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Rituals Of Muslim Marriage
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Muslim wedding are celebrated on a grand scale in India. The
wedding custom and rituals has come down from the Mughul rulers in the medieval
India. Muslim families in India follow the traditional way of wedding. Indian
Muslims mostly follow the same customs and rituals in Nikah, as followed by the
Middle Eastern Muslims.
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Mehndi Ceremony (Mehandi Rasam)
This ceremony is the first ritual of a Muslim wedding, which is held at the
home of the bride on the eve of the wedding ceremony. Mehndi is the artistic
drawing in Henna of patterns and flowers on the hands and feet of the bride and
the other ladies. A female relative of the would-be bride or a professional
mehndiwaali applies mehndi to the palms and feet of the girl. Also, the female
relatives of the girl anoint the girl with haldi or turmeric paste to bring out
a glow in her complexion. According to the tradition, the girl hereafter is
forbidden to step out of her home until she gets married. The bride's cousins
sometimes apply a dot of mehndi on the palm of the groom.
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The Arrival of the Groom and Guests
On the wedding day, a procession of friends and relatives come with the groom
from his place to the wedding venue. This is done whether the groom rides on a
horse or in a car. The beating of drums and playing of musical instruments
accompany the arrival of the groom.
On this arrival, the groom and the brother of the bride exchange a glass of
sharbet (a sweetened drink) and money. The sisters of the bride welcome the
guests by playfully hitting them with a stick wrapped around flowers.
Nikaah
The main wedding ceremony is called Nikaah in Muslim religion. The wedding
ceremony is normally conducted at the bride's place or at any common venue. A
Maulvi or priest in the presence of close family members, friends and
relatives, conducts the wedding rituals. In orthodox families the men and women
are seated separately. The 'Walis' (the father of the bride and of the
bridegroom) play a vital role in the wedding ceremony. The Maulvi reads
selected verses from the Quran and the Nikaah is complete after the
Ijab-e-Qubul. The groom's side proposes and the bride's side conveys her
consent. The mutual consent of the bride and groom is of very importance for
the marriage to be legal. The Mehar is a compulsory amount of money given by
the groom's family to the bride on the day of the wedding. It is a custom
according to the rules laid down in Islam. The Nikaahnaama is a document in
which the marriage contract is registered. It contains a set of terms and
conditions that must be followed by both the families, it also gives the bride
the right to divorce her husband. The contract is legal only when the
bridegroom, the bride, the Walis, and the Maulvi duly sign it. After the
wedding ceremony is over the newly wedded bride and groom receives blessings
from the elders and older women of the family and the guests pray for their
happy married life.
Rukhsat ceremony
The Bride's father giving her hand to her husband and asking him to protect her
always performs the farewell by the father of the bride.
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