Локальные особенности проведения фестиваля Рамуван среди вьетнамской религиозной группы чам бани

1.3. Bani mosque

Different from the world mosques which require decorating, displaying of pictures and statues, keeping empty, high, wide, airy and clean space, Bani mosques are built in the traditional house style of the Cham people. Inside the mosque, in addition to the sanctuary (Kanraong) placed in the center of the western wall, is the place for the Acars to recite the Kuru-ưn (Qu’ran) during the fasting month of Ramuwan or the Friday Masses (Harei Jamư-at).

 1.4. Dignitaries Bani

The team of Cham Bani dignitaries (only men) is the Acar system, including: Mudin, Katip, Imam, Po Gru (the Great monk) (Phan, Phan, Nguyen, 113-114). In which, the highest person is the Grand Master, who has the ultimate decision-making power in the religious life of each mosque. This team of dignitaries is in charge of reciting the Kura-un in honor of Po Awloah (God) and Nabi Mohamah (the angel Mohammed), administering the rituals in the mosque and taking care of the worship for the followers. Bani dignitaries are well-educated people who learn to write and read ancient Arabic script to read the Kura-un and ritual ceremonies.

Although Islam sosiety is a patriarchal and the religious dignitaries are men, the Cham Bani society as well as the Cham Brahmins in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan today still maintain the matrilineal system.