Are these traditions common outside sub-continent.
Bismillah, a ceremony when child start reading Quran.
Rozakushai: First roza of a child
Share your memories of these occasions.
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so 100 visitors of thread never heard of these things.
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Well, in my Big, Fat, Hyderabadi Family, these traditions are observed with much fanfare lol…I had a bismillah and roza khushai…in fact, some of my ultra pakka hyderabadi relatives will even hold a “manja” ceremony prior to the bismillah 
Lol!!
But no, I haven’t heard of such customs outside our indo/pak subcontinent
Btw, my son had his first roza this past Sunday alhamdullilah! No roza khushai for him, but my friend did bring a cake for him to cut at the masjid as we were sponsoring Iftar/dinner that day and some random Aunty and Uncles gave him some money lol
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Manja like in Mayun?
Even in sub-continent, many communities don’t follow this. I haven’t seen Sindhi people following it. There was no specific Roza Kushai ceremony when I had my first roza. My dada was so happy and encouraged me a lot. Kuch paise bhi diye the 
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Yes.. Manja like a mayoun, lol. Hyderabad Deccan main, kuch log, bachi ke bismillah se pehlay, usko peelay kapray pehnakay, haldi ki rasm karwatain hain…don’t ask me why, I know it makes no sense whatsoever lol :sid:
Maybe so that nazar naa lagay…and the bismillah is traditionally held at the age of 4 years, 4 months
But my bismillah, aameen (when I finished reading Quran for the first time) and roza khushai were all big deals lol
Even when my sister was getting her ears pierced, my dadi did it herself with needle and thread and they made a rasm out if it with big ladoos and a dawat lol
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In Sindhis, nose piercing of a girl is postponed until her rishta is fixed and her would be in-law bring nose-pin alongwith sweets and other stuff. Its like choti mangni.
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Children are not required to fast in Ramadan till they are close to puberty at around 10 or 12. Thefirst time a child fasts is a cause for celebration for most Moroccan families. Girls, in particular, are given a special festive ceremony at Iftar, following their first day of fasting. They are seated at the table dressed in their best traditional clothes, given a special drink based on a freshly beaten egg to break their fast and have their hands dyed with henna.
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Interesting. so the tradition is not sub-continent specific. I think there is a similar tradition like Bismillah in Hindus when their children start reading.
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Muqqawwi bhai mein ne pehlay kabhi nahi suna raised hand
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Muqqawwi bhai mein ne pehlay kabhi nahi suna raised hand
kia nahin suna?
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we followed the Bismillah tradition for our daughter…complete with the mayoun and mehndi and all the night before. (I don’t have many photos from the event but there’s this one of her all decked in yellow with the mehndi on that I’ll try to find and post…)
her celebration, from the invitations to the entertainment, was more elaborate than our wedding.
although we would have liked to do a roza kushai, she wouldn’t wait and insisted on keeping her first fast last year…the great part was that she did it on the day that we were having iftar with all our guppy friends at Sharjeel uncle’s house so it was an impromptu celebration anyway.
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Muqqawwi bhai mein ne pehlay kabhi nahi suna raised hand
Kiya nahi suna?
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Jo muqa bhai ne ask kiya 
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Appki Roza Kushai aur Bismillah nahi hoye?
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yeh sab hamaare mulkoN kii choNchla-baaziyaaN haiN.
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I haven’t heard of a Bismillah, but have heard of Ameen ceremony. And a Roza Kushai. For me it was nothing but a big dinner at our house. Nothing more. I did get presents though, so that was nice 
I didn’t have an Ameen 
Other people from family did. The boy/girl wore their best shalwar kameez, with a dupatta/topi on their head, and with their qari sahab/sahiba they would read or re-read the last surahs of the 30th sipara. After that it’s dinner time! Of course the kid got gifts at that time too.
I think it’s nice to have these little ceremonies. It makes the kid feel special, and part of the grown up world. It’s nice to make a big deal of the first time kids do something before it just becomes filled with meaning and obligations.
Jews do their Bar/Bat Mitzvah, and among some Muslim populations, for example Arabs, they have a big party after the boy has his circumcision. So if these people can have these parties why can’t we from the subcontinent have a celebration for the firsts as well?
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Mujeh to yeh bhi nahi pata k yeh hota kiya hy :no:
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achi baat hai… agar her kisi ko sab pata ho to phir google kiya channe beche ga 
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