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During visits to abandoned mountain oasis villages in the Hajar Mountains of Oman, the presence of aloe vera plants on many of the late Islamic graves was noticed. Over the years, the number of cemeteries where the practice was recorded... more
During visits to abandoned mountain oasis villages in the Hajar Mountains of Oman, the presence of aloe vera plants on many of the late Islamic graves was noticed. Over the years, the number of cemeteries where the practice was recorded was noted. This paper presents the informal findings with a summary of graves where the plants were observed and a discussion of the possible connection of the custom with funerary customs of different religions.