Dr. Freedom and Leela says: August 9, 2014 at 8:07 am
Interfaith or MultiRacial Sikh Weddings
Researcher Neelu Kang has discovered many Sikh parents don’t want their children, especially daughters, marrying blacks, Muslims or white Christians — known in Britain as “BMWs.”
TIPS for an Interfaith Wedding
One in every five weddings is now an “interfaith ceremony. With so many traditions, customs, beliefs and heritages being blended, it is crucial (and sometimes tricky) to honor and celebrate all that we bring to the altar without compromising the beliefs of either the bride or the groom. When multiple faiths come together in a wedding, the ceremony is a perfect way to celebrate and honor each heritage, recognizing the importance of both faiths in this union.
Interfaith Sikh Wedding Ceremony
DO
Provide translations of any rituals performed in other languages.
Personalize religious traditions to reflect your blended family.
Create your own blessing or prayer reflecting your blended union and read it to your guests.
Illustrate each family’s support.
DON’T
Step on toes: respect each family’s strong ties to their own religious traditions and tactfully and carefully explain how rituals from both heritages will be included.
Forget your guests: describe the different religious rituals in your program and provide translations.
Try to satisfy everyone: remember, the wedding ceremony is ultimately a reflection of you and your spouse. Be gentle but firm when saying “no” to your families’ requests.
Try to do too much: you can’t replicate the entire wedding ceremonies for each tradition; your guests will be bored and your wedding ceremony will lose some of its intensity. Careful editing of the ceremony elements is key to a good ceremony.
DON’T
Give up! If you and your spouse truly want an interfaith wedding, don’t throw in the towel and elope because the challenge of multiple traditions and family pressures become overwhelming. You can have it both ways and start your own traditions on the first day of your new life together.
DO
Get help if you need it, we are here for you!
With a focus on personalizing each ceremony to reflect the needs, beliefs and values of the couple or family, We can help you create an interfaith wedding that is meaningful, memorable and perfectly you.
You have a say in your wedding
In the Sikh Tradition the Greeting is:
“Waheguru ji ka khalsa, Waheguru ki Fateh” – I bow to the Light within you and and May the purity in you Liberate You.
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Seeking a Sikh Wedding Priest with a friendly ear and approach.
http://sikhweddingpriest.blogspot.ca/
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Dead Admin, you posted another BULLSHIT, LOL
“People change religion all times, from one to the other. Read what Satyen just posted here .. http://www.resurging.org/2013/08/story-of-indonesian-muslim-girl-who.html
Religion is a dying thing. People look for excuses not to follow religion the way it should be and ultimately follow only a water-downed religion. What is stopping you from performing namaz in your college, start it from today. If not, you are only a namesake water-downed Muslim in our eyes. Allah is watching and will take count of your namazes and decide on the Judgment Day. Start namazing, don’t be shy! If not, Hell Fire is waiting for you.””
why can`t you answer according to my comment, and you idiot, how can one perform namaz in college in a hindu country, tell me
mac,
Can you explain what do you mean by “how can one perform namaz in college in a hindu country”. Is India a secular or a Hindu country? If you were in Pakistan, you would perform namaz five times a day? Who is banning you from performing namaz in college, that person should be arrested, let us know.
admin, forget about namaz in college, the college authority even don`t give chance to preform friday prayer(jumma)
Other than college, are you performing namaz all possible 5 times without miss? During this summer holidays, did you performed namaz 5 times/day?
There is an expression “nachan na hoo to aagan tedha” (if one don’t want to dance then will say the floor is uneven). All our other Muslim friends have also so many excuses ready for not performing namaz. Remember, Allah is VERY carefully watching what you are doing during namaz times. We may be idiot, not Allah!
Muslims don’t perform namaz but they expect new converts like Nusrat to do it faithfully. We hope she could see the double standard.
admin, yes I do perform namaz five times when possible, and conversion to islam(nusrat case) is more important than namaz, it it our duty to spread the message of islam without force. Ya , conversion is much much important than namaz as per islam.
So, Akansha was trapped by her “innocent playing” Muslim boy friend and ultimately unwillingly converted to Nusrat, would most Muslims will say – a good Islamic deed?
Interesting survey…http:/s.vancouversun.com/2013/10/05/interfaith-marriage-in-canada-fewer-approve/
“Asking specifically about interfaith marriage, the pollsters found 66 per cent of British Columbians would find it “acceptable” for their child to marry a Christian.
Another 53 per cent of B.C. residents approve of their daughter or son marrying a Buddhist, while 40 per cent would give their blessing to matrimony with a Jew.
But only 36 per cent of British Columbians support their child marrying a Hindu, just 28 per cent would approve of marrying a Sikh and a tiny 17 per cent endorse wedding a Muslim.”
admin, but the fact is majority of them marry muslims
Show us reference to your survey result or proof to your statement.
Don’t be so proud of today’s Muslims in the West. Like you, most don’t perform namaz (too shy to do such things in college). Most girls are displaying their hair in public, are dating and are namesake Muslim only.
admin, wtach this two videos to know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq7khMFo5RA
“””Like you, most don’t perform namaz (too shy to do such things in college). Most girls are displaying their hair in public, are dating and are namesake Muslim only.””””
then tell me how many hindus are practising hinduism
then there are only 1% christians as all most all christinas women except nuns don`t cover their head, christians women are also dation except nuns, because bible made compulsory to cover head where as in quran it is not compulsory, and dating is more strict in christianity than in islam and i am not talking musch about hinduism because if i bring hinduism then there will be no hindu girls, you know what i mean, what hinduism says about women
People change religion all times, from one to the other. Read what Satyen just posted here .. http://www.resurging.org/2013/08/story-of-indonesian-muslim-girl-who.html
Religion is a dying thing. People look for excuses not to follow religion the way it should be and ultimately follow only a water-downed religion. What is stopping you from performing namaz in your college, start it from today. If not, you are only a namesake water-downed Muslim in our eyes. Allah is watching and will take count of your namazes and decide on the Judgment Day. Start namazing, don’t be shy! If not, Hell Fire is waiting for you.
Hi admin
Can you tell me why did you bar my entry in your blog?
I don’t know whether you will be happy or not to know that my mentor
Md.Zia-ul-Haque has been appointed as an Amicus Curiae by Supreme Court of India. But no doubt the enemies of Islam contributing in your blog will be absolutely unhappy.
Pakhi Begum
Wow!
Someone who says “I am a Muslim first then an Indian” and have proudly telling others that he had so many mutta marriages/child that he does not have count of it, is now serving Indian supreme court?
Congratulations to the nation that picks such a person with a national pride and morale.
Readers should read Mr. Haque’s personal life: I have only one regular marriage. Regrading number of Muta (temporary marriages), it is so many that I don`t remember properly. I don`t know how many child I have/had out of Muta marriage. I had never more than four wives including my regular wife at a time. Kindly also note that most of my ex wives out of muta marriage did not renew the contact as they got men having more money. Therefore I am not at all fault. It is/was my greatness, knowing fully well that they are/were prostitutes and/or women of the town, I had accepted them as wives through MUTA marriage and that they were also satisfied with me. There is and will be always some valid and effective reason(s)/purpose for all my acts and deeds. I should make it clear that it (Mutta) is neither shameful nor disgraceful if done for specific reason and constructive purpose. – Mr. Haque
InterfaithShaadi wishes you best to help achieve EQUALITY in interfaith marriages.
We have a question, what if the intended spouse wishes for religious conversion of Sikh as per requirement of their faith, what would you suggest to the Sikh?