Nanyaal vs Dadyaal

[Niksik]

Re: Nanyaal vs Dadyaal

@Insaaniyat

I have noticed an attitude amongst some Pakistanis. They consider their paternal family their closer relatives whereas they consider their maternal relatives as ‘‘lower’’ relatives. Of course this does not apply to all as we in my family were more attached and closer to our maternal relatives but I remember my dad telling u that the dadyaal is one’s khandaan and nanyaal is not one’s khandaan. I also remember my Pakistani teacher boasting that his kids were happier with their dado and dada and not as happy and interested with their nano and nanabu.

Also I’ve noticed that there’s a lot of fuss about the phopo-bateeja relationship. My mum and her sisters were very attached and are still most fond of my mamoo’s sons, though of course they love their bhaanjas but not as much as their bateejays.

This sounds like some leftover Hindu influence where the woman’s family was considered inferior.

If we refer to Islam its not the same. There is a hadith from the Prophet (saw) which says that sister’s children are also part of the family.

[HR][/HR][INDENT]Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “The son of the sister of some people is from them or from their own selves.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 80, Number 754
[/INDENT]

The Hindus have moved on, at least the ones in the cities, the educated ones.

Some of us prefer to remain jahil.