MMA wants weddings at mosques compulsory

Society Pakistan & World Affairs
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:smack:

The MMA keeps getting bogged down with “non issues”, and in this case it is surprising they’d actually table a bill like this!

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The Punjab Assembly ¶ on Thursday rejected a marriage bill introduced by a Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) legislator that sought to make compulsory the holding of nikah and barat ceremonies in mosques.

The Punjab Marriage Functions (Prohibition of Ostentatious Displays and Wasteful Expense) Amendment Bill 2003 introduced by the MMA’s Ehsanullah Waqas also stated that if there were no mosque within a reasonable distance, the ceremonies should be held at the house of the bride. Punjab Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja opposed the bill, saying the barat ceremony was “beneath a mosque’s dignity”. He said there was nothing wrong with the nikah ceremony being held in a mosque, but the government could not force the general public to host marriage ceremonies in a mosque.

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molvi want to get involved with personal matters and choices of people and make them more important in daily life.

They dont have anything better to do!

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It will never happen, so this is a non-issue

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What a funny story. These mullah's provide such great comedy. I wonder what brilliant idea they come up with next.

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To me all you guys seem like comedians, who love to reject everything coming from MMA or Maulvis.

I see a great deal of good sense in it.

When weddings will be held in mosques, especially the nikah, in a poor country like pakistan, where 30% of population lives below poverty line, wasteful expenses will be discouraged!

Besides, it will foster equality, in a very class oriented society (rich and poor).

The conditions of mosques will become better.

The sacred bond of marriage will be encouraged, as it will be easier and cheaper to get married.

Other festivities and celebration can be at home, if somebody wills. What is wrong with having weddings in mosques??? Its quite common in many Muslim societies. (Don't Christians go to Church to get married?)

I do admire any positive idea, no matter it is from East or West, MMA or any other party. Atleast they are thinking of change and doing something, than just sitting in Assemblies and enjoying the rule.

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haha these MMA clowns cant be further away from the problems of common people. Here is our nation plagued by illiteracy, corruption, lack of clean water and so much more but these jokers are more concerned if you dont get married in a masjid or if your shalwaar is above your ankle. What a bunch of retards.

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Didn't the MMA just vow to back Musharraf's regime just recently? So what happens if Musharraf attends a lavish wedding of one of his relatives which is not in a mosque? Will MMA protest against Mushy or back him which will sort of negate their own stance of mosque-only weddings?

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*Originally posted by Islamabad: *
To me all you guys seem like comedians, who love to reject everything coming from MMA or Maulvis.

I see a great deal of good sense in it.

When weddings will be held in mosques, especially the nikah, in a poor country like pakistan, where 30% of population lives below poverty line, wasteful expenses will be discouraged!

Besides, it will foster equality, in a very class oriented society (rich and poor).

The conditions of mosques will become better.

The sacred bond of marriage will be encouraged, as it will be easier and cheaper to get married.

Other festivities and celebration can be at home, if somebody wills. What is wrong with having weddings in mosques??? Its quite common in many Muslim societies. (Don't Christians go to Church to get married?)

I do admire any positive idea, no matter it is from East or West, MMA or any other party. Atleast they are thinking of change and doing something, than just sitting in Assemblies and enjoying the rule.
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Islamabad

the choice for peopel to get married in masajid exists today, if people do not want to use that option that is their business. as far as things being simpel and cheaper, ..as u suggested ppl can do other events elsewhere excpet the wedding itself..well then the lavish expenditures will be in these other events.

There is nothing wrong with having weddings in mosques, but making that into a law is a bit of a stretch.

Christians do go to churches to get married, but its not cumpolsory and it hs not not been mandated by some religious political party into a law of the land.

ofcourse if the wedding is in the masjid they will dictate everything else then. and how do they plan on accomodating sectarian differences..every person goes to the mosque of their sect, or is anyone allowed no matter what the sect?

There are masajid that have done that and have provided good facilities and service and it has not only been convenient for the people costwise but served as a great revenue generator for the masjid. as an example I can point out a masjid in Gulshan e Iqbal, Karachi, i forget the name but it is right by the national stadium and has its own hall which is on the other side of a courtyard seperating the masjid and teh hall, the hall is used to accomodate larger number of people for jummah prayers and has served as a place for lectures, exhibits, weddings etc. People use it because they have the option and they have decent facilities.

Masajid are community centers and should be used as such, however it was the mullah types who have been traditionally opposed to use masajid for any other purpose.

anyways, I think using masajid for weddings, and other community events is a wonderful idea. making it a law, is not.

