muslim faith tradition
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Islamic Faith Tradition
• Islam mean peace.• People who follow
Islam called by Quran “Muslim”
• 99 Names of God, one of them is “Allah”
• Islamic Faith start after 610 years of Christianity.
Muslim’s Tradition
• Khana Ka’aba inMecca, Saudi Arabia• All Muslims face to
Ka’aba in prayers.• Yearly Hajj (pilgrim)
perform only in Mecca• All Muslims who
attended Hajj wear same cloth.
Initiation (Kalima Shadah)
• There is none worthy of worship except GodMuhammad is the Messenger of God.
• This is first article of faith
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
• The fifth act of Islamic worship is the performing of the Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca
Zakat (Obligatory Alms with prescribed rate)
• The obligatory charity is called Zakat while the voluntary charity is called Sadaqah.
• Zakat takes the form of a prescribed contribution based on a person's wealth and income.
FASTING
• Fasting is another form of worship found universally in the world religions
1. There is one full month in every year in which fasting is prescribed for Muslims all over the world
THE PRAYER (Salat)
• Worship is common to all religions.
• What differs is only the manner and style of worship
• Muslims pray five times a day
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
• The religious practices and beliefs of Muslims are centered around the religion of Islam. The original Muslim literature is in Arabic, the prophet's language was Arabic too.
Festivals and Marriage
Eids, Nikah, Marriage
Three Eids
• Eidul Fitr
After month of Fasting
• Eidul Aziha after Hajj
• Eid Miladul Nabi Birth day of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Eid Pictures
• Greeting of Eids
Nikah & Marriage
• Nikah. Announce in Mosque or in Public gathering.
The Holy Qur'an mentions the marriage contract (nikah) by the word ihsan, which means a fortress. The man & woman who contracts marriage are builds a fortress.
Nikah
• Nikah Sermon• The Mehar is a
compulsory amount of money given by the groom to the bride.
• Groom & Bride’s Guardian accept in front of public
Marriage
• Rukshati is when the bride's family bids her a farewell before leaving for her husband's house.
• Valimah is the reception of the grooms family after Rukhshati.
Art and Architecture
Washington DC
Music
• Islamic music is mostly played in public services.
• Devotional music is enjoyed by contemporary Muslims all over the world.
• The common music forms include Arab classical and North Indian classical music.
• The musical preferences of Muslim people have traversed the trade routes.
• The Sufis are credited with taking the music of the mystics far and wide.
Questions?• Akram Khalid 717-404-4678 or
[email protected]• President Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community Harrisburg Pa.• By profession I am Medical
Engineer, Managing Medical Center & practices.
• Married with four Children• Wife is Internist (Medical Doctor)• Children: Elder Daughter is
Psychology Doctor, 2nd daughter is last year of Medicine. Son is in first year of Medicine. Fourth adopted daughter is married living in NJ