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Suleymaniye Funeral Fund

Why join
the funeral fund?

Help your family understand today who to contact and what support may be available when they need it.

Families contribute to a shared fund
Families contribute to a shared fund, which helps provide funeral support.

Preparing today.
Caring for one another.

Applying in advance helps you prepare for your own family while supporting another family through a difficult time.

Together
OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

A final duty we share.

When a Muslim dies in a locality, washing and shrouding the deceased, offering the funeral prayer and arranging burial are a collective obligation (fard kifayah) upon the Muslim community there. When enough people fulfil these duties, the others are relieved of the obligation. If everyone neglects them, those able to act bear responsibility.

The Funeral Fund is one way to contribute together to these final duties and support families through a difficult time.

Joining the fund supports this shared effort; the collective obligation is fulfilled when the necessary funeral duties are actually carried out.

TOGETHER IN THE FINAL DUTIES

Together on the final journey.

Congregation offering the funeral prayer at Suleymaniye Mosque, London, before repatriation from Coventry to Gaziantep
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The funeral prayer at Suleymaniye Mosque, London, for a deceased person being repatriated from Coventry to Gaziantep.

Hands raised in prayer at a cemetery, with other attendees in the background

United in prayer.

Reciting Al-Fatiha and making dua together with the imam and those attending at the cemetery.

How does it work?

Contribute today. Support when needed.

Learn more
01

Families contribute

Regular donations bring families together in a shared commitment to support.

02

A shared fund grows

Donations are pooled to support families, rather than kept as personal savings.

03

Families receive support

Requests are assessed under the fund rules and available resources.

The fund is based on voluntary mutual support. Applications and requests for assistance are assessed individually.

Preparing for your family

Prepare today for
unexpected funeral costs.

Grief after a death is accompanied by funeral arrangements and costs. Not every family has several thousand pounds immediately available.

Repatriation from London to Türkiye / Northern Cyprus

£3,000–£4,000

Approximate cost depending on services and transport arrangements.

When a death occurs outside London

Over £4,000

Additional collection journeys and airport transfers may increase the total.

Approximate examples retained from the existing page. These are not fixed prices; distance, flights and administrative requirements can affect costs.

We cannot know what life will bring, but we can prepare today.

Regular contributions are pooled to support families within the fund’s rules and available resources.

What does joining offer?

Know. Prepare. Support.

Your family knows who to call

Your family can call the 24-hour funeral helpline for guidance.

Understand the options

Learn about burial in England or repatriation to Türkiye / Northern Cyprus. The burial plot in England is the family’s responsibility.

Help other families too

Your contribution joins the shared fund to help with eligible funeral costs.

Believers supporting one another

Caring continues in the final duty.

“The believing men and women are allies of one another…”
Surah At-Tawbah, verse 71

Caring for the deceased and easing the burden on loved ones puts that friendship into practice.

Why apply in advance? Applications are assessed first. The first payment starts a 90-day waiting period, waived for accidental deaths.
Joining and annual contributions

Two separate contributions.
When and how much?

01 · WHEN YOU JOIN · ONCE

Joining donation

Applicants aged 40 and over pay an age-based joining donation once, at registration. This amount is not collected again each year.

Applicant ageOne-off donation
18–39£0
40–49£100
50–59£250
60+Calculated by age
One-off joining donation—

Aged 60 or over: £250 + (age − 59) × the application year’s annual donation. This calculator uses the £80 set for 2026; the annual donation is separate.

02 · EACH YEAR · IN JANUARY

Annual donation

£80 / year
Current amount set for 2026

The annual donation is determined after funeral costs and fund expenses are calculated at year end. The current amount is £80; it may change in later years as costs change.

Before each January collection, you will be notified of that year’s amount and payment date.

The annual donation is collected by Direct Debit. It is separate from the one-off joining donation.

Direct Debit payment protection

Direct Debit collections from your bank account are covered by the Direct Debit Guarantee. If a collection error occurs, such as a wrong amount or date, you can request a full and immediate refund from your bank. You can cancel your instruction through your bank; please also notify the fund team.

This protection covers the payment process; it does not guarantee funeral support from the fund.
Repatriation and accompanying travel

Understand the support provided for each destination.

Türkiye · Transport to the cemetery

The Funeral Fund helps arrange transport of the deceased to the cemetery in Türkiye. The family is responsible for arranging the burial plot.

Northern Cyprus · Ercan Airport

For repatriation to Northern Cyprus, we help transport the deceased as far as Ercan Airport.

Return ticket for one accompanying person

Support includes a return flight ticket for one person accompanying the deceased.

Requests for support are assessed under the fund rules and available resources.

For you and your family

Take a step today.

Have your details ready and work through the joining steps.

Apply nowRead the joining guide first