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*Originally posted by elahi: *
It will never happen, so this is a non-issue
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I am with you elahi, is bhar hum in molvis ko guti say subbakh sekihing gay!!!

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Isb,

there is no restriction at present for nikkah in a Masjid, so what are you moaning about?

the only funny thing in this they want it to be as law and compulsary!

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as Fraudz mentioned.. Christians do get married in Church.. now wouldn't forcing Muslims to get married in their worship places be akin to emulating Christians .. which appears to be a big no no among orthodox Muslims... so why this proposal??

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^ I agree! I thought about it.

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Abdul Sattar Edhi was a religous man who achieved quite a lot, most notably a functional ambulance service which operates today in Karachi. Why don't MMA show they are capable of building and organising something similar rather than waste their energies on non-issues like this one?

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In western countries the christian organizations are doing a great job for the welfare of their people. They are runnig schools and universities, offer cheap accommodations, jobs and even money when needed,particularly to students. And what our fat Mullahs are doing, they have opened madrasas where children mere memorize Quran without understanding a single word of it, this kind of education don't help them when they step into the real world. The madrasas should be banned in Pakistan and Quran should only be taught in our schools. The legacy of Zia is still haunting us.

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[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Fraudz: *

Islamabad

the choice for peopel to get married in masajid exists today, if people do not want to use that option that is their business. as far as things being simpel and cheaper, ..as u suggested ppl can do other events elsewhere excpet the wedding itself..well then the lavish expenditures will be in these other events.

There is nothing wrong with having weddings in mosques, but making that into a law is a bit of a stretch.

Christians do go to churches to get married, but its not cumpolsory and it hs not not been mandated by some religious political party into a law of the land.

ofcourse if the wedding is in the masjid they will dictate everything else then. and how do they plan on accomodating sectarian differences..every person goes to the mosque of their sect, or is anyone allowed no matter what the sect?

There are masajid that have done that and have provided good facilities and service and it has not only been convenient for the people costwise but served as a great revenue generator for the masjid. as an example I can point out a masjid in Gulshan e Iqbal, Karachi, i forget the name but it is right by the national stadium and has its own hall which is on the other side of a courtyard seperating the masjid and teh hall, the hall is used to accomodate larger number of people for jummah prayers and has served as a place for lectures, exhibits, weddings etc. People use it because they have the option and they have decent facilities.

Masajid are community centers and should be used as such, however it was the mullah types who have been traditionally opposed to use masajid for any other purpose.

anyways, I think using masajid for weddings, and other community events is a wonderful idea. making it a law, is not.

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I totally agree with u, though i am with marriges being done in mosques.. but changing it into law will cause problems then solve.. and that idea of in karachi of mosques having their own hall.. thats a gr8 idea.
One more thing.. can u guys plzzzz stop blaming molvies... forgods sake they are one of the reasons why pakistan is runing if u think about it.. with their duas.. yeah i do disagree myself with these things.. but rahter then blaming each others,,, try to create a bridge to solve problems.. there was once an article in Jang.. which said "that molanas are not tryin to understand the people who are more of western thought and vis-a-vis.." and this is one of the problems we are havin with the society in pak.. and it will keep continuing and harm us.. if we keep blamin

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*Originally posted by cheebu: *
One more thing.. can u guys plzzzz stop blaming molvies... forgods sake they are one of the reasons why pakistan is runing if u think about it.. with their duas.. yeah i do disagree myself with these things.. but rahter then blaming each others,,, try to create a bridge to solve problems.. there was once an article in Jang.. which said "that molanas are not tryin to understand the people who are more of western thought and vis-a-vis.." and this is one of the problems we are havin with the society in pak.. and it will keep continuing and harm us.. if we keep blamin
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cheebu, I have nothing but respect and admiration for the religious scholars who are an asset to the nation.

at the same time I have no respect for the following
1) drama baaz politician mullahs
2) jahil types who have an extrmely narrow mind and have no motivation to see beyond their derh eent ki masjid
3) sectarian idiots who incite violence or if not that at minimum creat emore divisions, mistrust and distances
4) fake pirs who have sold spirituality for personal power to the simpletons in rural areas.

we dont need any of these folks.

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even though it is a good idea forcing it down someone's throat is not. If they really want to change our trend they have to convince people that their suggestion is right. imposing it will not help.
they can set the trend by arranging their family marriages in mosques and using simplicity. i do believe people in pakistan have sense to see what is beneficial for them!