MALAY WEDDING CEREMONY (PART 1) PLEASE HELP ME TO PROOF-READING (CORRECTING) MY ARTICLE The wedding ceremony is mostly lead by a Muslim marriage registrar, beforehand it is started by reciting the holy verse of Al-Qur’an. The process is led by the Muslim marriage registrar and basically same with the rest of public. The interesting parts in Malay wedding ceremony are nullified ablution, the trickle of rose water and kneeling prostration. The wedding ceremony event is closed by listening to the prayer recitation and the congratulation from the friends and the guests for the new couple. Nullified Abulution It is called as the nullified ablution because the groom and the bride previously already take the ablution. Then, the groom inserts a ring on the finger. After that, both of them shake hand. Then the bride kisses the groom backhand and the groom kisses her forehead. It is a symbol of trusting each other. Through the kiss on the groom's hand, a bride entrusts and prays for Allah to keep the groom on his affection, leading family and not take which is not his right. The groom kisses his bride's forehead because the forehead is a source of calmness and motivation for the groom and the forehead is a witness of the obedience to Allah. The Trickle of Rose Water This event is called as the trickle of rose water because of splashing or pouring water to the bride and groom with rose water. Both of them will sit side by side and there is shawl fabric on their lap. Tepungtawar is held first before the trickle of rose water. Some of the elders (mostly till 7 people) are asked in the rotation to do tepung tawar and the trickle of rose water for the bride and the groom. The place which is splashed by the rose water is generally on both palms and right-left of shoulders, and it often splashes on their forehead. Tepung tawar and the trickle of rose water are the symbols of giving prayers and blessings for the welfare of the bride and groom. In addition, it is a helper against reinforcements and distractions. The next event is kneeling prostration or sungkem.