girls in pakistan

phatima · April 1, 2005, 4:03pm

i know this doesn’t go for all girls in pakistan, but i was just wondering why most girls in pakistan don’t go to the musjid for namaaz. yea, i know they can read it at home too and i know they’re allowed to go, but usually for jummah namaaz and stuff, i only see the guys from the family going. i never understood that .

Captain1 · April 1, 2005, 4:34pm

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^ Not all masjids have separate space for women to pray.

phatima · April 1, 2005, 4:36pm

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why not?! we have the same right to pray to the same God.

Agent_Smith · April 1, 2005, 4:46pm

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^ yeah but at home

phatima · April 1, 2005, 4:48pm

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why not at the musjid?!?!?!?
you get more suwab for going to the musjid and praying.

Captain1 · April 1, 2005, 5:26pm

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Resources, masajid are not big enough to accomodate all men…
I believe it was Hazrat Umar RA who discouraged women going to masajid citing society as a problem.

hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 5:31pm

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then why are there facilities in major mosques such as in makkah and madinah???

phatima · April 1, 2005, 5:33pm

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so is it just the pakistani society that he was referring to? because i know that here, i try going to the musjid atleast once a week.

and it’s funny because there’s SO many musjids in pakistan (after all, it is a muslim country), yet there isn’t enough room for everyone to pray?

so, ur saying the reason that women dont go to the musjid to read namaz is because there’s not enough space??

hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 5:33pm

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i don’t wanna generalise but… i know what u mean man! i think that even though in the west muslims are a minority, we’re pretty strong whereas in pakistan, you take in for granted that u have these kinda facilities…

hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 5:35pm

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i second that.

there’s a mosque in EVERY gali in karachi (and probably everywhere else too)… i got laughed at by my cousins when i said that the masjid is 20 mins away in a bus…

PyariCgudia · April 1, 2005, 5:35pm

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Interesting that our caliphs pulled in such strange rules when the Prophet didn't. Men and Women sat side by side when listening to the prophet's khutbas.

Very strange.

hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 5:36pm

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Muslim_Queen · April 1, 2005, 5:38pm

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Whether they go or not is their choice. However, the importance was on men to try to attend all prayers in the masjid. One would think that the women got off easy - they can just pray at home.

hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 5:43pm

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yeah i agree with that… but at the same time, there should be facilities in masjids so women know that there’s something out there for them outside the kitchen, house bla bla… and the assurance that they’re not confined to only that… furthermore - with facilities like such, it encourages to go to the masjid to not only pray but also to increase their knowledge… so they can implement it at home, with husband, kids, extended etc etc… c’mon givem em some kinda independance now…

phatima · April 1, 2005, 5:45pm

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yea i get that… but what about the women that DO want to go…and dont..because “there’s no space” in the mosque…

Muslim_Queen · April 1, 2005, 5:45pm

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Of course if its possible they should have proper places for women too in the masjid. I never said otherwise. And women can go out to lots of other plcaes aside from their homes...er but of course.

phatima · April 1, 2005, 5:46pm

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hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 5:48pm

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Srinivas_Patel · April 1, 2005, 6:08pm

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Do Pakistani girls date? I know Indian Muslim girls they date, just curious.

hafsa_dudette · April 1, 2005, 6:09pm

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some do, some don’t… i wouldn’t stereotype if i were you