It is reasonable to state that both Judaism and Islam life ceremonies have multiple similarities and dissimilarities between each. To further explain the birth and marriage ceremonies for Judaism and Islam religions, allowing for a deeper understanding and comparison for each.
There are multiple rites that occur during the Judaism’s birth ceremony. During the birth ceremony three rituals occur; Brit Milah (circumcision ceremony) for boys, the Brit Habat (Simchat Habat) for girls, and the naming of the infant. These three ceremonies happen on the eightieth day after birth for the infant, unless there’re medical issues to deal with beforehand. During Brit Milah the baby boy is placed on the lap of a friend or relative, whose responsibility is
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During the birth ceremony six rituals occur; prayer to adhaan, baby’s first taste, baby’s head shaving, circumcision rite, name of the infant, and aqeeqah. Some of these rituals happen on the seventh day after the childs birth, while others are right after birth. The prayer to adhaan, “God is great there is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Come to prayer”, are the first words a baby should hear, and are whispered into their right ear by their father. ("BBC - Religions - Islam: Birth rites", 2017) Also, the first thing a baby should taste is something sweet like a piece of date, which is believed to help tiny digestive systems kick in. On the seventh day, a few rites occur: the naming of the infant, circumcision for the baby boys. Also, the shaving of the baby’s hair occurs, shows that the child is a servant of Allah and their hair is weighed with the equivalent weight in silver given to charity, and aqeeqah is carried out, a celebration that involves the slaughter and sacrifice of sheep with the meat being distributed between relatives, neighbours and the poor. These are some of the many rituals that occur during the Islam’s birth …show more content…
The parts that occur in a marriage ceremony for this religion are; procedures for completing a marriage contract, a mohr (agreed amount of money) being set aside, a banquet for the couple and the fact that men can have multiple wives. Some of these stages are part of ceremony such as; the procedure for completing a marriage contract-for which the bride grants her guardian, whom then agrees with the groom about the terms of the marriage and the signing of the contract along with two witnesses and the groom, followed by the public announcement of this contract and a banquet. Also, a mohr is paid to the bride from the groom and men can marry up to four women if they can provide for each of them evenly. These are some of the numerous parts that take place in an Islamic marriage
Post Partum care is generally short as the mother and infant are taken care of by the nurse midwife at the birthing center for 24 hours after the birth. In birthing centers, all postpartum care is administered in the patient’s room where the child was also given birth (Fisher 1996). After the child is born, the mother is always eager to begin breastfeeding. A few hours after the birth, when the mother is able, family members and close friends come bearing food and gifts for the mother and child. Gifts of natural herbal remedies and teas are also given to the mother to aid her health. The birth of children is very common in Amish communities with women bearing, on average,
Judaism and Christianity are key religions in the history of our world, and are still around today. Both of these religions are monotheistic, believing in only YHWH, the God of Abraham. However, if we look deeper, there are many more similarities and differences in these two religions. Some things that are comparable are their political figures, their holy works, and social beliefs.
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all have similar origins, development, beliefs, and sacred texts. Contrary to popular belief all three of these religions share more common ground than one would think. The differences are present of course, but the similarities help one understand where all three were derived from and why. All of the religions share the common ground as to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, the belief of monotheism, and “ethical standards required social justice for individuals and for the community” (144). Judaism is the oldest religion out of the three, then falls Christianity, and lastly Islam.
I find the traditional birth practices peculiar and very unsafe. The conceiving of a child should be done in a sterile environment by professionals, so that the risks of negative effects like infections, wounds, etc. is minimized. Nevertheless I think the tradition, that the placenta is buried by the father, so that the soul can return to it’s first jacket, in order to continue it’s after death journey, is a wonderful way of believing what comes after death.
In order to have a normal birth, both the mother and the child need to prepare for birth. The mother needs to acquire knowledge regarding what to expect, information about the baby and its special care and attention. Both need to prepare themselves with time, so that at the end of pregnancy the mother just has to sit unstressfully for the baby to arrive. The child start preparing his departure from the mother’s womb by the end of the seventh month. The child starts protecting his body from external viruses and microbes by accumulating antibodies from the mother. Also he starts absorbing extra iron, because he knows that the mother’s milk lacks iron needed for the production of red blood cells. The child rotates his body, locating his head towards the birth canal. And the baby starts accumulating fat under his skin, preparing his body for life in the external
Spousal involvement in the delivery of a child is limited. A nurse may feel that the husband is showing no spousal support or compassion to his wife. During the delivery the nurse can encourage him to give his wife support verbally, but the nurse must understand according to the Jewish laws, if a woman is unclean with mucous discharge, bloody show, or amniotic fluid. The husband may exit the room as he is not allowed stay in the room with his wife while she is being examined, unless she is fully covered and will not be exposed to him. To be considered clean again after childbirth or menstruation , the women must go to a ritual bath called the " Mikveh".
