What kinda question is that why would they want to be different religion

Similar. [edit] Ritual washing in Islam Islam recommends a sort of washing called Ghusul (Arabic word means washing) which should include the washing of the whole body in special order or immersion of the whole body in a river for instance. This Ghusul is required for an adult when adopting Islam, after each sexual intercourse or a wetdream or a menstrual cycle. Also is required to be done for dead bodies. Prayers are said asking God to forgive impure thoughts and actions. Such Ghusul is very different from practices in other religions. A person performs it alone privately, whenever it is indicated or desired. Washing before daily prayers is essential. Muslims (or Moslems, which is the Middles East spelling) believe no one should approach God in prayer, before first asking God to forgive them their sins. Formal prayers are offered five times per day. While washing, one prays to God asking for forgiveness of the sins committed throughout the day, whether intentional or unintentional. This is a Muslim's way of reminding him/herself that the goal of this life is to please God, and to pray to attain His forgiveness and grace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism

I just wanted to add that as Jesus instructed Christians to be baptised that was related to being born again with emphasis of being born of the spirit and not a physical body. Muslims attain this status of being born again by becoming witnesses or rather bearing witness with from the dephs of their souls with the attestation known as Shahadah and thus becoming a muslim. This simple process is the spiritual baptism of the muslim though it does no involve physical water. Mind you as Greek God mentioned there are a multitude of water rituals in Islam that concern purification during life and also for funeral purposes as with Judaism also. There is also a ceremonial baptism (for lack of a better word but more like naming a child if not already done) that is done for muslim children called Aqiqa but it does not involve any type of Holy water or washing. It is usually when a community is presented the child and a great opportunity for social gathering, prayer and good eating.

we dont believe in being born as sinners... in islam, a newborn is innocent

A baptisim is to wash away a baby's original sin. The original sin is when adam and eve ate of the tree of knowledge. Christians (which I am) believe that all babies are born into sin. The original sin. A baptisim washes away original sin. Muslims (my husband is one) do not believe that we are born into sin. They believe a baby is pure and innocent and free from all sin. A child does not begin to sin until they reach pueberty. Therefore, since a child is not born into sin, there is no reason for a baptisim. I hope this helps.

The short answer is: 'they do'. The long answer, well read on... Baptism was not started by Christians, let us not forget that Jesus and John the Baptist were Jews, at this time Christianity did not exist and therefore, in the earliest form of the tradition, it had absolutely nothing to do with original sin. In the ancient world in many quarters water was considered a source of purification, so for example Gentiles who wished to become Jews baptised themselves before circumcision. At Qumran there were elaborate rites of purification by water. John the Baptist invited his hearers to repent and to be baptised in the river Jordan and Jesus accepted baptism at his hands, not for remission of sins but to identify himself with his people. Even in the Pagan world water was considered purifying take the ritual of bathing in the Castellian Spring before consulting the Delphic Oracle for example. The word baptism comes from the Greek baptein which means to plunge, to immerse, or to wash. It was an ancient custom to wash or to make ablution. Islam has preserved this tradition in the form of Wudu and ritual Ghusl for the purification purpose. Allah mentions in the Quran that He made water a source for purification (al-Furqan 25:48) For Jesus and his followers the baptism was just a bath or ablution to purify themselves physically, ritually and spiritually, but with Pauline interpretation it became a symbol of belief in Jesus and the connotation of original sin was introduced. Muslims follow the earlier tradition and not the Pauline tradition. Maybe the article below will help to answer your question. Muslim Baptism by Salimata Keita, Ivory Coast. (http://www.con-ed.howard.edu/LanguageInstitute/Newsletters/studentvoicewinter07.pdf) Every religion has different ways to celebrate baptisms. In the Muslim culture after the baby's birth, baptism is a very important second step in life. It is celebrated on the seventh day after the birth. It is not an obligation on the seventh day because most of the parents trust in God, but sometimes they don't have money to do the ceremony then. Therefore you can do it at anytime of your life. The baptism is a joyous occasion for the baby's parents. They throw a big party when it is their first born. They celebrate the Muslim baptism by inviting religious people like the ``imam `` for the prayers and the sacrifice. Generally, Muslim baptisms are celebrated on Thursday or Sunday. First of all, the baby's father informs his imam about a newborn and that he wants to celebrate the baptism. Then, together they decide on the baptism day. When they agree on the date, the father buys a big sheep because he wants to sacrifice that for the baby. Killing a sheep and reading the Koran are the most important details of the Muslim baptism. Traditionally, the sheep is the most important animal in Muslim ceremonies to thank God. That's why you have sheep in all the important Muslims ceremonies. There is a special food which is obliged to be in the Muslim baptism It is a kind of pasta rice that an old woman cooks. She puts the white rice in the water to soak the day before and early in the morning, they grind it and put in the water. It becomes like a pastry cake with sugar. After that, they make a rice ball. In every rice ball, you have a cola nut and some candies. On the baptism day, the baby and his mother have a special ritual for the mother's first baby. The grandmother is in charge of washing the baby early in the morning, so the mother has time to take care of herself to get ready before the imam comes with a small delegation of prayers. During the Koran reading, the mother and the baby have to sit in front of the imam. After a short time, she gives the baby to the father and leaves. The imam and the baby's father with other people shave off all the hair of the baby and they recite certain Koranic verses. At the end, the imam says the baby's name in his/her ear, ``This is your name for life. May Allah, our creator, bless you and always be a good Muslim to continue what your parents began.`` He gives back the baby to the mother for another washing and changing of clothes. At the end, the Imam goes to kill the sheep for the last sacrifice and share the meat and the rice balls with every person present and the neighbours too. Just a little part of the meat like the four legs and the sheep's head stay with the family. The Muslim baptism is a joyous occasion for the people and the baby's parents to show how their family keeps the Muslim customs and respects it. So you see Muslims do have a baptism just not in the way of Pauline tradition and more in the sense of the original tradition.

a baptisim is to welcome a child into a catholic faith. Muslims are taught that we are all born muslim already , however we do have a celebration after the baby is born sort of like a baby shower when people n family give the baby gifts and the parents donate money and food to the poor in honor of the newborn