AIRASIA-QZ8501
QZ8501 crash victims' bodies can be left to decompose at sea, says Grand Imam
In todays scenario, burial management is viewed crucial by using the existing state-of-the-art technology available. - File Photo
Bodies of AirAsia flight QZ8501 victims that have suffered extensive decay and deemed unrecognisable can be left to submerge in the water, said Istiqlal Mosque Grand Imam, Ali Mustafa Yakub.
“If the victims have suffered extensive decomposition and are no longer recogniseable, best to leave the bodies to sink in the water,” said Ali Mustafa in an interview with Republika here, Sunday.
Ali Mustafa also explained that people who died on board a vessel and requires longer time to be brought to the mainland, the human remains can be disposed in the ocean for the final resting.
“If we wait until it (the body) reaches the mainland, the remains will smell,” he said.
The method, he said was discussed in several Islamic kitab where the weighted body can be left to sink to the seabed. There the remain will be slowly buried by broken down further over months or years, depending on the acidity of the water.
[PHOTO GALLERY]: MORE BODIES, WRECKAGE FOUND
In today’s scenario, burial management is viewed crucial by using the existing state-of-the-art technology available.
“Since we have the technology on conducting DNA tests, so best to bring the remains back to mainland,” he said.
[PHOTO GALLERY]: BLACK DAY FOR QZ8501 FAMILIES AS BODIES FOUND IN SEA
Ali also said that burials should be conducted as soon as possible following fardhu kifayah (communal obligatory) in Islamic teachings.
“If the victims have suffered extensive decomposition and are no longer recogniseable, best to leave the bodies to sink in the water,” said Ali Mustafa in an interview with Republika here, Sunday.
Ali Mustafa also explained that people who died on board a vessel and requires longer time to be brought to the mainland, the human remains can be disposed in the ocean for the final resting.
“If we wait until it (the body) reaches the mainland, the remains will smell,” he said.
The method, he said was discussed in several Islamic kitab where the weighted body can be left to sink to the seabed. There the remain will be slowly buried by broken down further over months or years, depending on the acidity of the water.
[PHOTO GALLERY]: MORE BODIES, WRECKAGE FOUND
In today’s scenario, burial management is viewed crucial by using the existing state-of-the-art technology available.
“Since we have the technology on conducting DNA tests, so best to bring the remains back to mainland,” he said.
[PHOTO GALLERY]: BLACK DAY FOR QZ8501 FAMILIES AS BODIES FOUND IN SEA
Ali also said that burials should be conducted as soon as possible following fardhu kifayah (communal obligatory) in Islamic teachings.