See ceremony.

Spiritually we are able to focus our energies in such a way that we can work for the greater good. Repetition helps to concentrate the power we are calling on,...

Example: ‘A ritual began whereby a laige knife was drawn and a few deep cuts were made to both our faces. I put my hands to my face and saw...

(Hair of a newborn, Immolation offered on the seventh day for a newborn, Islamic tradition of shaving the hair of a newborn on the seventh day after his...

(See ‘Arafat; Circumambulation; Cradle of Ismail; Ka’aba; Mina; Muzdalifa; Pelting stones, Responding, Sa’i, Station ofAbraham, ‘Umrali)

(See Ablution, Ritual bath)

(Ablution, Ghusul, Ritual ablution, Wash)A ritual bath (arb. Ghusul. Islamic Law) is customarily performed on a festival day, or before the Friday congregational prayers, before starting a pilgrimage,...

(See Excretion, Feces)

(See ‘Arafat; Circumambulation; Cradle of Ismail; Ka’aba; Mina; Muzdalifa; Pelting stones, Responding, Sa’i, Station ofAbraham, ‘Umrah)

A milestone that marks a person’s progress.A transition from one phase to another.A recognition or celebration (such as of an event, person, or achievement).Something that is repeated due to tradition,...

Each of the symbols that appear in a religious dream should be taken into account as each will contribute in some way to its meaning. Their significance is likely to...