July 6. On this date in 1935, Shoghi Effendi wrote to an individual believer that "The dead should be buried with their face turned towards the Qiblih. There is also a congregational prayer to be recited. Besides this there is no other ceremony to be performed."

July 6. On this date in 1935, Shoghi Effendi wrote to an individual believer that "The dead should be buried with their face turned towards the Qiblih. There is also a congregational prayer to be recited. Besides this there is no other ceremony to be performed."

646. Face of the Dead Should Be Turned Toward the Qiblih
"The dead should be buried with their face turned towards the Qiblih. There is also a congregational prayer to be recited. Besides this there is no other ceremony to be performed."
(From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, July 6, 1935)