The Importance Of Cleanliness And Goodwill Guides Muslims

Beginning with Muhammad’s age from the start of 7th century Islam, Islamic culture and politics have gone a great many events and occurrences. Throughout all of its years, it has boasted both a rich culture and technological/intellectual advancements. The preservation of the Quran, developments in mathematics, and the continued emphasis on respect and charitable nature are just some examples of Islamic achievement. However, as with any growing civilization, Islam has evolved beyond what it originated as. The cultural and political life of Islamic civilization beginning in the 7th century to the end of the Abbasids of the 13th century underwent many changes such as the deteriorating view of women in society and the shift from elected caliphates to dynastical caliphate. But, one aspect that persisted were the religious beliefs and traditions followed by the Islamic people.

Within many known religions, the devotional practices has been known to acquire great importance. The essence of practicing what you preach has scolded many religious groups, introducing true beliefs, righteousness, and a wider connection to the supreme being . In the book entitled “ Living religions” by Mary Pat Fisher, clarified and firm descriptions were introduced about religious rituals. Surprisingly; the author utilized small parts of modern concepts, limiting the reader from a full comprehension of religious practices today, therefore; I will only discuss the basic and traditional rituals. To elaborate; in this paper, I will be providing an opinionated but also, comparative description of the major practices and rituals that undergo in both the Abrahamic and indigenous religions.

is Friday in the mosque. “Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered as

Every Culture has a set of rituals that they partake in, that are often constructed over a long period of time. Simple Actions, and special moments contain so much meaning and make everlasting memories. All rituals despite the locations they originate from, or the location they are carried out in contain the same components, they are repetitive, symbolic, remind a certain group of people about their values and beliefs, and these rituals commemorate a significant moment. For example christians commemorate the birth of christ by attending mass, and many other cultures celebrate this moment in many different ways that have in depth symbolic meaning. In the book “Guests of the Sheik” by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea rituals play a major role. Fernea’s husband Bob is an anthropologist studying the occupants of a small village named El Nahra and their culture. Fernea has documented her experiences, and adventures, and her perspective of the many rituals that the townspeople participate in such as, Ramadan, Muharram, weddings, and pilgrimages. In Muslim culture pilgrimages are immensely important and can even lead to an elevated status. Such as the pilgrimage to Mecca. Fernea is able to participate in a pilgrimage to Karbala with a couple of the towns women she had befriended. The Pilgrimage to Karbala is a symbolic, and cultural ritual in the aspect that it is reenacted every year, and is full of symbolic meaning, commemorates an important occasion and reminds a culture about their

Chapter 14 in the book Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective of the Past by Herrry H. Bentley and Herbert F. Ziegler is mainly about Muhammad, the prophet, and his world, the expansion of Islam, economy and society of the early Islamic world, and its values and cultural exchanges.

It is a belief system, a culture, a structure of government, and a way of life. Thus, in Somalia, attitudes, social customs, and gender roles are primarily based on Islamic tradition. Important Muslim holidays include Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, Id al-Adha, and Moulid. Ramadan is in the ninth month of the lunar calendar. During the 30 days of the holiday, people pray, and they refrain from eating and drinking during the day. Children (usually defined as under 14 years old) are exempted from the fast. Some religious observance of Ramadan extends the fast for an additional 7 days. Immediately following Ramadan is the holiday of Id al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fast. This celebration involves big family gatherings and gifts for children. Id al-Adha is the most important holiday of the calendar year, commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham. This is the time for making pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia. Moulid (or Mouloud, or Mawlid an Nabi) is another important holiday, commemorating the birth and death of the prophet Mohammed. Many religious holidays in Somalia would involve the ritual killing of a lamb or goat. On a side note, Somalis celebrate their Independence from colonial power and unification of the Northern and Southern colonies on July first. Islam requires followers to adhere to its five pillars: 1) Belief in Allah, one God; 2) Regular prayer (five times a day, facing Mecca); 3) Fasting from food and water

Eid is a religious holiday that is celebrated by Muslims; it occurs two times in a year. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated to mark the end of the fasting month, the month in which the Muslim holy book, the Quran, was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Another Eid occurs a few months later which is called, Eid al-Adha. This Eid is important to Muslims because it commemorates the willingness of Prophet Abraham to follow God’s command to sacrifice his son.

