Is Pakistani culture dominated by Hindu religion?

[honeybeez]

Re: Is Pakistani culture dominated by Hindu religion?

@Chicken_Biryani

Southie, its just that when ever I read up a cultural thing, if we start going into the roots of it , we will find religious influence in it ..

Only for that reason I came to the conclusion that culture is created out of religion .. but then again, like with muslims , alot of things are going on in the culture that many of us class as “innovations or Biddah” which is highly discouraged in Islam but are part of the the culture. So if someone from outside Paksitan was to look at Pakistani culture they would genuinely get confused and think , oh, this is part of their culture which isnt rooted in religion !

Know what I mean?
I feel it might be the same case with other cultures, there will be some hindu’s who are very religious, then there will be others who will create innovations in hinduism .. all these do ultimately reflect the culture ..

So, you mean to say that Islam does not have any Arab cultural things embedded within itself? The most famous one is the point of wearing a black burqa. Many say its Arab culture while many argue that it is Islamic. Hasn’t the opinion been divided always?

Is it really possible to separate religion and culture? Don’t both go hand in hand depending on the area where they have originated?

As long as a particular custom is not a threat to the society in general, why can’t we just leave it as an individual’s choice? Is God going to look at my face and see if I wear a bindi or not or is he going to look at my nature and behaviour and intention? A bindi originally was intended for the society to know that a woman was married. Now, what if I wear a bindi and still flirt around? While on the other hand, I don’t wear a bindi but I am extremely loyal to my husband and do all my duties as a wife. What am I going to be rewarded for - Culture/custom/religion/morals and ethics?