The document discusses several key aspects of Tausug culture and beliefs, including their religious practices and traditions. It outlines the Five Pillars of Islam that form the foundation of Muslim life. It also describes Tausug beliefs about life after death, supernatural spirits, healing practices, baptism rituals, burial customs, rites of passage ceremonies, and traditions around conflict, dietary restrictions, prayer, and hijab.

1. Marc Arriola
Kathleen Quijano

3. The Quran
 words of Allah (God),
revealed to the prophet
Muhammad through
archangel Gabriel,
 source of all Islamic
Law, principles and
values.

4. Five Pillars of Islam
 Foundation of Muslim life
 Iman - Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the
finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;
 Salah - Establishment of the daily prayers;
 Zakah - Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;
 Sawm - Self-purification through fasting;
 Hajj - The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are
able.

5. Life After Death
 a person has four souls that leave the body after death:
 Transcendental
 life-soul associated with blood
 the breath or life essence
 spirit-soul who travels during dreams and causes the
shadow

6. • The body goes to
hell, where his
duration of
punishment is
determined by his
misconduct
• all Tausug
eventually reach
heaven.

7. Supernatural Beliefs
 Their world is full of environmental spirits, inhabiting
nature especially rocks and trees
 These spirits cause sickness or good fortune, and may be
the cause of human suffering.
 these spirits are the saytan (evil spirits) and jinn (unseen
creatures).
 Some saytan have names, like the balbalan (manananggal),
a flying creature which enjoys the liver of corpses.

8. The Christian devil
finds its counterpart
in Iblis, who tempts
people into evil.

10.  Indigenous healing practices are assumed by the
mangugubat (curer) who has direct access to the spirit
world.
 Traditional practices which are"medical“ includes the
sacrifice of a hen near a balete tree. Incantations are
said and a rooster is set free near the same tree.

11. Paggunting – Tausug Baptism

12.  The child is clothed in the best garments and is
brought to the group of Imams standing in a circle
 A few strands of hair are dipped in a container of the
water of butong
 The child’s mouth is smeared with sugar
 Candle is lit at the beginning of the ritual and blown
off after

13. Burial
 There are four requirements to be performed on the dead:
 the Sutchihun, to bathe and cleanse the corpse;
 Saputun, wrapping the body in a shroud;
 Sambayanganun, performing the obligatory prayer of the
dead;
 Hikubul, to bury him

14.  When the warmth is gone, the corpse is sponged in cold
water
 The bathing is done by religious persons. It’s done in
silence
 The water used is fresh and and perfumed with betel nut
flowers, kamanyan or incense, and sandalwood
 The corpse is then wiped then perfumed and placed in a
shroud

15.  shroud is made of 3 pieces of white cloth in accordance
with the length of the corpse.
 wrapped in a lying position with hands placed over the
chest, right over left
 Grave is dug in proportion to the length of corpse
 Follows a north-south direction from 6-9 feet deep
 At this depth, a chamber of about two feet wide, which the
Tausug calls the paliyangan, is dug on its west side

16.  a religious man would lower himself into such a hallow
say the tulkin (prayer for the dead)
 It drives evil spirits away and cleanses the final resting
place of the dead.
 paliyangan is sealed with slabs which the Tausug refer
to as the ding ding hali, literally meaning “wall of rest.”
 Grave markers for males are round and flat for female

18.  A newborn infant's hold on life is
thought to be precarious
 children are commonly protected
with amulets (hampan ) and
temporarily secluded immediately
after birth.

19.  At around 1 or 2 years of age, both boys and girls
undergo a ritual haircutting and immediately
afterward are named.
 Most pre-adolescent children attend Quranic school or
study the Quran with a private tutor
 they demonstrate their skills at recitation in a public
ceremony called pagtammat.

21.  Boys are circumcised ( pagislam ) in their early teens
 girls undergo a similar rite ( pagsunnat ), but without
ceremony and attended only by females, when they
reach the age of 5 or 6.

22. Clan Conflicts
 Known as rido in Tagalog and pagbanta in Tausug,
 honor killings.
 Refusal to demand payment of a blood debt from one’s
enemies opens a Tausug male up to the charge that he
is without shame (way sipug).
 Shame reflects awareness of the individual as a
member of a community.

23. No eating of pork
 Allah advises them not to through the Quran.
 they believe it is dirty because pigs don’t sweat,
therefore the bacteria remains inside them.
 There are no nutrients in pork therefore they have
nothing to gain from eating it.

24. Praying
 Tausugs pray five times a day
 To remember that the Prophet Muhammad was
perfect and that’s how Tausugs should be
 To remember who created them

25. Hijab
 Tausug women wear hijab to respect themselves as
special and valued beings
 To protect themselves from immoral thoughts by
others
 To be loved for their attitude, personality and
intelligence, etc.