The children of the Chumash also engaged in certain rites of passage into adulthood, and the mothers had rituals before giving birth. When a Chumashan mother began to experience labor she would dig a shallow hole in the ground, and then light a fire in the hole to make it warm. Finally, she would extinguish the fire right before birth and line the hole with grass to deliver the baby. After the baby was born, its nose was broken because that would make the child more attractive. For the transition into manhood the young boys would drink a hallucinogenic drink known as a tolache, while being supervised by the shaman where they would experience a vision and be given a guardian spirit (Sutton, 2012). Young girls would undergo a similar process with the addition of following food taboos on meat and salt when they first began to menstruate. Sutton (2012) states that at about 15 years of age girls would marry and at about age 18 boys would marry.
The child may be a only child so use to all the attension but also may feel excited about the birth untill the intital excitement has worn off. Young childrens behaviour can change as they may not know their place in the family and nay seek attension for themselves. May become jealous of the new birth.
Between the religions of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, there are many similarities and differences that are dealt within each of them. Throughout these religions, we can compare and contrast different aspects of each religion such as some of the basic facts of their histories and some of the religious beliefs each of them have in common and or make them different from each other. In the country known as Palestine, the religions known as Christianity and Judaism were founded each by different men. Jesus was the man who began the creation of Christianity and a man named Moses was the founder who established the religion of Judaism. In the country of Saudi Arabia the
When they are in the nurturing center, they get an item of comfort when they are born. At the age of eight their comfort item is taken away from them by the Elders. The reason the Elders remove the item from each child is to keep the child from clinging to their youth. They also take away the girls hair ribbons at the Ceremony of Eight. For the ceremony years of four to eight they will
Out of all the religions in the world Christianity and Judaism in my opinion have the most similar rites and rituals. They also share many beliefs and flow many of the same rules. Even though some of the rituals might seem like they are completely different, when you look deeply and find the true meaning, you will see that most of the time they share the same message. But even with all of these similarities its the differences that make them unique and these differences are what splits them apart. The three main similarities in both Christianity and Judaism is the first step into adult hood, the last step into adult hood and the Shabbat and the Sabbath.
A ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, puberty, marriage, and death.
Chinese women will take many precautions to protect their unborn and newborn babies from evil spirits. They will never attend a funeral and they will hang certain embellishments to ward of the spirits. A paper cut out of scissors is hung over the bed curtains of a pregnant woman and when a baby is born a special pendant is placed near the baby’s crib in hopes that any evil spirits would be more attracted to the pendant then the baby. Another example of keeping the spirits away is the parents of the child would make “arrows from wood of a peach tree and place near the cradle.” It is considered unlucky to name your child before they are born as well as to celebrate before the baby is born with a baby shower. This is normal for many cultures including some Native American cultures here is America. Though now it is more taboo and people are naming their babies as soon as they know the gender and having showers months before the baby is born to make sure that they are prepared when the baby arrives. When a baby is being born in China it is customary that the mother and mother-in-law of the mother to be, to be present during the delivery but not the father. It is considered terrible luck to be scared of labor as it is considered the woman’s job. After the baby is born the mother is in a “sitting period” for a month. This insures that the mother is completely healed and only has to focus on
The purpose of this research paper will be to examine how Judaism rituals have helped the religion remained amongst the most prominent in the world. The use of tradition and rituals has been at the very core of its existence. Birth, adolescent, marriage and death rituals will be used to highlight how the Judaism way of life is not dependent on the written word but rather the actions of those who follow this historic Hebrew religion. The paper will begin with a brief outline of Judaism and its relationship with God and then continue with how the written word of the Torah has laid the basis for the many traditions still practiced in Judaism.
Islam and Christianity are wide spread religions in the world. These two major world religions have different belief systems and their common originality, values and some beliefs have enabled most of their believers to respect and try to understand each other's faith. The concept of rituals is more important in understanding religion. I will explain Islam and Christianity based on rituals. In terms of practice, Islam and Christianity share prayer, fasting, alms, Pilgrimage. There are definite differences in detail, but the principle practices remain similar