I have been visiting my father's grave every day since he died five weeks ago, and people are telling me I should stop after his forty-day ceremony because it is not healthy.
More people experience this than they realize.
Well-meaning guidance about grief can feel like additional loss when it asks you to abandon practices that provide genuine comfort.
“Where Are You with Islamic mourning — the forty-day tradition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.