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• Submission to commandments and will of the one and only god Allah

• Supposed to come from love, trust, andaffection

• Allah as creator of all creatures and mankind

• Not only to believe in Allah's existence but also in all his attributions, to worship him alone, and to obey all his commands

• Oneness of God, oneness of mankind and the oneness of the message

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• established, clear, and easily understandable beliefs and laws

• recognizes that human being makes mistakes

• preaches peace, mercy, justice, tolerance, equality, love, truth, forgiveness, patience, morality, sincerity and righteousness

• any individual can directly supplicate to Allah and ask for anything he/she wants

• One day the world will end including all the life existing on it

resurrection of all the death

Judgement of each person weather they will go to paradise or to hellfire

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• Ramadan: fasting in the 9th month of the lunar calendar from sun up to sun down obligation for every healthy Muslim adult

- total abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking, gum chewing, intimate relations and taking anything into the body

- discipline one's self from bad behaviours, such as arguing and being mean

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• Salat: 5 prayers a day during dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and night duty for every Muslim after reaching the age of puberty

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• Zakat: is an annual obligatory charity on every Muslim, who possesses over the last year money or property that exceeds their minimum needs ( requirement is 2.5% of one's excess wealth)

• pilgrimage to Makkah: required for every Muslim once a lifetime devotion and attention to Allah alone

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• The main source that governs all the laws of Islam is Allah through two channels: the Quran and the Sunnah, which is the authentic recording of the sayings, traditions of the Prophet and whatever his companion said or did to which he showed no objection

• simple and practical

• proper, decent, modest, and clean clothes

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• Muslim women also are instructed by Allah in the Quran to wear as a minimum Hijab (head covering)

• Forbidden for women: Tight clothing, transparent clothing, clothes that expose those parts of the body which are sexually attractive, extravagant clothes, swim suits, makeup or perfume in public, wigs and hairpieces, gold and silk

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• Women as an equal, mature and capable partner of a man, without whom a family cannot exist level of equal worth and value

• Responsibility for providing for the family is on the husband

• Responsibility to care for the house and raising the children is on the wife

• Marriage cannot take place unless the female freely agrees to it and a dowry is given to her

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• Can take place in every convenient time

• At the bride‘s or the groom‘s home

• Because of huge number of guests: oftentake place in banquet halls, auditorium, community centers

• Division into pre-wedding, wedding andpost-wedding rituals

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• Exchange of sweets, fruits

• Visit of the brides and the groom‘s family

Increasement of the level of excitement

• Istikhara: religious head takes the approval of the Almighty to perform the wedding

• Groom‘s mother visits the bride‘s house

Sweets and Imam-Zamim: silver/gold coin wrapped in silken cloth

• Tying the coin onto the upper portion of the bride‘s hand (Imam-Zamim Ceremony)

• Magni : groom‘s family members visit the bride‘s house exchange of sweets and fruits

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• Manjha: Bride wears yellowclothes, and tumeric pasteall over her bodyafterwards: Bride not supposted to leave thehouse

• Mehndi: female relatives ofthe bride apply tumericpaste all over her bodymake the bride‘s skin glownaturally

• Professional or relative applies Mehndi on thebride‘s hands and feet

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• Welcoming the Baraat: takes placeat the doorsteps of the bridalresidence or wedding venuetraditional songs, bride‘s brother andgroom share a drink, bride‘s sistercomes up with different ideas ofplaying pranks with the guests

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• Wedding Ceremony

• Conducted by the Maulvi (priest)

• Close friends and relatives as witnesses

• Grooms side sends proposal, bride‘s side gives consent

• Eldery family members of both families decide about amount of Mehar (grooms family pays to the bride‘s family)

• Nikaahnama: document, which must be signed by bride and groom (contains terms and conditions)

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• Bridegroom seeks blessingsfrom older women

• To show respect: groom offersthem salaam

• People give wishes to the couple

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• Lavish dinner

• Men and women separately seatedduring dinner

• Afterwards: bride and groom sittogether for the first time headscovered using dupatta

• Nealy wed read prayers

• Quran between bride and groom

• Bride and groom only allowed to lookat each other through mirrors

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1. Hindus believe in a one, all-pervasive Supreme Being who

is both immanent and transcendent, both Creator and

Unmanifest Reality.

2. Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas, the world's

most ancient scripture, and venerate the Agamas as equally

revealed. These primordial hymns are God's word and the

bedrock of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion.

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3. Hindus believe that the universe undergoes

endless cycles of creation, preservation and

dissolution.

4. Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and

effect by which each individual creates his own

destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds.

5. Hindus believe that the soul reincarnates,

evolving through many births until all karmas have

been resolved, and moksha, liberation from the

cycle of rebirth, is attained. Not a single soul will

be deprived of this destiny.

6. Hindus believe that divine beings exist in unseen

worlds and that temple worship, rituals,

sacraments and personal devotionals create a

communion with these devas and Gods.

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7. Hindus believe that an enlightened

master, or satguru, is essential to know

the Transcendent Absolute, as are

personal discipline, good conduct,

purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry,

meditation and surrender in God.

8. Hindus believe that all life is sacred, to

be loved and revered, and therefore

practice ahimsa, noninjury, in thought,

word and deed.

