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Muslim funeral services in Eastern Cape
We have no checked listings in Eastern Cape yet. Call the nearest large masjid; they will know who handles funerals locally.
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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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- PietermaritzburgKwaZulu-Natal461 km away 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
- DurbanKwaZulu-Natal468 km away 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
- Lenasia, JohannesburgGauteng728 km away 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
- Mitchells Plain, Cape TownWestern Cape829 km away 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
- Goodwood, Cape TownWestern Cape834 km away 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
- Maitland, Cape TownWestern Cape836 km away 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
- Cape TownWestern Cape839 km away 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
- Constantia, Cape TownWestern Cape845 km away 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
- Saldanha / VredenburgWestern Cape885 km away 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
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