Islamic Wedding Customs And Traditions

Muslim weddings are slightly different from a Hindu Wedding when it comes to rituals and customs, unlike Hindu weddings, they don’t choose an auspicious date to get married, in fact, they choose the date which is more convenient to the bride and the groom. The only requirement for a Muslim wedding is to sign a marriage contract which usually doesn’t take place in a Hindu wedding.

So, are you thrilled to have a look at the rituals of an Islamic wedding? Well, for that you’ve to keep on reading this article!

Rituals Of An Islamic Wedding

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This is a pre-wedding ritual that involves a visit to the bride’s house from the groom’s mother. She brings gifts and sweets for the bride and an ominous gold coin, or silver coin. It is tied on the wrist of the bride making a formal welcome and acceptance in the family.

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Mangni Ceremony

This is an engagement ceremony where the bride and groom will exchange rings and the whole family will fitness this and shower love with some exchange of gifts.

Manjha

The Manjha wedding ritual is similar to the Haldi ceremony, the bride and groom wear yellow clothes and celebrate at their respective homes. Here a turmeric paste is applied to the bride given by the groom’s family, the same is done at the groom’s place. Once they have applied the turmeric paste the bride and the groom are not allowed to leave their respective homes till the wedding day.

Mehendi Ceremony

This pre-wedding ritual is very important in a Muslim wedding, the bride and her female friends gather together and a professional is hired or a relative of the family who is good at Mehendi designs is called and the newest designs are applied to the bride’s hand and feet. The interesting part is the groom’s initials will be hidden in the Mehendi, which the groom should find on the wedding day.

Sanchaq

This will count as the last pre-wedding ritual where male members from the groom’s family visit the bride’s home with gifts and sweets, and even the bride’s outfit which she’ll be wearing on her wedding day. This ritual signifies affection and support from the male members towards the bride.

Baraat

This ritual is the most exciting event of the wedding day, the entry of the groom to the wedding venue. He’ll be accompanied by his male friends and relatives with a loud procession declaring that the wedding is going to happen in few hours.

Nikaah  

This is the primary wedding ritual performed by the Maulvi, prayers from the Quran are recited by the Maulvi. The bride’s father is The Wali, the groom’s father offers Mehr to the bride.

The Ijab-e-Qubool is the most pivotal Muslim wedding ritual, where the bride and the groom are kept in a separate room, the Maulvi asks both of them to consent and the bride and the groom have to say Qubool Hai thrice to give their consent, they have to say this thrice and are behind a hijab that separates them from each other during the process.

This is followed by a Nikaah Nama, an official marriage contract where the duties of the bride and groom, as per the Quran are recited in the presence of two witnesses each from the bride and the groom’s family. After the official marriage contract is signed, a Khutba is recited, followed by married vows in the Quran.

Arsi Mushraf

In this ritual finally, the bride and the groom look at each other through a mirror that is placed in between of them. This ritual is performed after the wedding, but still is a part of the wedding ritual.

Rukhsat

This is the first post-wedding ritual, the bride waves goodbye to her family, it will be an emotional moment for her family, but once the bride arrives at her new home, she is greeted with a warm welcome from her mother-in-law and the holy Quran is placed on the bride’s head to symbolize her duties.

Walimah  

This is a public declaration that says the wedding is done and this is basically a wedding reception party from the groom’s family, the bride is been introduced to the members of the extended family, relatives, and friends.

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Chauthi

On the fourth day of the wedding, the bride and the groom visits the bride’s family. The groom is treated with lots of love and affection, and this will mark the end of all the formal Muslim wedding rituals between the two families.

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