9. Hindus believe that no religion teaches

the only way to salvation above all

others, but that all genuine paths are

facets of God's Light, deserving

tolerance and understanding.”

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The bride’s family has to give a lot of presents, money, gifts and food to the groom family.

The bride is not allowed to wear white, it’s a color of grief. The bridal dress is a sari and the bride

dons all the ornaments. Her hair is usually in a bun and covered with a crown and veil. Sandalwood

is artistically applied on her face in the design of the crown.

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• The groom will wear a Dhoti, which

is an unstitched garment, and a

shirt. On arrival at the bride’s

house he will change into another

similar outfit. He will cover himself

with a sheet and wear the topor

(paper mache headdress).

• The groom may wear a white silk

brocade suit, sword and turban as

his wedding outfit.

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• Traditions changes from one region to another but there are some very important commons points.

• The main point of a Hindu wedding is to found a family and create an alliance between the bride’s and the groom’s families.

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• The ceremony can last from one to twelve days.

• Hindu weddings are mostly arranged weddings.

• If the wedding is sumptuous it will take away the evil eye.

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• Jaimala (Exchange of Garlands)The couple exchanges garlands as a gesture of acceptance of one another and a pledge to respect one another as partners.

• Madhupak (Offering of Yogurt and Honey)The bride’s father offers the groom yogurt and honey as the expression of welcome and respect.

• Kanyadan (Giving Away of the Bride)The father of the bride places her hand in the groom’s hand requesting him to accept her as an equal partner. The concept behind Kanyadanis that the bride is a form of the goddess Lamxiand the groom is Lord Narayana. The parents are facilitating their union.

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• Havan (Lighting of the Sacred Fire)The couple invokes Agni, the god of Fire, to witness their commitment to each other. Crushed sandalwood, herbs, sugar rice and oil are offered to the ceremonial fire.

• Rajaham (Sacrifice to the Sacred Fire)The bride places both her hands into the groom’s and her brother then places rice into her hands. Together the bride and groom offer the rice as a sacrifice into the fire.

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• Gath Bandhan (Tying of the Nuptial Knot)The scarves placed around the bride and groom are tied together symbolizing their eternal bond. This signifies their pledge before God to love each other and remain faithful.

• Mangalphera (Walk Around the Fire)The couple makes four Mangalpherasaround the fire in a clockwise direction representing four goals in life: Dharma, religious and moral duties; Artha, prosperity; Kama, earthly pleasures; Moksha, spiritual salvation and liberation. The bride leads the Pheras first, signifying her determination to stand first beside her husband in all happiness and sorrow.

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Saptapardi (Seven Steps Together) The most important rite of a Hindu Wedding

The bride and groom walk seven steps togehr to signify the beginning of their journey through life together. Each step represents a marital vow:

First step: To respect and honor each other

Second step: To share each other’s joy and sorrow

Third step: To trust and be loyal to each other

Fourth step: To cultivate appreciation for knowledge, values, sacrifice and service

Fifth step: To reconfirm their vow of purity, love family duties and spiritual growth

Sixth step: To follow principles of Dharma (righteousness) Seventh step: To nurture an eternal bond of friendship and love

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• Jalastnchana (Blessing of the Couple)The parents of the bride and groom bless the wedded couple by dipping a rose in water and sprinking it over the couple.

• Sindhoor (Red Powder)The groom applies a small dot of vermilion, a powdered red lead, to the bride’s forehead and welcomes her as his partner for life. It is applied for the first time to a woman during the marriage ceremony when the bridegroom himself adorns her with it.

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• A love story between a

Muslim Prince and a Hindu

Princess, first forced to be

married to made an

alliance, they finally fall in

love with each other.

• A box office success in

India

• A pure product of the

Bollywood Industry

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Organized a wedding for Hindu and Muslim

together is a very difficult task, and it can be

dangerous for the bride and the groom because it

is generally a source of conflict with the families.

There are so many customs and traditions in

those religions that marrying, Hindu and Muslim,

is a real challenge.

And there is a lot of family pressures for the both

sides of the couple.

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• The Muslim religion forbids a man to marry an Hindu girl so he’s forced to give up his religion.

• Conversion from Islam to another religion is punished by death.

• “Interfaith marriage is one amongst the most fundamental sinful actions in Islam. This interfaith marriage problem may be solved by conversion of the person from other faith to Islam.”

• So a Hindu woman is forced to take his husband’s religion.

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• The Hindu man has to convert to Islam if he wants to marry his bride.

• They can try to combine both of their traditions but it is really complicated and they rarely have their family support.

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• A wedding who combines both of the religion is practically impossible to organize because we are talking about two religions with very strong traditions, customs and beliefs.

• If a couple wants to marry each other they have to convert to one of the religions.

• If they are very open minded and the families agreed (or not) they can try to combine but it was not possible to find an example.

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https://www.himalayanacademy.com/readlearn/basics/nine-beliefs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_wedding

http://weddingdetails.com/lore-tradition/hindu/

http://www.hinduwedding.info/marriage-ceremony.html

http://www.islamicbulletin.org/newsletters/issue_24/beliefs.aspx

http://www.interfaithshaadi.org/index.php/hindu-muslim-marriage-2