how do muslims take a baptism...and why(if theres an answer)...secondly,,how do they marry...and why again...(includes how many they can marry and anything else about it)...third...how do muslims burry a dead body??(includes the time.and the answer for why...)
answer it with lots of explanations please...i need it....
2007-09-24 00:02:09 · 11 answers · asked by Diana 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
See http://atheism.about.com/od/islammuslims/p/Beliefs.htm
2007-09-24 00:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by khrome_wind 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
1- Muslims don't take baptism .. once the baby is born, he/she is cleaned, then his father whispers the Athan into his child's ears to put the seeds of Islam into him/her. [ Athan is the calling for prayer ]
2- Muslim get married using a religion person who writes the agreement between the groom and the bride, and there should be at least 2 witnesses to the agreement.
A man in Islam can marry up to 4 wifes, but whoever wants to marry more than one wife, he should be fair and treat them all the equally, beside that there should be a reason for marrying more than one ... the reasons are : a- The wife can't have children, b- The wife is too sick to fulfill the man's needs.
3- Muslims bury dead people as soon as possible after death occurs, since dead person's place is in the soil, the corpse is burried into the soil directly after digging a hole into the soil, then the corpse is place into the hole, then it's burried with sand. Why ? Muslims believe that there is another life, and when the resuruction of humans occur ( in judment day ) god will give all humans their skin and flesh back ... so no need to keep the body into a coffin to be rotted ...
2007-09-24 07:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by Luay14 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
I'll try ot answer your questions ot the best of your knowledge:
Baptism: Muslims do not take baptism. Muslims do not believe in original sin. Muslims believe that each child is born innocent till he grows up and does any bad deeds. Moreover, whatever mistake Adam and Eve committed in Heaven by tasting the forbidden fruit was forgiven by God when they begged His forgiveness. This is what distinguishes Man from Satan, that Man has the capacity to repent and realize his mistake while Satan remained adamant and grew prouder and prouder over his mistake. So no baptism.
Marriage: A muslim marriage ceramony varies from each country to each culture. The basic requirement is called "nikkah" which is a written contract between the bride and groom. Witnesses sign from both sides. Within this documents can be built any conditions that both the partners want and agree(just like any contract). One feature in the contract is the dowryor "haq mahar" which is a gift that the groom gives to the bride. It can be anything from property, to money to a fixed share in the grooms income. The concept is financial security of the bride. The groom is supposed to host a meal for the relatives and friends to declare the marriage in society. The type of this feast depends on the groom's financial status and can vary from a cup of tea to a sumptuous dinner. These are the Islamic requirements. Many cultures have more functions involving celebrations but they are mostly cultural things and are not part of Islamic requirements. As to why do they marry.... Islam encourages the married state as compared to celibacy. This is mainly because of the fact that family is considered the unit of society and hence very important. Moreover, it is encouraged for both men and women to marry as soon as possible. Reason being that in this way not only aresexual desires of individuals channelized to rightful channels but also emotional side is gratified by companionship. Men are allowed to marry 4 four. The operative word is "allowed". Which means that it is not a must but is permitted. One reason is the position of man in the society is that of provider. It is a man's responsibility to provide for women. SO in situation where women are left destitute and there are orphans, men can marry these women and take care of helpless orphans and widows. This will give protection to women and prevent them from becoming women of the streets. However, Islam puts strict conditions on men to treat the wives equally in economics as well as affection and attention. These are some (not all) of the reasons of allowing men to marry more than one woman.
Burial: A muslim dead body is given a bath and then covered in white cotton cloth. it is then buried in the ground. Muslims are encouraged to bury the dead as soon as possible and not to wait long for the burial. Nimaz-e-jinanza is said for the dead person. This is a prayer in which relatives and friends of the deadp erson take part and pray for salvation for him and for themselves. The body is then buried.
2007-09-24 07:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Catalyst 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hello,
1. Muslims don't take baptism. In Christianity, baptism symbolises the cleansing of sins and the uniting of believers with Jesus (peace be upon him) in his death, resurrection and burial. In Islam it is believed that a baby is free from sins and is born pure. And a Muslim may purify themself by performing Hajj. Also, Muslims don't believe that Jesus (pbuh) is dead, but we believe that he will be back on this earth. So, in Islam there is no such religious ritual which is required or necessary as taking baptism.
2. For your second question I would like to refer you to this page: http://www.islamonline.net/english/introducingislam/Family/Marriage/article01.shtml
3. Muslims needs to bury their dead as soon as possible. This page maybe helpful: http://islam.about.com/cs/elderly/a/funerals.htm
Cheers
2007-09-24 09:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by Sajid R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam is amazing religion it forgive aman who killed 99 person long time ago when he ask for god forgiveness & about marriage man allow to marry 4 if he can treat them equally well god knows that its hard to treat them equally thats why he said if u treat them equally & there is divorce not like other religions
when some 1 dye the womans cant go to the bury because they cant stand to see the dead go away , & we dont put him in a box we cover him with cloth & bury him in the ground
2007-09-24 07:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by miliy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no baptism ,all humans born muslims and pure ,,,we marry by giving our convey to wife,we can marry up to 4 (for man ) if he can treat them equally,,,bury by putting dead in a hole and putting dust of it anytime
2007-09-24 07:18:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
You need to rad more books on islam dear... ur questions are very broad & cannot be answered in just a para or two. So take some pain.. :) Wish u good luck ... byee
2007-09-24 07:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by .. 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There is no such thing as baptism in Islam, every newborn is sinless.
About marriage, see this website,
http://www.ezsoftech.com/omm/handbook.asp
About funerals, see this one,
http://islam.about.com/cs/elderly/a/funerals.htm
Peace and blessings.
2007-09-24 07:22:39 · answer #8 · answered by Zifikos 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I have a question for them too...How come they are not in the street protesting when one of their "brothers" cuts off the head of an infidel and posts it on the internet? Oh and why do over 50% of muslims think that no muslims were involved in flying the planes into our buildings and killing thousands of innocents on 911?
2007-09-24 07:09:27 · answer #9 · answered by Steelhead 5 · 3⤊ 5⤋
about bury the dead body,..
you can see it in national geographic...
2007-09-24 07:16:42 · answer #10 · answered by singularity 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
"how do muslims burry a dead body?"
Under the Twin Towers
2007-09-24 07:09:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 7⤋