From Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia, by Steve Raymer
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From Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia, by Steve Raymer |
A Muslim wedding unites two colorful ethnic groups on the island of Sumatra - the Minangkabau, energetic merchants who have migrated throughout Indonesia, and the isolated Batak of the fertile volcanic highlands surrounding Lake Toba. A Muslim cleric, far left, reads from the Koran over a portable public address system, binding Ade Indriani, the bride, and Ridwan Hendrir, who sit on a dais outside the bride's home in the Sumatra capital of Medan. In Muslim tradition, marriage is a solemn contract that unites two individuals and two families, but it is not considered a sacrament - or spiritual mystery - as in the Christian faith. |
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