In addition to all of that, the official mourning period is 40 days. During this period loved ones of the deceased have special prayers for the dead’s soul. Finally, the average cost of a modern Islamic funeral in Egypt varies from 300 to 2.500 USD. However, next to these strictly Islamic funerary practices, another interesting phenomenon takes place in Egypt: Many present-day death beliefs are comparable to Ancient Egyptian practices. That applies both to Muslim and Christian Egyptian death practices. After all, both religions believe that death signifies the split of the eternal, immortal soul from the fleeting, physical body.
