certain items for the purpose of pleasing their God or Gods. It is believed that such rituals and ceremonies are a key factor towards an individual’s salvation. Ramadan and Lent are two sacred rituals that are performed by two different religions. Within the Islamic religion‚ both Sunni and Shi’a Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan. Within the Christian religion‚ it is very common within Catholic traditions for members of the church to participate during the forty-day season of Lent. Although
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INTRODUCTION: The Islamic and Hindu religions have an array of similarities and differences regarding their customs and laws in relation to the ‘wedding ceremony’. Within Islam‚ the wedding ceremony is believed to be both a religious and social obligation to get married. As a result‚ there is a great weight placed on religious‚ social and cultural dimensions of the ceremony which tends to be simple in nature‚ paralleling Islamic beliefs. Hindus also place a lot of importance on marriage ceremonies
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for a whole month that you could not eat or drink anything‚ would you do it? Now imagine doing it for your religious practice! In Turkey‚ they have two important religious holidays based on fasting and sacrifice. “Ramazan‚ also known as Ramadan here in America and other countries‚ is the time for fasting‚ prayer and celebration‚”said an author on TurkeyTravelPlanner.com. Ramazan is the ninth month of the Muslim year. The second of the two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide
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parents or elders. The Ramadan period has communal aspects to it with many of the basic values of the Muslim community‚ such as empathy for the poor‚ charity‚ worship‚ steadfastness and patience being expressed more during this period. During Ramadan‚ decorations of kampung houses‚ ketupats‚ oil lamps and colourful lights decorate big malls like Mid Valley‚ 1 Utama‚ Pavilion‚ Sunway Pyramid and the Curve. Little shops also are decorated in the lead-up. Across the country‚ the Ramadan month provides great
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I enjoyed watching this Ted Talk by Dalia Mogahed. It was a beautiful speech The reading on Arab Families gave me a lot of insight about the Arab culture. The main two topics that interested me was language and family structure. I have a friend who is Muslim and he let me know how family is the main concern in the Arab societies. He also informed me that the men are allowed to have up to four wives if they desire to. However‚ he said if the men fear that they cannot be just to all then they should
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The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents‚ but will usually refer to one of the following activities or events: A general leave of absence from a regular occupation for rest or recreation A specific trip or journey for the purposes of recreation / tourism Official or unofficial observances of religious/national/cultural/other significance‚ often accompanied by celebrations or festivities (public/religious holiday) A holiday or
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change. But these Muslims who have been comfortably relying‚ or rather falling back‚ an age old interpretations for centuries are out of sync with time; this is why they feel so painful in the contemporary world‚ so uncomfortable with modernity. (Ramadan‚ Tariq (1999): “Radical Reform: Islam Ethics and Liberation”; Oxford University Press‚ Inc). But the reality is the Sharia or Islamic Law needs to be totally formulated. It is too deeply consolidate in medieval times and the Bedouin culture of ninth
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spiritual infrastructure and function. The text states the Five Pillars “the first pillar is Shahada: the declaration of faith‚ the second is Salat: the daily prayer‚ the third is Zakat: almsgiving‚ the fourth is Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan and the fifth is Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca” (472). The first pillar Shahada is a brief prayer that affirms the individuality of God and the faith in the Islamic religion and that Muhammad is God’s Prophet. The second pillar Salat‚ this requires that
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Nellie Arroyo Professor Brian Ellis-Gibbs Summary of Islam February 13th 2015 Islam‚ began in Mecca‚ claimed to be the revelation of God (Allah) through the angel Gabriel to a man named Muhammad. Muhammad was born around AS 570-571‚ He was born to the powerful tribe of Quraish in Mekkah (Mecca). His father’s name was Adullah. His mother’s name was Aminah. Islam has a world following in access of one billion followers‚ 20% are from the Middle East‚ with one of the largest concentration
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