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Scenario

How to maintain Islamic mourning practices without family support

I am the only one in my family who converted to Islam and they do not understand why I need to observe forty days for my son, and I feel completely alone in my grief.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief becomes doubly isolating when religious obligations are not shared by those closest to you.

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Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic mourning — the forty-day tradition?”

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