Jawi begins using multi-tier graves for unclaimed bodies in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) began implementing a multi-tier burial method for bodies with no next of kin at the Raudhatul Sakinah Muslim Cemetery in Kepong on Tuesday.

Jawi said in a statement that the pilot project was part of efforts to optimise the use of increasingly limited space at Muslim cemeteries in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Sinar Harian reported.

The project also uses a body-lowering pulley machine developed by the Kuala Lumpur Public Works Department to facilitate the handling and lowering of bodies to a depth of eight feet.

“In this method, the first body is lowered using a sling stretcher with the help of a pulley machine, while two or three workers stand inside the grave to receive the body.

“After the first body is placed, the soil-collapse support device is lifted before the grave chamber is covered with boards. The pulley machine is then moved away and the grave is filled with soil to a level five feet below the grave’s surface.

“A second grave chamber, two feet deep, is then dug on the left side facing the direction of the qibla, before the second body is lowered using the pulley machine, covered with grave boards and filled with soil until it reaches the original ground level,” it said.

Media reports previously said Muslim cemeteries in Kuala Lumpur were expected to have capacity for burials only until 2029 based on existing space.

In November 2025, Jawi and Universiti Sains Malaysia were reported to have conducted a study to develop guidelines for implementing multi-tier graves in the Federal Territories as an alternative to address the shortage of burial space.

Jawi said the use of the pulley machine could improve the efficiency of burial procedures while making the work easier for those involved.

Efforts to improve the operation of Muslim cemeteries also include exploring suitable technologies and equipment to ensure bodies are managed responsibly, properly and in accordance with Islamic requirements, it added.

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吉隆坡，10 月 29 日讯——联邦直辖区伊斯兰宗教局（JAWI）于周二在甲洞的 Raudhatul Sakinah 穆斯林公墓开始实施针对无亲属遗体的多层埋葬方法。

据《阳光日报》报道，爪夷在一份声明中表示，该试点项目是为优化利用吉隆坡联邦直辖区穆斯林墓地日益有限的空间而采取的措施之一。

该项目还采用了吉隆坡公共工程部开发的尸体下放滑轮机，以便于将尸体搬运和下放到八英尺深的地下。

“在这种方法中，第一具遗体借助滑轮机用吊索担架放下，同时两到三名工人站在墓穴内接收遗体。

“第一具遗体安放完毕后，在墓室用木板覆盖之前，会先将防塌陷支撑装置吊起。然后，滑轮机被移开，墓穴被填土至低于墓穴表面五英尺的高度。”

“然后在面向朝拜方向的左侧挖一个两英尺深的第二个墓室，再用滑轮机将第二具遗体放入其中，用墓板覆盖，并填满泥土，直到与原来的地面齐平。”声明中写道。

此前媒体报道称，根据现有空间，吉隆坡穆斯林墓地的埋葬能力预计只能维持到 2029 年。

据报道，2025 年 11 月，爪夷文物局和马来西亚理科大学进行了一项研究，旨在制定在联邦直辖区实施多层墓穴的指导方针，以此作为解决墓地短缺问题的替代方案。

Jawi表示，使用滑轮机可以提高埋葬程序的效率，同时也能减轻相关人员的工作负担。

报告还补充说，改善穆斯林墓地运作的努力还包括探索合适的技术和设备，以确保遗体得到负责任、妥善的管理，并符合伊斯兰教的要求。

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