It is important to note that the Muslim beliefs of the Berbers were exactly the same as those of the Sunni Muslims. Their beliefs were strongly based upon blessings. They also believed that descendants of Muhammad could perform various miracles. They believed that there wasn't any intermediary between God and man. Despite that fact, each and every community had a teacher, who was known as fqih and their role was to help and trains boys as well as young men in reciting their Holy book (Quran). Each and every Friday, which was the day of worship, these teachers could be hired to lead prayers and also deliver sermons in the mosques. It was also …show more content…
For instance, the Rif Berbers permitted marriage of parallel-cousin despite the fact it was not highly advocated for. In case a person would fall in love with a cousin, then there was no one who could question them if they decided to get married. Statistics carried out between 1953 and 1955 clearly shows that this type of marriage accounted for 12% of the total marriages recorded which stood at 1,625.
The most common type of marriage among the Berbers was the local lineage exogamy. This involved marrying or getting married to a person whom you not directly related to especially through blood but speak the same language. They were marriages within the same tribal lines. The percentage of these marriages stood at 54% of the entire marriages that were recorded from that survey. Marriages among spouses of different tribes were also encouraged but it was also low in number as they stood only at 12%. Tribal membership among the Berbers was based on the tribe of the father in scenarios where spouses originated from different