we finally made a potong jambul ceremony for iyad last weekend...potong jambul is the baby's very first haircut which usually coincides with the end of 44 days of confinement period..it can be held together with the aqiqah (usually is held on 7th day after the birth of the baby), which is a sunnah practiced by the prophet which involves sacrificing a goat/lamb (2 for a boy) on behalf of the child, which is usually distributed among the poor...it is giving thanks to Allah for the gift of a child..we have made the aqiqah during aidiladha so now it's just the potong jambul...
we invited the muslimah group for the marhaban, which is an islamic carolling and recitation of do'as (prayers of blessings) for the occupants of the house...then we brought iyad around the group as an introduction of a new baby to the crowd, where they took turns to cut a little bit of iyad's hair...iyad was all awake and gave his full cooperation throughout the ceremony...the crowd also gave some money to iyad as a gift during the ceremony...
after the ritual ended, it was time to enjoy the food...we catered the main dish from our neighbours and made some desserts for the guests...it was also time to meet with other families and friends...jihan and imtiaz also had fun playing around with other children who came with their families...they were really exhausted in the afternoon and had a long afternoon nap...
we enjoyed the food very much...had white rice with lauk kampung, penang laksa, bubur kacang, and all the kuihs to name a few...
we also took the opportunity to sell some of the toys and baby's shoes for the Gaza fund..alhamdulillah, the sale was good and we thank all of you who contributed to the fund...
alhamdulillah it all went well...we were all exhausted by the end of the day...that night was the masterchef malaysia season 2 grand final...my sister had to rush to the event that night and only came back at 3 am...
thank you for those who made it to iyad's ceremony...may Allah gives His blessings for your kindness...
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| iyad with lovely aunties who came to the event |
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