Re: Is Pakistani culture dominated by Hindu religion?
nice post
especially about the treatment of women … something really needs to change there …but it is also true that these days more and more muslims are moving away from thinking of the bahu/wife as naukrani and treating her more as an equal and as an insan … maybe im wrong but that’s how i feel …ppl are more appreciative and encouraging to their wives and bahus when they look after the home…i think more and more ppl in todays world are aware that it isnt her duty but there are still some who choose to live “pichli sadi mein”
ppl start think there is a problem with our religion when in fact its the culture and I am not even sure if hindu religion propagates
All Cultures are rooted in a religion. Religious values dictate a culture. Good or bad depends on how the people of the land understand their religion.
Yes I agree with UZ, majority of the Pakistani culture copies Hindu culture which in turn is rooted in hinduism. When a hindu is following a ritual, he isnt doing anything wrong at all. He is respectfully following what his religion teaches him. We respect him for that.
But when a muslim claims to follow Islam but acknowledges innovations in Islam that might have been taken from another culture .. no matter how trivial they are , that is not something to be very proud of! We dont take Islam as just a religion, we completely see it as a code of life. As a system, rather then a religion. Islam set us free of so many unnecessary rituals and bindings and our culture should definitely reflect that .. but unfortunately it doesnt !!!
For example, Islam tells us marriage is a simple occasion where Nikkah and Walima are the only two functions acknowledged. Rest is all not needed. Muslims dont have to throw money and resources away on expensive mendi’s and tail rasams and what ever .. but muslims do it, learning more and more from the hindu culture
Another example: Islam gives women immense respect. As a wife, she can very well refuse to take any responsibility for the housework. If her husband can afford, she can ask for a maid to conduct all household activity. In Indian culture, a bahu is thrashed if she refuses to cook and clean. Its considered her key responsibility. Why then should a muslim household bind themselves to a culture that goes agaisnt their own religion? Islam clearly tells a husband that he should be grateful to his wife if she looks after his home and household work. Its not “common sense” that she steps up, its her free will whether she wants to do it or not. Its not her duty , nor her responsibility to do so. She does it out of free will and love for her husband.
In essence, its ok to pick up certain cultural traditions if they dont go against your very own religion. But letting a culture take over your own culture specifically when majority things go against your religion, tells me one is a confused nation who have no idea what they are following !
