One of the strong tenets of Islam rests on the belief that once interned, the angels Kiraman Katibeen, two revered scribes, will arrive at the grave’s head with the records of the good and bad deeds of the deceased. The two questioners , Munkar and Nakeer will enter the grave as soon as all the witnesses to the burial have moved forty feet away. They will make questions to test the basic beliefs of the deceased, the answers to which will be recorded by the two scribes. It was considered the responsibility of those who took part in the internment to educate or at least to remind the deceased, on what questions will be asked and what shall be the answers to be given. After the tomb was formed, the priest presiding over the burial would dictate both questions and answers. It was believed that the Ruh, under the custody of the angel of death, would listen and learn the lesson dictated. It was also meant to remind the people present, the basic beliefs they ought to possess as well as what they would expect when in their own graves. The process was known as Talqeen. The dictation, repeated three times, in Arabic as well in Cutchi or Urdu - went like this:

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Thereafter, a prayer was rendered asking for Allah’s forgiveness of the deceased, and all Muslims and Believers, living or dead. The crowd would then stepped off forty feet without turning to look back.