LessonsFunerals: Shrouding Men and WomenQuiz

Izar is the cloth spread beneath and wrapped around the deceased, ordinarily extending from head to feet in this funeral arrangement.

Qamis is the shroud tunic covering the body below the neck without the ordinary details of a sewn shirt.

Lifafah is the outermost encompassing sheet wrapping the other pieces.

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Identifying the izar, qamis and lifafah

Funerals: Shrouding Men and Women

Izar is the cloth spread beneath and wrapped around the deceased, ordinarily extending from head to feet in this funeral arrangement.

Qamis is the shroud tunic covering the body below the neck without the ordinary details of a sewn shirt.

Lifafah is the outermost encompassing sheet wrapping the other pieces.