Abode of Mercy

MUSLIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTRE

THE STORY OF A MUSLIM CEMETERY PROJECT

Surah Al-Anbiya: Every soul must taste of death, and We try you with evil and with good, for ordeal. And unto Us ye will be returned. (35)

BE PREPARED

The Prophet (SAW) once visited a cemetery, sat beside a grave and cried a lot. Then he addressed the Companions and said: "Brothers, prepare for this day." (Sunan Ibn Majah)

On another occasion, he (SAW)said: "Visiting the graves, softens the hearts, brings tears to the eyes and reminds you of the Hereafter."(Mustadarak Al -Hakim)

To provide an exclusive burial place for Muslim community in accordance with Quran and Sunnah.

VISION & MISSION

Ensure local Muslim community has its own full service cemetery facilitating full burial rites by protecting, maintaining, preserving & sustaining the cemetery.

DO YOU KNOW OF ANY MUSLIM CEMETERY THAT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO

Visit

Reflect on Life

& Death

Pray for the Deceased

IN THE NEWS

Four Arrested With Human Skulls

By Yemi Dalemo, Ijebu-OdePunch: Tuesday, 12 May 2009Four suspected ritualists who specialise in cutting and selling human skulls were on Friday night arrested by security operatives of the Muslim community in Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Two of them, Shina Sulaiman (25) and Yomi Aregbe (20) were arrested at Oke Agbo Muslim Cemetery at about 8pm.

Cemetery charges N130,000 for special graves

Daily Trust, 22-08-2008 00:00Some residents of the FCT spend about N130,000 on "special graves" for burial of their relatives, sources at the Gwarinpa Cemetery have said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the charges include the cost of making tombs while additional N24,000 is charged for maintenance of the graves for two years.

IN THE NEWS

OUR VISION

“I AM YOUR FINAL HOME”

ABODE OF MERCY

HOPE

OUR RESPONSE

LOVE

The MPAC conceived the project to cater for the needs of the Muslim community, with a pilot project to be located in Lagos State.

"Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return"

(Surah 2: 156)

ABODE OF MERCY

As part of our organised efforts to realise the vision of this project, MPAC team searched for the best models in the development of exclusive Muslim cemetery and chose the Garden of Peace Muslim Cemetery in the UK as a model to utilise.

In 2008, our team went on a tour of the GOP facility and met with the facility’s Trustees with whom we continue to engage for technical supports in actualising our ambition to develop a similar facility in Nigeria.

VISITING THE GARDEN OF PEACE, UK- 2008

THE “GREEN MOSQUE”* INSIDE THE CEMETERY

2013 VISIT

*Green because it is built to be environmentally friendly. It generates its own electricity/floor

heating and has garden as its roof.

INSIDE THE “GREEN MOSQUE”*

2013 VISIT

*Green because it is built to be environmentally friendly, generates its own electricity/floor heating and has garden as

its roof.

JANAZAH AREA

WUDHOO AREA

GENTS

LAKE WITHIN THE GARDEN

BURIAL AREA

BURIAL AREA

GARDEN AREA

IN NIGERIA

IN NIGERIA

WHAT WE HAVE DONE

Association of Muslims

Professionals(AMP)

Lagos Mainland Muslim

Community

Muslims Public Affairs

Centre(MPAC)

THE SITE

WORK TO BE DONE

08034700331 info@mpac-ng.org

For more information visit

www.mpac-ng.org

"Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return"

(Surah 2: 156)