Author
ibn Sayyid ‘Alî, Ya’qūb - author
Publication Date
1544
Type
Other
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Pompeu Fabra University Library
Record ID
cdi_europeana_collections_9200126_F2A96416FE80F0562352E8C686316D2D0FD62A37
Library Location
Available Online
Date
1544
Sample Text
Original paper and leather covers with miqlab, linen binding; Nekshi script, black ink; titles of chapters, certain terms and marks in the text written with red ink; interlinear and marginal notes, ink: black and red; contents: 1b-2a. Original covers made of glued paper sheets, fully covered in leather along with a flap on the back cover. Cloth binding. Nesha. The manuscript is written in black ink, some expressions and marks in the text are written in red ink. Notes between the lines and in the margins are written in black and red ink. Contents: 1b-2a. Sunnis do not consider life events such as birth or marriage a religious ceremony. Instead, daily activities are imbued with a sense of ceremony based on the Muhammadan tradition. Together with special concepts of sacred time and sacred space, systems that have a stronger religious component thus sacralize the performance of some activities, rites in processions and significant life changes. Sunni Islam has a special way of commemorating significant moments in life, including the birth of a child, marriage and death. Unlike Christianity, however, where religious rites include baptism and marriage, or Judaism, where the transition to adulthood is marked by a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony, Sunni Islam does not consider the traditions surrounding events such as weddings and births as religious ceremonies. Sunnis do not consider life events such as birth or marriage, sacraments or religious rites. Instead, everyday activities are imbued with a sense of ceremony based on the traditions of Muhammad. Along with particular conceptions of sacred time and sacred space, most religious systems likewise sacralize the performance of certain actions, rites of passage, and significant life changes. Sunni Islam has particular ways of commemorating major moments in life, including childbirth, marriage, and death. Unlike Christianity, however, which counts baptism and marriage among its religious rites, or Judaism, which marks the passage into adulthood with a bar or bat mitzvah, Sunni Islam does not consider the traditions that surround events such as birth or marriage as religious rites.
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