Purity: Is It Permissible to Display an Ancient Muslim Woman’s Skeleton for Educational Purposes?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: Is It Permissible to Display an Ancient Muslim Woman’s Skeleton for Educational Purposes?
English:
Question #232:
Recently a woman’s skeleton was discovered in an ancient grave dating back to about seven hundred years. It is big and in an intact state with some hair on the skull. According to the archeologists who discovered it, it is the body of a Muslim woman. Is it permissible for this immense and extraordinary corpse to be displayed by the Museum of Natural Sciences (after repairing the grave and placing the body in it) for the visitors for educational purposes, or to serve as a reminder by displaying it with suitable verses and traditions.
Answer #232:
If it is confirmed that this skeleton belongs to a Muslim, it is obligatory to bury it again, immediately.