National Burial Council (NBC)

The National Burial Council is the professional body representing Muslim funeral directors and bereavement services across the UK. It maintains a directory of cemeteries with Muslim sections, accredits member funeral firms against a code of practice, and provides guidance for families and for non-Muslim executors arranging a Muslim funeral. [source: nbc/home-2026-05-02.html]

For a UK Muslim family arranging a funeral, the NBC's two most useful resources are its cemetery directory (which combines dedicated Muslim cemeteries and council cemeteries with Muslim sections) and its member-firm directory (used to find a funeral director with explicit experience of Islamic burial, ghusl facilities, and shroud-only burial where the cemetery permits it).

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Last verified: 2 May 2026 against nbc.org.uk.