Newer Islamic Movements in Western Europe by Lars Pederson

Author:Lars Pederson [Pederson, Lars]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781138323759
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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

1 See also Rex, Joly, & Wilpert (eds.) (1987) as well as Schoeneberg (1983).

2 This section, which appeared previously in Pedersen & Selmer (1991) was founded on observations made in the period from 1986 to 1988.

3 This observation, that religious differences are reflected in the organizational system, likewise shows itself to be the case in Norwegian and German research material, respectively, Næss (1986) and Wilpert (1986).

4 This ‘under-communication’ of religious matters is in its own way religiously sanctioned by Shiism’s principle of takiya, a pragmatic principle which, among other things, includes considerations about the necessity of caution in relation to social intercourse in potentially hostile surroundings.

5 The Islamisk Kulturcenter, Horsebakken, is the oldest gathering place for Muslims in Copenhagen, according to a spokesman for the Islamisk Kulturcenter, Abdel Wahid Pedersen. The centre was set up in 1974 and moved to its current location, due to a shortage of space, in 1976. Since then, for a variety of reasons - linguistic, national, political, some divisions have formed. Today the place is used mostly by Pakistanis and Afghanis. The Turks have their own mosques. Abdel Wahid estimates that today there are 5-6 jawami (pi. jami, large mosques) and around 10 masajid (pl. masjid, smaller places of prayer) in Copenhagen

6 Mawlid (or Veladet Kandili) maiks respect and love for the prophet in special ceremonies. Stories are told about the prophet’s life and revelations. Special dua are said. There is agreement that the observation of mawlid is neither farz (mandatory) nor sunna (reccomended). Some claim that according to certain hadith it is forbidden in that it is associated with idolatry (c.f. also the Wahhabis and other later purifying movements). Since Mawlid is celebrated at night, it is usually celebrated here at the weekends

7 The funeral takes place normally in the homeland if the deceased is an adult, while children are usually buried here in Denmark. According to the funeral authority for the municipality of Aarhus, since 1973 there have been ‘a maximum of 21 Muslims buried, of which 19 were children, in the municipality graveyard in Aarhus (Letter from the funeral authority in Århus Kommune to the city’s Muslim immigrant organisations). We know from other sources that the remaining two adults were refugees for whom burial at home was not an option. There are now Muslim burial sites linked to communal graveyards in other sites in Denmark. In Aarhus one such site was opened in the autumn of 1987 following efforts made by the Islamisk Kulturcenter, among others. The degree to which the mosque is used in connection with burials depends on where the burial is to take place. If it is to be in Denmark the prayer, Salat al-Janaza, takes place in the mosque. After the body has been ritually washed from head to foot (Ghusul abdesti) in hospital, dressed in a body sheet, kafan, taken to the mosque where the prayers are to take place (this prayer does not include prayer, Salat al-Janaza, takes place in the mosque. After the body has

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