Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Islamic Rites of Passage
- Birth
- Adhan - Prayer in newborn's right ear
- Aqeeqah - Ceremony when 7 days old (shaving the head of the baby. this Symbolises the
cleansing of the baby form impurities and the start of its life afresh in the presence of Allah)
- Marriage - Aqd Nikah (marriage contract) is read and signed
- Hajj - Not a rite, but a lifetime expectation of pilgrimage
- Dying - Those close to death try to recite particular phrases, including the Shahadah
("There is no god except Allah, Muhammad is his messenger ")
- Death - Body buries facing Makkah