Applicable to all sites.
These rules and regulations will be subject to Shariah and law of the land.
Rules and Regulations (December 2024)
- The Tottenham Park Islamic Cemetery is responsible only for providing its members burial plots in the cemetery.
- Only Sunni Muslims who believe in Hadhrat Muhammad (SAW) as the last Prophet and as the last messenger of the Allah (SWT) will be eligible as a member.
- No particular piece of land for grave shall be reserved for any member, except that husband or wife on his or her death may be buried in the same grave as that of his or her spouse, subject to Shariah and the law of the land and provided that such wish of the spouse is notified in writing to the Association during his or her lifetime.
- The graves will be dug in a line one after another except when there happens to be more than one death in a space of one or two weeks and when the graves are still fresh. In this situation graves will be dug apart from each other to protect the fresh graves.
- No members can either sell or transfer his or her rights of membership to anyone else.
- The Executive Committee will have a right to start reburial in the same plot as and when necessary and no member can object to it.
- Member’s wife or husband and children are all entitled for burial in the cemetery provided:
- A son or daughter (unmarried or married) are under the age of 18 years
- An unmarried son living with parents will have rights to burial until he attained his 25th birthday. He will not have rights to burial after his 25th birthday but can apply for an associate membership until he attains his 26th birthday.
- A daughter unmarried and living with her parents irrespective of her age.
- A son or daughter, irrespective of his/her age suffering mental or physical disability and he/she is physically dependent upon parent(s) or carer(s).
- A member’s daughter, divorced or widowed may become a member upon payment of the membership fees irrespective of her age, subject to submitting an application within 24 months after the divorce.
- Members’ children will not have rights to burial once they are married and over the age of 18. However, they are eligible to apply for an associate membership until they attain their 26th birthday”
“All new members must serve at least one calendar month grace period before burial rights are granted, except in the case of sudden or accidental death”
- On divorce, only the original fee paid member will have the rights to burial, the other spouse will have to make application for membership within 24 months after the divorce. However, during the iddat period the wife will have the full rights for the burial, but this will cease once the iddat period is over.
- Member’s overseas visitors or his/ her immediate family on a valid visa (on maximum of six months) shall have a right of burial provided they pay full fee as applicable at the time.
- A member may have a preference to choose which one of the cemeteries managed by TPICA they prefer burial. This is subject to the availability of the burial plot and at TPICA’s discretion. TPICA has the right to refuse without giving any reasons.
- No relative of the deceased person buried in the cemetery will be allowed to construct any solid concrete work over the graves. A proper headstone of an appropriate size and design is available for purchase through the TPICA, (size and details are available from TPICA’s Office). Any other headstone may be removed without notice by the TPICA.
- Members will be required to pay for the cost of management and maintenance of the cemetery and other expenses. Non-payment of maintenance will result in termination of membership, with members initial joining fee being refunded fully. The cheque will be sent to the last-known home address on the TPICA database.
All charges for the digging of the grave and tidying up of the soil around the grave following a burial will be passed on to the member or their relatives. - Where practical, members shall be buried in the same cemetery for which they have been registered as members and paid for, but members will also have a preference to choose which one of the cemeteries managed by TPICA, subject to clause 10 of the Rules and Regulations and the availability of land space.
- Register of membership for the Tottenham Park Islamic Cemetery and Woodgrange Park Cemetery shall be maintained separately.
- A member may apply in his or her lifetime to withdraw from membership; the fees paid will be refunded. An administration fee will apply.
- In case of a dispute regarding the rights of the member the Executive Committee shall make a decision. In the event of the dispute if not resolved the member shall have a right to appeal to an arbitration panel and its decision shall be final. The membership of the panel shall be decided by a General Meeting and such panel will have up to four but minimum two elected members and a local Mufti.
- The Executive Committee will facilitate the cost and burial of a Sunni Muslim/ah whose body is unclaimed (Lawaris Mawt) from:
- Funds specifically marked for (Lawaris Mawt) (or, failing this )
- From funds/donations within the community
- All others will be known as Associate Members, the Associate members shall have right of burial but NO voting rights.
T&C's of the Cemeteries
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