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Muslim funeral services in South Africa
25 listings in 3 provinces, each checked against a public page. Call to confirm before you rely on one.
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- Call the masjid’s funeral committee first. If the death was at home and unexpected, call 10177 or 112 before anyone else.
- Ask them: who does the ghusl, what time the janazah prayer will be, which funeral director they work with, and whether there is a plot in a Muslim cemetery or section.
- Then take it one step at a time. What to do when a Muslim dies in South Africa.
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By type: Masjid funeral committees 3 · Muslim cemeteries 13 · Janazah services 7
Gauteng 5
- Benoni (Ekurhuleni)Gauteng Janazah services
Ekurhuleni Muslim Burial (EMB)
Burial service for Muslims in Ekurhuleni (Benoni, Boksburg, Springs) that arranges the hearse, kafan, grave, death registration and grave payments, and helps with ghusl if the family cannot.
Call 074 786 9988 Central
Checked Oct 2026
- JohannesburgGauteng Janazah services
Central Islamic Trust – Burial Service
Volunteer-run 24-hour Muslim burial service covering Greater Johannesburg and other provinces, collecting the deceased, transporting for ghusl and preparing graves; no charge in destitute cases.
Call 083 307 7320 Burial: Tahir Momoniat
Checked Oct 2026
- Lenasia South, JohannesburgGauteng Funeral committee
Lenasia South Muslim Association – Burial Division
The association's burial committee provides full funeral assistance with its own hearse and a ghusl facility at Masjid E Taqwa (read from the July 2025 archived page because the live site was down).
Fees, as published: R3500.00 (Child - R2000.00), as published on the archived page captured 17 Jul 2025 (live page erroring on 10 Oct 2026)
Call 083 392 2271 Sohail Manga
Checked Oct 2026
- Lenasia, JohannesburgGauteng Janazah services
Jamiatul Ulama South Africa – Lenasia 24-hour Burial Facility
The Jamiatul Ulama's Lenasia branch runs a 24-hour burial facility offering ghusl, death documentation, mortuary services and kafan; the phone numbers are the branch and head-office lines on its contact page.
Call +27 11 854 6170 South Gauteng (Lenasia) branch office
Checked Oct 2026
- Lenasia, JohannesburgGauteng Janazah services
Saaberie Chishty Society – Burial ServiceVerified
A 24-hour Muslim burial service based in Lenasia that handles funerals across Johannesburg and South Africa and arranges repatriation and importation of remains; destitute burials are free.
Verified by the organization, October 2026
KwaZulu-Natal 2
- DurbanKwaZulu-Natal Cemetery
Islamic Burial Council
Durban council that administers the Muslim cemeteries handed over by eThekwini Municipality (including Badhsa Peer, Mobeni and Shallcross) and has 39 affiliated burial societies it can refer families to.
Checked Oct 2026
- PietermaritzburgKwaZulu-Natal Janazah services
Pietermaritzburg Muslim Burial Society
Muslim burial society for Pietermaritzburg with a published hotline; its site does not list the individual services offered.
Call 082 807 8600 Hotline
Checked Oct 2026
Western Cape 18
- Cape TownWestern Cape Janazah services
Ahlul Bait Foundation of South Africa (AFOSA) – Funeral Services
Foundation that performs washing, kafan, janazah salaah and interment for the deceased.
Call +27 72 527 9380 Funeral services: Shahid Fortune
Checked Oct 2026
- Cape TownWestern Cape Funeral home
Al-Ansaar Burial Services
Registered Muslim undertaker for Cape Town and the Western Cape with a 24-hour line, handling collection, DHA-1663 and burial-order paperwork, ghusl and kafan, hearse and grave booking (family transport not provided).
Checked Oct 2026
- Cape TownWestern Cape Janazah services
Nakhlistan Death and Burial Service
Pay-on-the-day Muslim burial service for greater Cape Town with one hearse, supplying kafan pack, planks and ghusl katel and registering the death; the family books and pays for the grave.
Fees, as published: R6000 – R6800 for a same day service, depending on the area of the Janaazah; extra fee if it runs into the next day (seen 2026-10-10)
Checked Oct 2026
- Cape Town (Helderberg / Eerste River area)Western Cape Cemetery
Welmoed Cemetery – Muslim allotment (City of Cape Town)
City cemetery with a Muslim allotment, named by the City and the MJC as having burial space; phone numbers are the Area 2 office numbers from the City's January 2021 release.
Call (021) 400-2558 Area 2 cemetery office (Kuilsriver Civic Centre, Riebeeck Road)
Checked Oct 2026
- Constantia, Cape TownWestern Cape Cemetery
Constantia Cemetery
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Constantia, Cape Town. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- Goodwood, Cape TownWestern Cape Funeral committee
Goodwood Islamic Society – Quloobul Moe'mieneen Burial Society
The Goodwood mosque's burial society handles janazah arrangements on the day (no monthly payments), including death registration, hearse, kafang, planks and katel.
Checked Oct 2026
- Grassy Park, Cape TownWestern Cape Cemetery
Spaanschemat River Muslim Cemetery
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Grassy Park, Cape Town. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- Maitland, Cape TownWestern Cape Cemetery
Maitland Cemetery – Muslim burial section (City of Cape Town)
City cemetery with Muslim burial blocks (new sections opened 2021); Muslim burials are facilitated until sunset at no extra charge. Phone numbers are from the City's January 2021 release.
Call (021) 814-1518 Area 1 cemetery office
Checked Oct 2026
- MalmesburyWestern Cape Cemetery
Malmesbury Maqbara
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Malmesbury. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- Mitchells Plain, Cape TownWestern Cape Burial fund
Jamiatut-Toliebien Muslim Burial Services (J.T.M.B.S)
Membership burial fund in Cape Town that pays kafan and benefits to registered members (under 69 to join, six-month waiting period) and assists with arranging ghaasil and imam on request.
Fees, as published: Joining fee: R35,00, PLUS (1) month contribution of R25.00; total R60.00 with application (subject to change; seen 2026-10-10)
Call 082 557 1301 Janazaah arrangements (24 hours, WhatsApp)
Checked Oct 2026
- Mowbray, Cape TownWestern Cape Cemetery
Gamedia Maqbara
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Mowbray, Cape Town. Known as the Mowbray Muslim cemetery. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- PaarlWestern Cape Cemetery
Paarl Muslim Maqbara (Parys Cemetery)
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Paarl. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- Panorama, Cape TownWestern Cape Funeral committee
Panorama Masjid (PMCT) – Janazah
Masjid contact for janazah notices and funeral queries in Panorama; the page does not describe ghusl or burial services.
Call 082 655 6552 Asgar Khan
Checked Oct 2026
- Rylands Estate, Cape TownWestern Cape Cemetery
Habibia Soofie Maqbara
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Rylands Estate, Cape Town. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- Rylands, Cape TownWestern Cape Cemetery
Vygiekraal Cemetery
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Rylands, Cape Town. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- Saldanha / VredenburgWestern Cape Cemetery
West Coast Islamic Society Maqbara
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Saldanha / Vredenburg. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- StrandWestern Cape Cemetery
Strand Muslim Council Cemetery
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Strand. A City of Cape Town release says it has reached full capacity and only re-opens family graves. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
- WellingtonWestern Cape Cemetery
Wellington Muslim Cemetery
Muslim cemetery (maqbara) in Wellington. Listed on the Muslim Judicial Council cemeteries page (page erroring on 10 Oct 2026; read from the 9 Sep 2026 Wayback capture).
Checked Oct 2026
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