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Muslim Wedding Ceremony
XXXXX and YYYYY
July 27, 2008
“Among his signs is this, that he created for you
mates from among yourselves,
that ye may dwell in tranquility with them, and he
has put love and mercy between your hearts”
Holy Qur’an 30:21
In Islam, marriage is known by the Arabic term,
Nikaah, and is considered an agreement between the
couple and Allah.
Jaan
XXX arrives at the Hilton Grand Ballroom accompanied
by his immediate family and groomsmen. XXX remains
in another room awaiting her entrance and cannot
come outside during the time. Before XXX entrance
into the ballroom, the Imam XXX Westmaas (officiant)
enters the ballroom and awaits XXX entrance. XXX
makes his grand entrance preceded by his groomsmen
and his mother XXX, sisters YYY, XXX, XXX and
brother XXX and proceeds to the ceremonial table.
The MC will then make the opening remarks, welcoming
everyone and introduces the Imam to commence the
ceremony.
Nikaah
The Imam starts the ceremony by explaining the
aspects of a Muslim wedding. He then proceeds by
calling for 2 credible witnesses and the ‘Wakeel’
(whom the bride empowers to provide the proposal of
the wedding on her behalf). YYY has empowered her
father to be the Wakeel in proposing the marriage of
her behalf. Once the witnesses and the Wakeel has
placed themselves beside the ceremonial table, the
next part of the Muslim ceremony is to obtain
acceptance from the groom for the wedding proposal
and this must be asked and accepted 3 times. Once
Feyaz has accepted the proposal 3 times, the Imam
will then instruct the witnesses and the Wakeel to
bring YYY to the ceremonial table.
YYY will then make her grand entrance into the
ballroom, first being preceded by her sisters
Melissa and Melanie and the rest of the bridal
party. Next her mother Beanti and father Bertram
enters the ballroom leading the pathway for their
daughter’s entrance. YYY then immediately follows
her parent’s path, being carried in a ‘Haudaj’
(carriage) as a princess meeting her prince, with
music playing in the background. Once YYY reaches
the ceremonial table, her parents escort her out of
the Haudaj to the table to continue with the Muslim
ceremony.
The Imam will present a reading of the Holy Qu’ran
on the meaning of marriage and the couple’s
responsibility to each other. XXX and YYY will then
share a single glass of sharbat, followed by the
exchanging of rings to symbolize their commitment to
one another.
To complete the nikaah, XXX
and XXX will then rise to give salutations of peace
“As-Salamu YYY”
Dua
The Imam at this time will then make a supplication
(dua) to God All Mighty to bless the couple and
their union.
Special Thanks
We would like to sincerely thank you, friends and
love ones, for sharing us the sweet moments of our
wedding day. Words can never tell the joy that is
ours today, knowing that you’ve shared in the
beginning of our life together.
To those friends and loved ones from abroad;
Toronto, England, California, New Jersey, and
Florida, our hearts are filled with so much
happiness that you took time out of your busy lives
to be with us today. It really shows the love and
support that surrounds us, that makes us the
wealthiest couple in the world.
To those friends and loved ones in Trinidad, we want
to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for
attending this special day. There would be no other
place we would rather share this day, than in
Trinidad, a country that not only that holds our
family history, but also distills an atmosphere of
family values to flourish.
We love you all and we hope that family remains a
strong integral part of your life.
Love,
XXX and YYY
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