There being different religions represented here, I thought we could share what our daily/weekly/monthly/yearly/... life looks like in terms of religious obligations, rituals and the like.
Things like "We have to love G-d" don't count as I'm looking more at "a day (month/year) in the life of", rather than a full dissertation on your religion. I don't think its necessary to include things that might or might not occur like births and deaths.
Hi,
As muslims we have rituals that are obligatory such as the five daily prayers, fasting in the month of Ramadan,giving zakat (alms)and performing the major pilgrimage once in your life to makkah if you're able financially. The rest of the rituals are recommended. Personally I do all the obligatory and try to do the recommended rituals.
So this is what my daily rituals schedule looks like:
Morning:
- I wake up before dawn, say the supplication after waking up.
"All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and unto Him is the resurrection."
After this I get up to prepare for the prayer by performing the small ablution before prayer to pray the Fajr prayer( prayer before dawn. This prayer takes about 5-10 minutes.
When I finish praying I read the morning supplications(adkhar as-sabah),Praising God and asking Him for protection,blessing,guidance and in general a productive day. ( takes about 10 min)
If the prayer is at 4-5 am I go back to bed. Wake up around 6:30 am..before eating breakfast I'll say Bismillah( in the name of God)
After I'm done with my breakfast, I recite and study a few pages from the Quran.
Afternoon
Throughout the day while working or other activities, I make time to pray (dhuhr) the noon prayer,(Asr)afternoon prayer and(Maghrib after sunset prayer. (5-10 minutes each) The purpose of the prayers during the day is to strenghten your connection with God.
Again before eating a snack,lunch etc. I'll say bismillah (in the name of God) and when I'm finished eating I say
"All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor power from myself"
Evening:
In the evening I perform the last prayer of the day which is called Isha.
This can be done about 1 hour after the sunset prayer. I perfer to pray before going to bed.
Before sleep I read supplications , last 3 chapters of the quran.
Weekly:
- Fasting on monday and thursday. We fast from dawn untill sunset.
- Friday prayer: This is done in congregation every friday in the mosque The imam gives a talk and leads the prayer. This is done just after noon instead of the Dhuhr prayer.
Yearly
- Ramadan: This is the ninth month of the muslim calendar. We fast 30 days from dawn to sunset.During our fast we have to obstain from drinking,eating and intimacy. This is one of the 5 pillars of Islam.
- Eid ul Fitr :
Islamic holiday,to celebrate the completion of fasting in the month of Ramadan.
- we give zakat al fitr ( alms) to the poor before the Eid prayer.
- perform the Eid prayer together as a community.
- spend time with loved ones,gift-giving,feasts.
- Haij : the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, which takes place in the last month of the year and which all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime if they can afford to do so. It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Fasting on the day of Arafah:
The ninth day of
Dhu'l-Hijjah (the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar) is the Day of
'Arafah. It is the day when pilgrims stand on the plain of 'Arafah to pray. On this day, Muslims all over the world who do didn't go on Haij should spend the day in fasting, in preparation for the three days festivity following
'Eid ul-Adha
Eid ul Adha: (3 days)
Marks the end of the Haij and the sacrifice of Abraham.
- charity to the poor
- Eid prayer
- celebration with friends and family
Fasting on the day of Ashura:
We fast on the 10th of muharram because we believe that Moses fasted on this day to show gratitude for saving him and the children of Israeel from the Pharaoh.