Malay burial structures
The Makam Pahlawan, or Warriors' Tomb, was built in 1965 within the complex of the National Mosque as a mausoleum for heads of state in Malaysia.
Although Islam as followed by the majority of the world's Muslims does not encourage the construction of elaborate structures for remembrance or veneration of the dead, the practice of building tombs and mausoleums for sultans and their close relatives, statesmen and well-known religious and other leaders has long been a part of the traditional Malay interpretation of Islam in Malaysia.
- Information in the full article includes
- Origins of the tradition
- Cemeteries and gravestones
- Tombs
- Mausoleums