Prince Edward Island's first and, as far as could be established, only Muslim burial ground - which corrects the assumption that PEI has none. Owned and operated by the Muslim Society of PEI (Masjid Dar As-Salam, Charlottetown). The Society's own cemetery-project page states: "The society acquired a piece of woodland in Green Meadows, P.E.I., back in the late 1990s, but the work started in 2017 to prepare it as an official burying ground for Muslims on the Island. Since then, it has become the final resting place to five beloved members of the Muslim community on PEI, including the late Dr. Suleiman Sefau." CBC reported at the time of construction (30 October 2017) that "The plot in Green Meadows, P.E.I., is roughly the size of a football field and will be the province's first Muslim cemetery", that clearing and seeding cost around $10,000, that it "will have room for hundreds of graves", and that the Society was considering providing the plots free of charge. Before it opened, Island Muslims were "buried in other cemeteries on the Island or they've had to travel to the next closest Muslim burial grounds in Truro, N.S." (also in this directory). Recorded as all-Muslim and not a section because both sources describe it as a burying ground the Society acquired and developed for Muslims on the Island. NOT SOURCED and left blank rather than guessed: a civic address (Green Meadows is a rural PEI community and no street address is published), a phone number for the cemetery specifically, acreage, and whether graves face qiblah - though the Society's vice-president told CBC in 2016 that in Muslim practice "the head of the person should also point toward Mecca". Contact is through the Society's executives at Masjid Dar As-Salam, Charlottetown, PE C1E 2A1. Rank: TOP priority for a human phone call - a family needs a location and a contact, and neither is published.
At a glance
Arranging a burial here
- Contact the masjid handling the janazah first — most cemeteries deal with the funeral provider rather than the family directly.
- Ask what the plot costs and, separately, what opening and closing the grave costs. They are almost always billed apart, and the second surprises people.
- Ask whether the section faces qiblah and what markers are permitted.
- See what a Muslim burial costs across Canada before you commit — plot prices vary more than fourfold between cities.
What we haven’t confirmed
We could not establish: size. Those are published as gaps rather than filled with a plausible guess. If you know the answer — especially if you are from this organisation — tell us and we will verify and update the listing.
Planning ahead, rather than in a crisis?
The two things a funeral coordinator asks a family for are the burial wishes and the will. Recording where your will is kept and working out the inheritance shares now spares your family both questions at the worst possible moment.
Where to go next
Sources for this listing
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position.
- Cemetery Project - Muslim Society of PEI — muslimpei.com
- Contact Us - Muslim Society of PEI — muslimpei.com