east Pakistan, as it was called when Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan, has many cultural influences.
in a documentary on various Islamic representations in the very very poor of Bangladesh, the portrayal was that of the ritualistic Islamic teaching, cultural infilteration of mystic dance and music in the socio-religious gatherings of Bangladesh’s citizens.
Pakistan has that influence as well, where orders of various mysitic/shia/sunni thoughts have created self righteous preferred ways of practicing prayer which almost does not resemble real for God prayer any longer, because of the emphasis placed on rituals.
is it true that pure unritualistic simple prayers are impossible to find being practiced in Bangladesh’s citizens’ religious life?
Dushwari
Re: Bangladesh Culture
can you plz..clarify how they were praying..???
they all are from sunni school...but there is a big influence of hinduism due to west bengal on them....
Re: Bangladesh Culture
a little clarification. nimaz was being read as we know it, in a congregation in mosque.
but there was a mix of Zikr with sufi dhama, in other parts of the documentary, where women and men, separately, but in the same court yard, listened to these diff debates sung on stage by two men, one i believe sunni and the other shia - each debating a concept of sharia from their perspectives.
they also have fairs in Sailot, chitagong, and dhaka. perhaps saints and their urs which have huge following.
& then there was a detailed part of the documentary talking about some mixed hindi, christian, buddist and Islam religion called Daul.
Lollans was a respected saint of sorts with whom this innovation began and is practiced even today.
very complex portrayal of religion.
the documentary is being shown in Rubin Museum of Arts, NYC as part of annual south asian film festival.
Dushwari
Re: Bangladesh Culture
thanks dear sis. for clarification...:)
unfortunately..in whole this region..due to intermixing f 1000 years with hindus and sikhs ..we have adopted many bidats ...
but zikr in congregaton ..is also done in many mosques in pakistan...i think no problem....(not talking about ahle hadees pow..)
mazar..saints graves..people jahalat..you also see in pakistan ..specially in villages a lot....