- Rectangle of Death A few months ago, a report of a new and dangerous disease in China that was broadcast on television caught my attention. I thought to myself, what conditions might occur if this disease enters Iran? On February 18, 2020, Iran contracted coronary heart disease; The fear of contracting this disease was quite evident among the people and took the lives of many people, as well as creating difficult economic conditions for the people. But in the meantime, the issue of burying the dead of this mysterious disease has created a new challenge. With the fatwa of the Supreme Leader of Iran on the necessity of observing the religious principles in different stages of burial, the deceased for the first time in the city of Tabriz, which has one of the largest shrines in the country; By strictly observing the health protocols in block 65 (burial place of the coronation deceased), the deceased of this disease were buried. White death without the presence of the deceased's family watching from a distance; Volunteer students who now wore clothes other than their own and performed religious rites for the deceased; Disinfectants that changed the atmosphere of Block 65 like a strange stage; A white storm that brought white death. Everyone and everyone had created an apocalyptic atmosphere. It was there that "death" took on new and more suspended meanings for me; That man, despite all the great progress, is still weak and small.
Rectangle of Death
Due to the increase in Corona deaths, next to the main morgue of Wadi Rahmat, a mobile mobile cold store transports Cronian dead from the hospital to Wadi Rahmat, and ghusls identify and disinfect the body; Then they go to the bathroom to wash.
Every day, after washing ordinary corpses, the bathing women wash the corona corpses from 2 pm by wearing special clothes. They are dissatisfied with this situation but consider themselves obliged; They say that in this critical situation, this is the only thing we can do to help our fellow human beings and be a mercy to those who are heartbroken.
Tolerating these clothes in the cold and heat of Tabriz is not an easy task.
After bathing the deceased, the female baths are covered with a white cloth that is blessed and placed in a special cover. Taqsil and Takfin are among the religious ceremonies performed for Muslim fatwas. Bathers use insulated clothing, shields, masks and gloves daily to prevent contracting the virus. Wadi Rahmat Tabriz is the first shrine to exhume the coronation of the dead.
After bathing the deceased, the female baths are covered with a white cloth that is blessed and placed in a special cover. Taqsil and Takfin are among the religious ceremonies performed for Muslim fatwas. Bathers use insulated clothing, shields, masks and gloves daily to prevent contracting the virus. Wadi Rahmat Tabriz is the first shrine to exhume the coronation of the dead.
Hassan Choobdar and his friend Mr. Hosseini are among the volunteer students who have come to Wadi Rahmat to perform religious ceremonies, including the funeral prayer and to supervise the correct implementation of religious issues, and move to block 65 behind the ambulance carrying the body. They believe that something must be done in this situation of coronation and red; They consider this as jihad in the way of God by wearing isolated clothes on a daily basis.
Block 65 is the farthest block from the Valley of Mercy, where most of the Coronation deceased are buried; Of course, the relatives of the deceased are allowed to bury their dead in another block. The relatives of the deceased are not allowed to approach the body and are watching the funeral and burial of their loved ones from afar. They are surprised to lose a loved one and worry that they may be suffering from companionship with that patient.
Corpse prayer on the coronation of the deceased without the presence of relatives and relatives of the deceased In Iran, one of the glorious and crowded ceremonies is the farewell and burial ceremonies of the deceased; However, with the outbreak of the Corona virus, this important Islamic ceremony was canceled and even the close family of the deceased was not allowed to attend his funeral prayers. Instead, the students and staff in charge of burying the deceased perform this important Islamic act. They recite the Qur'an and pray over the graves of the dead
