Re: Thoughts
But so is with neighbours in Pakistan, specially in smaller towns :)
I lived in a big city, but we grew up playing with neighbors with whom we were more close than our cousins. Similar is the case with many people. So does it mean that one can not marry neighbours ???
believe it or not ... But their is a saying in my language
Humsaya, Ma Jaya means A neighbour has same rights as the one who is concieved by your mother.
It is partly traditional and partly religious.
errr. I know marrying a cousin is not allowed in christianity so it is not an issue. Whether you think of them as a brother does not really mean any thing ! :)
But in Islam it is allowed. So growing up together and thinking of them as sibling is really very trivial, you can think of anyone as sibling, but it wont make you brother and sister.
Islam, prohibits intermingling of cousins of opposit gender after they become adults, as they should not think themselves as siblings which they are not.