وَيُحْفَرُ الْقَبْرُ، وَيُلْحَدُ
Translation: The grave is dug and a lateral recess (lahd) is made.
Lahd is a lateral recess, normally on the qiblah side of the grave. Shaqq is a central trench within the grave.
The form selected must also safeguard the body given the local soil conditions.
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Funerals: Carrying the Bier, Lahd and Burial
وَيُحْفَرُ الْقَبْرُ، وَيُلْحَدُ
Translation: The grave is dug and a lateral recess (lahd) is made.
Lahd is a lateral recess, normally on the qiblah side of the grave. Shaqq is a central trench within the grave.
The form selected must also safeguard the body given the local soil conditions.