Bier __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text BIER. Arabic جنازة Jindzah and janazah. The same word is used for the corpse, the bier, and the funeral. In most Muslim countries the ordinary charpoy, or "bedstead," is used for the bier, which, in the case of a female, is covered with a canopy. [BURIAL.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail