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Simple Guide to Attending Muslim Ceremonies
Simple Guide to Attending Muslim Ceremonies
Simple Guide to Attending Muslim Ceremonies
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In today's multicultural society we are increasingly likely to meet and become friends with people from different religious backgrounds, and to find ourselves attending an unfamiliar ceremony. When this happens, there can be few of us who know exactly what to expect, or are confident about how to behave. This chapter from Do I Kneel or Do I Bow? will tell you everything you need to understand and take part in a Muslim ceremony. Armed with this basic information, you will feel relaxed enough to enjoy the occasion, and perhaps inspired to discover more about the spiritual world view of another cultural tradition.

Access the world's religions with Simple Guides: Religion a series of concise, accessible introductions to faiths around the world. Written by experts in the field, they offer an engaging and sympathetic description of the key concepts, beliefs, and practices of different faiths. Ideal for spiritual seekers and travellers alike, Simple Guides aims to open the doors of perception. Together the books provide a reliable compass to the world's great spiritual traditions, and a point of reference for further exploration and discovery. By offering essential insights into the core values, customs, and beliefs of different societies, they also enable visitors to be aware of the cultural sensibilities of their hosts, and to behave in a way that fosters mutual respect and understanding.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherKuperard
Release dateSep 1, 2011
ISBN9781857336498
Simple Guide to Attending Muslim Ceremonies

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    Simple Guide to Attending Muslim Ceremonies - Akasha Lonsdale

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    WHAT MUSLIMS BELIEVE

    Muslim belief is shaped by the Islamic Creed, which consists of six Articles of Faith: in the unity of God (Allah); in Angels (the Prophet Muhammad* is said to have received his revelations through the Angel Gabriel); in Prophets; in books of Revelation (including the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospels); in an afterlife (the Day of Resurrection and Judgement); and in Divine Providence, or Destiny.

    Islam means ‘the peace that comes through surrender to God’, and the Arabic word from which this comes also gives the universal Muslim greeting, ‘Assalamu ’alaikum’ (‘Peace be with you’). Allah is considered ‘the formless one’, and the beauty of Islam is reflected through intricate carvings, weaving and architecture. A true Muslim is defined as ‘one who lives in peace’, the belief being that peace is achieved through total focus and surrender to the will of Allah, who, as in other religions, has the key qualities of compassion, love, wisdom, justice and mercy. Ibrahim (the biblical patriarch Abraham, with whom Christianity, Judaism and Islam are all linked) is much revered in Islam because by being willing to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, he showed total surrender to the will of Allah. A common expression used by Muslims is ‘Insh’Allah’ (‘If Allah wills it’).

    The name of God, ‘Allah’, in Arabic calligraphy.

    Islam evolved in the seventh century in the Arabian Peninsula, against a backdrop of political, social and religious unrest. Although often referred to as a ‘new’ religion, it considers itself to be a final restatement of earlier revelations to the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus, and they and the holy books of Christianity and Judaism are all

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