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Is it haram to have an engraved tombstone at the koebus?

I just wanted to find out if it is wrong for a Muslim to have and engraved tombstone at the koebus? Because my uncle and I have started our own burial service called jamatul nur and we have and costumer wanting a granite tombstone for a still born baby and I have asked lots of Imams and they said its haraam but if we die as Muslims put the wood on the grave but after a few years the name fades away but its basically the same as a tombstone, I am puzzled and I need answers asap as we are getting a lot of members who are joining and we want to be sure of doing it the right Muslim way.

Constructing a stone monument around our father’s grave

My father passed away some 18 months ago and my siblings & I are now planning to construct a stone monument around his grave. However his widow (our stepmother) insists that it is the duty of the widow to take care of this, and not the children.