Where they came from?

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Assalam u alaikum…

do you think these mayun mehndi..chothi(4thday)…are important for the blessed occasion of nikah…why they have become the part of our marriages…
and where they came from?
wasting time, wasting money, above all it never pleases the One who made the couple Allah-the Almoghty…

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Re: Where they came from?

These are cultural things and have been part of culture since centuries. It was not necessary for earlier generation to make it an occasion for wasting money, intent was get together and celebrate the occasion.

With the passage of time, show off ruined these otherwise beautiful traditions and burdened the people.

As far as the question of necessity, they are not necessary, one can opt to get married without these.

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Tahurra, these are wedding customs and widely celebrated in Indian culture… paisay ka ziyan… log khush main jo karna chain karain… koi rok to nahi sakta… but you have point…

Dedication of few hours of your life in such event will not waste time… :hmmm:

What do you think waste of time? How long?

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^I think the mehndi function is quite common in many cultures, although they may call it something else or do it a bit differently.

If a someone is having a mehndi with the sincere intention of spending quality time with their close family and friends, why would that be displeasing to Allah? I would thinking that sharing the joy of your upcoming wedding with your friends and family would be a good thing. Not everyone has a mehndi to show off. Some people actually do have a mehndi with the sincere intention of spending time with their close friends and family.

Like mahool stated, a mehndi is only for a few hours. It isn't as if you're spending days. As far as being a waste of money, you don't have to have a lavish mehndi. You can always have small get together with only your close family and friends or none at all, if you choose.

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Mayun was really a beauty make over for the bride. You put ubtan on her face and make her sit in a room where Sun light doesn't come. It was a skin treatment regiment. Her sisters and saheliyaan would help her with this.

Mehndi was part of original solaa singhar, and that used to be done a day ahead of time to let mehndi leave rich color on her feet and hands.

For some stupid reason, we have the habit of turning everything into a Bollywood movie. It's coming to a point where it's pure sickening. We have ruined mayun and mehndi for good. Shame on us.

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Get to gether can be done with in the limits..but why mehndi...yeh rasoomat aye kahan se...dont know mehndi..totally wasting ocassion(dancing, singing you are enjoying with the displeasure of Allah)but know something about mayun heard from someone...this is is from hindu culture...
marriage would be easier n easier
my opnion!

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*Mehndi **is bit Pakistani event... Indian celebrate event of **Sangeet .... *

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^Aside from that, many cultures have a mehndi type event prior to the wedding, so there is nothing specifically hindu about it. We have them in my culture, which has never had any contact with hindu culture (as a result of geography). Arabs have a mehndi type event as well, and they are definitely not influenced by hindu culture. It is not an exclusively hindu thing but rather a cultural thing that is common in various cultures.

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:wsalam:

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All religious as well as cultural customs/ rituals belongs to the land where such religion and culture flourish. Mehndi is probably used in all regions of Asia especially Middle east other than India.

These references show popularity of Henna (mehndi) even in Europe.

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Tattoo art :hmmm:

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You're quite right about that. It's also popular in North African countries, such as Morocco and Algeria.

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The simple rasam of applying henna (mehndi) on bride's hand on the eve of her wedding day was practiced during Hazrat Aisha (RA). Applying Henna is a Sunnat of women of Prophet Muhammad pbuh's household (it was part of Arab culture even before Islam). My understanding is that Islam is not against not the idea of women and girls gathering for few hours to apply henna on bride or on themselves and having good time. Marriage is considered a very blessed and joyous occasion in our religion, and it should be celebrated with happiness. But if your talking about current day Bollywood style Mendhis then you certainly have a point and that's a slightly different topic, I'd say.

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^yes obviously m talking about current style..anyways thank you for kind and informative replies..

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These are beatuiful tradition and I don’t know what kind of GOD can get offended by these :confused:

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The God who is creaated by humans. Otherwise, the God who created humans is quite flexible :slight_smile:

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Or may be both gods are same :)

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God is same, human perception varies. Eshwar ek , (logon ke diye huwe) roop anek :p

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Tahurra, I just found a video on youtube on Mehndi… It looks dance is also a big factor in such events…

Bride and Groom First Dance - Latif & Hinnaa - YouTube

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Mazeed Dance by elders…

Hinnaa and Latif Mehndi & Wedding Highlights - YouTube