Eid-al-adha: The Festival of Sacrifice which occurs 70 days after Eid-al-Fitr. It commemorates Abraham 's willingness to sacrifice his son for God.

In the article “Women’s mawlid performances in Sanaa and the construction of “Popular Islam””, Marion Holmes Katz presents an interesting argument that examines the importance of women and these celebrations. This article examines the celebrations of the birth of Prophet Muhammad(the mawlid) by women in Sanaa. The mawlid is a “carnivalistic festival” that is held on the Prophet’s birthday and involves feasting and Sufi recital. In the article, Holmes stresses that Muslims practice their rituals by paralleling it with the correct model -- orthodoxy-- that contests the legitimacy of the practice as crucial part of the tradition. Therefore, she argues that “the San’ani women who perform mawlid ceremonies manifest concepts of orthodoxy by adhering to clear models of “correct practice” and by amending or replacing those that they consider ill founded or deviat” (Katz 470).

In Muslim culture, there will be one holy month every year. Muslims will need to fast during the day. There are not allowed to consume any food, water and any other things into their body. Early in the morning, they will get to eat and drink, which is called suhoor. Suhūr (Arabic: سحور‎‎suḥūr, lit. "of the dawn", "pre-dawn meal"; also spelled suhoor, sahur, sehri and in Yoruba sãrì) is an Islamic term referring to the meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims before fasting, sawm, before dawn during or outside the Islamic month of Ramadan. When the day turns dark, this is when they break their fast. It is called ftar (or Fatoor) (Arabic: إفطار‎‎ʾifṭār 'breakfast') is the evening meal when Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset.Muslims

The combination of these means that the date to celebrate Eidul Fitr constantly changes. It is the duty of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to inform the Office of the President on which date in the Gregorian calendar it should fall.

The religion of Islam has been my guide since birth when it comes to personal value and ethics. My values are based on belief and faith which has also been my forefathers, and my parents way of life. My Religion is the highest esteem I hold among all other values. All my values started from the Religion of Islam. I believe clear-mindedness, fairness, and having tolerance among individuals as the value which is more important to me in person. All these values are being mentioned in the Islamic holy book which is the Qur’an as it mentioned that fairness is a crucial part to be played in a way of life.

"Islam" is derived from the Arabic root salaama meaning peace, purity, submission and obedience. Islam stands for making peace by submitting to the will of God and obeying His law. Jews and Christians view Islam as the latest of the world's great religions. However, worldwide Muslims (sometimes written "Moslems") understand their universal religion as the "final religion" and the "primal religion."

o HINDU: In the Chandogya Upanisad Ch 6, Sec 2, V 1, “God is one – IKKAM EVIDITIUM” o JEWISH: Deuteronomy 6:4, “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is ONE LORD.” o CHRISTIAN: Mark 12:29, “And Jesus answered him, ‘The first of all the commandments is HEAR, O ISRAEL, THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD.’”

Eid Al-Adha, an Arabic term meaning “the feast of sacrifice”, is one of the prominent and holy days of Islamic celebration that takes place annually. Eid Al-Adha celebration begins after the leaving of the pilgrims performing the Hajj the Mount Arafat, a hill east of Mecca. All Muslims around the world celebrate Eid Al-Adha to show respect to the willingness of Abraham, the Muslims’ prophet. In Afghanistan, Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Adha in various ways. Mostly, their customs and traditions are based on three performances through all the Eid days; that is, Morning Prayer, Family and Relatives Eid greetings. Each of the above performances has its own special way and time to be performed. The examples show that in addition to having dependency and faith to Islamic customs, Afghanistan has its own special independent tradition of the celebrating Eid Al-Adha.