Becoming Aware of Rhythms in the World
In demonstrating that becoming aware of rhythms of the world is a way of adding to your rhythmic knowledge, we will have an observation of Islamic culture and society, the rhythm of Islam weaving through the lives of Muslim women and men. Examples of the rhythmic nature of Islam can be seen in all aspects of Muslims’ everyday lives. Muslims break their Ramadan fast upon the sun setting, and they receive Ramadan by sighting the new moon. Prayer for their dead is by noon and burial is before sunset. This is space and time in Islam, moon, sun, dawn and sunset are all part of a unique and unified rhythm, interweaving the sacred and the ordinary, nature and culture in a pattern that is characteristically Islamic. There is no doubt that a Muslim feels and lives Islam and experiences time and space in interweaving rhythm. This is what immigrants in an adopted homeland must miss Islam’s rhythm. They might be missing it despite regular praying at home and in mosque, fasti...