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Abrahamic Religions
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity and their customs
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Islam
• Buildings and places of Worship– Masjid » a place of prostration
– collective mosque » state owned center for community worship
• Place of Friday afternoon Services (jum'ah)• Difference from churches and Synagogues
» marriage or birth not preformed in mosque» confession, penitence, confirmation don't exist
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Islam Cont.
• Prayer– preformed in bows and prostrations– Congregation gathers in a large room in rows
barefooted• follow imam's movements• Women are separated from the men, like in orthodox
Judaism• No music in services, only chanting of the Qur’an
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Islamic Service Customs
• Congregants gather in a large great hall – Women and men are separated• Men are on the ground floor• Women in the balcony
• Individual Prayer– Entrance to the great hall• Individual prayer is done upon entering
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Islamic service Cont.
• Imam chants the Qur'an – First in Arabic– Then in English
• Sermon is given by the Imam• Group Prayer– All congregants come to the front of the great hall
and do a prayer to Allah as one group
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Music in Abrahamic Religious Services
• Islamic Services– Music is not used due to the fact that it is
considered Haram– Chanting of the Qur’an is permitted
• Jewish Services– Singing of certain prayers is an integral part of the
services especially in services on holidays
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Music in Abrahamic Religious Services Cont.
• Christian Services– A Choir is used to sing hymns throughout the
service which is also an important part of the service
• Summary– Christian and Jewish services use music as an
important part of worship– Islamic services don’t use music because it is part
of their law in regard to music
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Christian Worship Services
• Buildings and places of Worship– Usually held in a Church or Chapel» Can be held anywhere.
• Services are held on Sundays• Churches are also used for.
» marriages» baptisms(specifically a Christian tradition)» confession, penitence, confirmation» Funeral services
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Christian Worship Services Cont.
• Prayer– Preformed in a group, but is also followed by
personal prayer.– There are a variety of ways to pray• Bowing is the most common
– Full body prostration is not often done.
• Face raised to the sky.• No real specific or right way to pray.
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Christian services Cont.(basic outline of a Sunday service)
• Entrance– Greetings, music, song, prayer, praise
• Proclamation and Response– Scripture readings, prayer, offering, preaching• Included in this section–Music–Witnessing–Media messages
• Communion served (Could be once a month or every week)• Benediction
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Jewish Services
• Recitation of prayers is the central characteristic of Jewish worship.– There is often help from the people in the
congregation (Rabi speaks, and congregation answers)
– Cantor is in a room, usually with an organ, singing the prayers
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Jewish Services Cont.
• 10 men needed to open the ark and take out the Torah– Passages are read during each prayer service– 3 times of prayer• Morning prayer ( week day, and Saturday morning)• Afternoon prayer• Evening prayer (weekly, congregational services on
Friday evenings)
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Jewish Services Cont.(Friday evening Service)
• Services begin with the song of songs– composed of six psalms, 95 to 99, and 29,
representing the six week-days– Sermon from Rabi– List of honored deceased is read (if any)– Benidiction
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Pictures and Videos
• http://youtube.com/watch?v=rk5qei2TtoM– Recitation of the four
questions (said on Passover by the youngest child at the Passover sader)
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