Re: Wedding in Moharram
ahh..very well. So one must respect the religious historial commemoration. right? Must give due respect and act congruously. Although not a religious obligation..but hey.. it IS morally justified and so are many things which at the same time are not 'strictly speaking' a religious obligation.
and the proper way to pay respect to this commemoration of a historical event is not beating oneself senseless with chains in the view of some people. Observing it also does not mean that one can not go on with one's life. If commemorating singificant dates in our history in the manner u describe is that critical we would be raising the same hue and cry about the day of the passing of the prophet. Ironically that is not a state holiday is it now.
so what about moral justification for observation of the prophet's passing, or that entire month, he is more important than everyone at karbala out together and all the people before or after that put together? would you not agree? so why is the histroical commemoration of that with due respect and acting congrously not important there?
Hey if I start joking at my friend's mother death anniversary, at his house, am i being disrespectful? or just getting on with my life? to hell with it...its not a religious obligation.:D cheers!!
wrong analogy. its more like if 50 years after their mother passes away one brother has to plan his kids wedding and due to schedules it falls in Moharram, and the other brother getting bent out of shape and telling first brother that he did not respect or loe his mother because he is choosing to have a wedding the month that their mother passed away.
again by that token, no weddings should take place in the month of the prophet's passing, but I dont see people jumping up and down about that. Does that mean they dont care? are they being disrepectful?