The Islamic Center of Southern California on S. Vermont Avenue is located in the heart of Los Angeles' Koreatown. The Center serves Los Angeles County's Muslim communities and is within a short drive of Rose Hills Memorial Park, the nearest Islamic cemetery.
An imposing, elegant white and gray building serves the local Muslim community as cultural, educational and religious focal point, and provides families also with a welcoming, bright and spacious facility for funeral gatherings of up to 200 guests.
Day-to-day operations are run by the center's director Kenan Kapetanovic, who is supported by assistant manager and funeral arranger Osamah Bin-Mahfouz, and communications coordinator Kristen Stangas. The Center can arrange for transfer of remains to and from other funeral homes, and offers families a traditional funeral service, performing proper Islamic burial for loved ones at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
Funeral service includes preparing the body for burial in accordance with Islamic guidelines, providing a burial plot/grave site in the Islamic Cemetery section of Rose Hills Memorial Park and performing a Janaza prayer at the grave site. In accordance with Islamic beliefs, traditions and customs, cremation or direct cremation are not available.
The prices below are based on the General Price List for Islamic Center of Southern California. However, funeral homes sometimes have special pricing packages available, and you should ask if those are available.
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Basic Services of the Director, Staff, and Overhead | $3,000 |
Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing/Visitation | $350 |
Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony | $450 |
Use of Facilities and Staff for Memorial Service | $450 |
Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service | $450 |
Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (First Call) | $300 |
Use of a Funeral Coach (Hearse) | $475 |
Use of a Family Car (Limousine) | $450 |
Direct Burial | N/A |
Direct Cremation | N/A |
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home | $1,000 |
Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home | $1,000 |
Embalming | $350 |
The General Price List we have on file for Islamic Center of Southern California has an effective date of Feb. 1, 2011. The prices on our site are for your reference only. We can’t guarantee that the actual prices will be the same as the prices listed on our site. All funeral homes have an effective date on their Price Lists that are subject to change and we recommend that you ask the funeral home for its most recent prices over the phone or for a copy of their General Price List.
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“ Rose Hills is not an Islamic Cemetary. All you have is a piece from them. A 100% Islamic cementary is in Adelanto CA. Many many acres so you don't run out and only 1 brother attends to it. I rather be in a humble place than a fancy non- Muslim owned cemetary. ”