Do ordinary Christians know & understand Sacrament? Do Muslims have similar rituals?

Question

Do majority of ordinary Christians know and understand what is and how is Sacrament performed? Have they joined the Sacrament? Or they do not bother to know or try to understand the Sacrament?

Do Muslims have rituals similar to Sacrament?
What are the dominant or major rituals in Islam?

Answer 1

The main rituals in Islam are:

1. Salat - the formal five-times-daily prayer. There also is a specialized form of salat for burial, called Janaza.

2. Wudu and ghusl -- minor and major ablution, required for salat.

3. Hajj and umrah -- major and minor pilgrimage

The five pillars of Islam are:

1. Tawheed: belief that God is One, and that Prophets Muhammad and Jesus, God blesses them and grant them peace, were prophets of God.

2. Fasting: abstaining from eating, drinking, and marital relations, between dawn and sunset during the month of Ramadan. One of the rewards for Ramadan fasting is that all of the worshipper's sins are forgiven.

3. Salat: offering formal prayers five times per day.

4. Hajj: a pilgrimage to Makah once in a person's lifetime, if possible. One of the rewards for Hajj is that all of the worshipper's sins are forgiven.

5. Zakat: paying a percentage of one's financial holdings to the poor, once a year.

In addition, any good act that is begun by remembering Allah is an act of worship for which the worshipper is rewarded by having sins forgiven and/or blessings in this life and/or in heaven.

Even feeding a member of one's own family.

Even removing a stone from a street qualifies.

Even teaching anything good or useful to anyone qualifies.

Answer 2

Ior In Christian belief and practice, a sacrament is a rite, instituted by Christ, that mediates grace, constituting a sacred mystery. The root meaning of the Latin word sacramentum is to "make sacred". Views concerning both what rites are sacramental, and what it means for an act to be sacramental vary among Christian denominations and traditions. ..continues on web site.

Hope this helps.

Courtesy of wikipedia.org/Sacrament

The most conventional functional definition of a sacrament is that it is an outward sign, instituted by Christ, that conveys an inward, spiritual grace through Christ. The two most widely accepted sacraments are Baptism and the Eucharist; the majority of Christians recognize seven Sacraments or Divine Mysteries : Baptism, Confirmation (Chrismation in the Orthodox tradition), and the Eucharist, Holy Orders, Reconciliation of a Penitent (confession), Anointing of the Sick, and Matrimony. Taken together, these are the Seven Sacraments as recognised by churches in the High church tradition - notably Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Independent Catholic, Old Catholic and some Anglicans. Other denominations and traditions typically affirm only Baptism and Eucharist as sacraments.

Evidentially non believers in Jesus wouldn't have Sacraments.

Answer 3

Guess I would be one of those christians because I have no idea what you are talking about. Unless, of course, you are talking about something within the Catholic church. In that case I wouldn't know and I'm not sure what the Bibical basis would be. I find that there are many rituals within the Catholic faith that have no basis in the Bible or very little...like praying to saints...specifically when the Bible states you shall not pray to anyone but God.

But anyway...don't know what you are talking about. My main concern was my salvation. My next most important concern is my relationship with God, my Lord and Savior. There are no rituals or personal acts I must do beyond that to go to Heaven.

Answer 4

I do not know exactly what is sacrament because I am a muslim.If sacrament is an oath that he/she has objection to the accusation,muslim has the similar oath.
if a muslim accused of something and he./she the accused has no witness (at least 4 persons).he/she should take an oath open to the public on the name of Allah if he/she told a lie Allah will curse him/her.His/her oath should be attended by ulama and he/she should touch the holy Qur'an when he/she taken an oath.

Answer 5

Christians dont have to perform those sacraments,they have their statement of faith.
To be a christian,you have to believe on Jesus as the true son of GOD,confess it with your mouth,and that he died and rose again.then get baptised by full immersion in water.Thats it! no rituals,no nothing

Answer 6

Jihad ( which means a personal struggle) can be considered a sacrament of Islam

Answer 7

It is the partaking of bread (unleavened in some churches) in remebrance of the broken body (flesh) of Christ, and the partaking of wine (unfermented in some churches) in remembrance of the spilled blood of Christ. After baptism this is the only ritulistic rite that Christ ever instituted. Jesus seemed to despise rituals for the sake of rituals, but He considered what He would do on the cross so important He asked us to do this to remember and recognize what He did on the cross.

1 Cor. 11: 24-25 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

From my point of view, this event is the ONLY valid Christian "holiday" that should be used to celebrate Christ's birth, life, death and resurrection. It can be performed any day of the week as oft as the church wishes. Those who do not do this are in danger of being spiritually deficient:

John 6: 53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Jesus' Apostles struggle with that saying and were later told:

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Jesus teaches that partaking of the flesh and blood are not literal as some believe, but are spiritual symbolisms. Some endanger themselves by partaking it unworthily without being baptized or while being overcome with sin...

1 Cor. 11:27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be duilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

Answer 8

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sholat (obligation prayer) 5 times a day




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