Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body has been buried in a Muslim cemetery near Richmond, Virginia, according to the death certificate filed at Boston's city hall. The Al-Barzakh Cemetery in Doswell accepted the body and is listed as the "place of disposition" on the document. Islamic tradition calls for the deceased to be washed, shrouded and prayed over before the body is buried, according to Kecia Ali, who teaches religion at Boston University. The corpse should be buried on its right side with the head toward Mecca, the Muslim holy city in western Saudi Arabia, Ali said.
Muslims hold different beliefs about marking the grave, in some places elaborate markers are used and in others, graves are left unmarked, Ali said.
Tsarnaev's parents are both in Russia. His uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, drove to Worcester from his Maryland home to the funeral parlor and was trying find a place for burial. Tsarni went in and out of the funeral home several times on May 8 and declined to talk with reporters.
The death certificate included several other details about Tsarnaev, including his birth place marked as Elista, which is the capital of the Russian republic of Kalmykia. He was born Oct. 21, 1986.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's occupation is listed as "never worked."