Jewish Birth Ceremony Essay

Introduction The birth is considered to be the most significant stage in human life. People around the world, despite their religions celebrate this great event by performing some rituals as welcoming the newborn baby and preparing the child to life and to their religion’s obligatory. These rituals vary from one religion to another, but sometime there are common rites between the world’s religions, whether in the meaning of practicing some ritual or in the exact ritual. This essay will cover birth ceremonies in both Islam and Judaism, how these ceremonies are look-alike and how it differ in the two religions.
The Similarity There are some common birth ceremonies between Islam and Judaism. Although these ceremonies or …show more content…
Adhan is the call to prayer that is recited five times a day. Generally the adhan is whispering softly in the child’s right ear. However, in some Islamic communities, the adhan also repeats to the left ear Muslims Mimic the act of Prophet Muhammad peace upon him in performing this ritual. It is mentioned that, he recited the adhan into his grandson's ears. By that, the adhan’s words are the first and last words that are heard by Muslim in his or her life. As the Shahadah, There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet, will whisper into the Muslim’s ear when they are dying.
Sacrificing of an animal It is the third element of aqiqah that performs on the seventh day of the birth. It is the sacrifice of an animal. The gender of the anima is not specified as well as the type of animal, it might be a goat, a sheep, a cow or a camel but it must be at least one year old. The meat is then divided into three parts. One for the family, one of the neighbors and the last part is distributed to the poor people as the same way as on the Feast of Sacrifices. In some Islamic communities, Muslims sacrifice two animals for a boy and one for a girl. But the most common, one animal should be sacrificed for a child, despite the