Things done in a Muslim Wedding Ceremony

I realize that a lot of people on the forum are confused about how Muslim weddings are conducted, and like are doing research about it and stuff haha. I just wanted to say that actually there are a lot of different ways that different Muslims have their weddings, but the main similarity is that all of them must have a Nikaah done. My sister's wedding happened over a span of 10 days (god that was tiring haha) and so I thought I'd just share some of the main events that we had:

1. Mangni: This is the engagement ceremony, it's not actually called sagaai haha like they keep saying in the show.

2. Prayers: A prayer ceremony is usually conducted to kick off the wedding rituals, to pray for the happiness of the bride and groom. Much like a pooja conducted in Hindu weddings.

3. Mehendi: I guess this is pretty self explanatory haha.

4. Nikaah: So this is the main thing, the bride, groom, their respective fathers, as well as two other representatives from each side (called Walis which means witnesses) are involved.

5. Meher: As part of the Nikaah, a certain amount of money or gift is given to the bride by the groom. Two members of the groom's party go to the place where the bride is sitting and present it to her, and the bride's family reciprocates with gifts to the two persons.

6. Ruksati: This is just the bidaai of the bride, she bids farewell to everyone and is then brought to her husband's house by her brother.

7. Walima: This is just an equivalent of a wedding reception held after the Nikaah in celebration of it.

Okay so at least that's what happened in my sister's wedding, I still don't know what's a rasame saugat or whatever haha. But as far as I know, basically for a wedding to be considered valid, just the Nikaah has to be done, the rest of the rituals are not exactly compulsory.

Hope this helped (:

Well here, what we do is;

Ok TFS! I didnt know much abt Muslim rituals, so thanks.

i never saw or heard of saugat .. in bangladeshi muslim wedding .. so may be its from indian's muslim wedding culture ..

but we do have some occasion to give all the gifts or items on haldi day to her home .. i dont know which one is here saugat .. :)

Originally posted by: goingreen

I realize that a lot of people on the forum are confused about how Muslim weddings are conducted, and like are doing research about it and stuff haha. I just wanted to say that actually there are a lot of different ways that different Muslims have their weddings, but the main similarity is that all of them must have a Nikaah done. My sister's wedding happened over a span of 10 days (god that was tiring haha) and so I thought I'd just share some of the main events that we had:

1. Mangni: This is the engagement ceremony, it's not actually called sagaai haha like they keep saying in the show.

2. Prayers: A prayer ceremony is usually conducted to kick off the wedding rituals, to pray for the happiness of the bride and groom. Much like a pooja conducted in Hindu weddings.

3. Meher: This is when the groom's mother gifts the bride with stuff, money etc.

4. Mehendi: I guess this is pretty self explanatory haha.

5. Nikaah: So this is the main thing, the bride, groom, their respective fathers, as well as two other representatives from each side (called Walis which means witnesses) are involved.

6. Walima: This is just an equivalent of a wedding reception held after the Nikaah in celebration of it.

7. Ruksati: This is just the bidaai of the bride, she bids farewell to everyone and is then brought to her husband's house by her brother.

Okay so at least that's what happened in my sister's wedding, I still don't know what's a rasame saugat or whatever haha. I suppose it's Meher actually, maybe it's called that as well. But as far as I know, basically for a wedding to be considered valid, just the Nikaah has to be done, the rest of the rituals are not exactly compulsory.

Hope this helped (:

i think you gave the wrong defination of meher...haq meher is imprortant part of nikkah...certain amount is fixed for bride which is responsiblity of groom to give her wife right after nikkah (if due to certain reason cant give right way can be given later on)..

Originally posted by: tabarka

i think you gave the wrong defination of meher...haq meher is imprortant part of nikkah...certain amount is fixed for bride which is responsiblity of groom to give her wife right after nikkah (if due to certain reason cant give right way can be given later on)..

Oh oops sorry!! Haha I was kinda young when my sister got married, just wrote stuff from my recollection. But anyway thanks for enlightening me as well (:

Thanks for the post.
I am not a muslim and I really don't know about muslim cultures so...

Rituals for an Islamic wedding vary widely across regions. Many people do an elaborate wedding (my cousin's wedding had 7 parts in all), some like to do just the basics. Basics being mehndi, nikah and jalwa, ruksati, and valima.

Walima is done after Rukhsati.. and what is Rasm-e-Saughat? 😕

Originally posted by: -ChillMahaul-

Walima is done after Rukhsati.. and what is Rasm-e-Saughat? 😕

Oh oops! I'm quite sure my family did ruksati after walima haha I don't know why. But maybe we did it wrong, I ought to change it in the main post or I'll be spreading the wrong info. Thanks for telling me!! (: No idea what's rasm e saughat though haha.