul gets immediate
relief. If memorized, this Surah Mulk acts as a protection from the torment of
the grave, and it intercedes on behalf of the one who has memorized it on the
Day of Judgement.
The Holy Prophet (Saw) said that whoever recites Surah at Takathur
before going to sleep at night will be saved from the torments of
the grave.

16. Based on deeds-six entities will enter your
grave with you- Imam Baqir(as)
I am the
kindness that
you showed
to your
community
I am your
Salah
that you
recited
I am the
fasts that
you
performed
I am the
charity that
you gave
I am the
Hajj that
you
performed
I am the love
of the
AhlulBayt that
you carried in
your heart

17. Wadi us Salaam is a valley of
peace in Najaf. This is where the
souls of all good people will be
taken, enjoying their stay and
communicating with other souls

18. Wadi Al barhoot
Wadi-e-Barhoot is situated in the barren lands in the desert in Yemen
devoid of food or water. This is the dwelling of the evil spirits a place
where they are severely chastised.