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Not true. A large number of muslim marriages in both Pakistan and India are between first cousins. Among hindus, south Indians prefer marriages between maternal uncles and nieces. Don’t know why. In UK, between 50 to 60% of marriages in the Pakistani community are between cousins.
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Well that’s cultural and nothing to do with Islam, does it? 
Promoting flaming as usual for an indian..
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Not true again. read many of the posts and many guppies defend this pratice ny saying it is alloed by Islam. Someone also said if Hazrat Ali and Hazrat Phatima can marry as cousins, then it must be ok. I am not flaming. Indian muslims pretty well follow the same practice, so don’t bring India/Pakistan issue here. It is a sub-continental problem. I even mentioned a specific hindu community also follows the practice of uncle and niece marrying or did you not read it. Think before you post or is it too much to expect.
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expatobserver, it is a cultural thing. Our Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) married Hazart Khadija who was not his cousin or anything and yes Islam allows cousin marriages (please check with Quran there are many ppl on this form who can help you in that regards)
Blitzkrieg, please don't drag India vs Pak stuff here.. thanks..
In my opinion ... after thinking a million times.. its simply a personal pref and unfortunately more of a "solid investment strategy" for our parents..
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^ haha right about the parents, this keeping it in the family thing while allowed shouldn't be the only option considered
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Oh No!
I had a fight of the year when my grandmother was considering a faisalabadi cousin of mine for me. No way!
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Before explaining my opinion, I want to state, that my wife is from outside the family.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with cousin to cousin marriages as long as both are compatible with each other (also mentioned by someone else in this thread). BUT it is absolutely wrong to force your child into it.
Of course it’s the duty and the right of parents to advise their children in their decisions, especially when it’s about choosing a life partner. But it really should be limited to be an advise and not an order.
I’m really, really, really glad that my parents share this opinion. :k: to my parents!
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^ Thanks for the advice Umer.
I think most of us here do believe that parents have all the right to give us a suggestion in making our future plans but the reality is that parents sometimes get into this "order" mode and think that if we marry someone of our choice then we are "dishonoring" the family values..
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Ansoon bhai you have hit the mail on head with this other problem that a lot of desi parents have. It is simply not true that your abbu and ammi know what is best for you. If we accept that marrying between first cousins is a cultural thing then I must accept legbreakgoogali's assertion that this culurual thing is not too good. In this case just hear what the parents have to say and then ignore it.Again yous point about not dragging India Pakistan issue into this is well taken. The first cousin marriages happen in India also. I am surprised somebody didn't drag kashmir issue into this.
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I understand that this is a very heavy culture issue which is mostly observed in Pak/Ind .. and the reason for it to be there is simply that desi ppl care more about what "other's" think of them rather than what they think of themselves.. khair.. its a long discussion and I am sure that ppl who have married with their cousins are as happy as ppl who got married outside their families. It all depends on the individual himself/herself. May Allah help us all in making the right decision