Rites of the Lifetime

شعائر العمر

A trail through the whole lifecycle.

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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Aqiqa

    ذبيحة المولود: شكر وحلاقة وصدقة.

    Aqiqa (newborn sacrifice) · Du'a (supplication)

  2. Nikah

    الزواج عقد وشهود ووليمة: نصف الدين.

    Nikah (marriage contract) · Prophetic adab (proper conduct)

  3. Illness

    عيادة المريض والدعاء: شعائر المرض.

    Du'a (supplication) · Sabr (patience and steadfast endurance)

  4. Washing

    غسل الميت: آخر خدمة يقدمها المجتمع.

    Washing the deceased · The funeral prayer

  5. Janaza

    الصلاة والدفن والعزاء: الختام.

    The funeral prayer · The hereafter: the grave, resurrection and reckoning

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Overview

A path through the rites of the full cycle: the aqiqa at birth, marriage at building, and the washing and prayer at departure.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Rites of the Lifetime”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-lifecycle-rites/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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