Re: Is "Rasam-e-Hina" allowed in Islam ?
Well the mehndi and mayuun rasams are hindu rasams so they are definitely bida'h. Secondly, so much extra money is spent on pakistani weddings which is israaf and this is also haram.
Here is an answer by a girl who was previously hindu and reverted to IslamAs in hinduism the wife is considered like a housekeeper and the property of her husband, the mehndi put on her before the wedding means that she doesnt have to take up her duties as the new housekeeper for her husband, and the servant of his mother and father until the mehndi has worn off her hands and feet so its a respite for a new bride so she can be "available" to her husband soley, and not his parents and family at the start of the marriage, once the mehndi has worn off her skin then she has to resume the household duties.
The Indian culture was there BEFORE the advent of Islam. The Arabic culture was there BEFORE the advent of Islam.
The prophet kept many of the cultural stuff that was done in the pre-Islamic era that was not against the teachings of Islam. So anything that is from the Indian culture that was done before the advent of Islam and is not against Islam shouldn't be prohibited, unless it's obviously representing another religious rituals.
For eg.... If I want to have a wedding and I think that Christian "hosts" (that's how they're called right?) look cool and I want people to stand and eat that thing, then I'm OOBVIOUSLY imitating Christians and that shouldn't be allowed.
We can either reject our culture... or "Islamize" it!!!
I wish people would read the hadith of "whoever imitates non muslim people....", and how they applied it to derive rulings.
And Allah knows best!
I taught the hindu belief system according to the vaishnavas, i studied for more than seven years the vedas, including srimad bagavatam, the bahgavad gita, and the upanishads, and I also learn sandscrit, so i am not speaking without knowledge.
It is a fact that these wedding traditions adopted by many asian muslims, are purely hindu Religious ceremonies, they are not merely "culture" they are part of the religious ceremonies, as the hindus like to carry out and immitate what they call "the past-times" of their gods, krishna, radharahni, rama, sita, and so on. So these practices are purely immitating the Religious ceremonies of the hindus.
STP - this quote you have listed ...it is completely wrong and doesn't seem to be written by a Hindu or ex-Hindu at all. Either some muslim made this up to rationalize a practice in islam that he/she did not understand and felt guilty about or you made it up.
It is like if I write a story about an ex-muslim who converted from islam to Hinduism and start talking about muslim customs as those practiced by allah and prophet and quran as if they were mere fabrications of muslim hallucinations.
provide a reference / quote