Sunday, July 7, 2013

Wedding Traditions in Muslim Communities (Special)

Sudanese weddings are costly. Before a wedding, neighbors, relatives and friends contribute any amount to help the family pay for the expenses.

The world is rich with cultural diversity, which expresses itself in many ways. The way in which communities interact is one such form of diversity.

Establishing a sound family is among the teachings of Islam. Therefore, Islam urges all Muslims to get married as it is the right way to fulfill their physical and emotional needs.

According to the clear statement of the Qur'an, tranquility and peace through a successful union is considered the primary objective of marriage:??Among His signs is that He created for you spouses of your own kind in order that you may repose to them in tranquility and that He instilled in your hearts love and affection for one another. Verily, in these are signs for those who reflect (on the nature of the reality)? (Ar-Rum 30:21).

The idea of getting married is always attached to the wedding ceremony. Whether it is a big or small one, the wedding and its preparation are the most exciting phases in marriage.

In any wedding, there will be joy, delight, and people cheering for the bride and the groom. Nevertheless, social conventions, customs, and traditions of different cultures always dictate how the people of a particular culture celebrate.

In this collective folder we cover ?wedding traditions and customs of Muslims from different countries. View the following links and share with us your community's special wedding tradtions?

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I remember my very first big Sudanese wedding, I was 12 years old and we were in Sudan for the summer. Our preparations began a month before we arrived, I had two dresses tailor-made and I bought two other dresses. I was disappointed when the wedding went on for over a week and I ran out of pretty dresses to wear... (Read more).Sarah Muhammad, 23, could not sleep all night as she felt anxious; ?today is her wedding, the day which she has been dreaming of ?all her life. As a Muslim Iraqi ?she wants to follow all the wedding traditional steps her culture imposes.?Two days ago Sarah received her college friends whom she invited for her pre-wedding party. It is a gathering ?only for women where the bride ?garnishes ?her hands ?with henna following the local tradition that says henna will bring luck and prosperity to her marriage...(Read more)A new trend of modern Somali weddings is getting bolder every passing day in the Muslim dominated Northeastern Province of Kenya, replacing the old forms of traditional ceremonies that are now getting extinct. Among the new Somali generations, marriage culminates into an expensive wedding day often characterized by a complete ceremonial mantra. Economic analysts here argue that Somali weddings are among the most expensive in the world...?(Read more)Having much diversity,India is known for glamorous and vibrant weddings. ?'Wedding' - the word itself brings pleasure and joy. The excitement is even greater when the wedding is in one's household. I remember the great thrill every wedding brought to me when I was little girl, especially when it was my cousins and sister's wedding...(Read more)Marriage in the traditional Afghan culture has a deep-rooted process through which it treads step by step. Rarely do young men and women have an opportunity to meet each other, and the to-be wife is usually chosen in a haste. When a young man wants to marry a young lady who is from an unknown family, first his parents do some kind of background check about her, trying to know more about her morals, beauty, and other family affairs...?(Read more)

Source: http://www.onislam.net/english/culture-and-entertainment/special-coverage/454711-wedding-traditions-in-muslim-communities-special.html

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