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These people of West having Pakistani origin celebrate these kind of event* bohat achay say*… 
BTW, dulhan in first video was dancing good
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Tahurra, it’s all because of “deen se doori” 
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Little off topic: Is God in Sikhism different than Islam?
Wah… kia kehna
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this isn’t mehndi, its the post-wedding celebrations. 
don’t you dance in celebrations? if not, how do you celebrate happy events in your culture?
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Han G…Video was about Mehndi function…
Some families are okay and some are not… Dance factor varies from family to family… Now, most events are more liberal… so yeah… dance is getting popularity among Pakistanis…
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^I have a question, at most Pakistani mehndi's is the actual mehndi-applying part still done at the actual event? I've been to a few here where the bride had the henna applied the day before and the mehndi was more of an intimate family and friends get together.
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^I have a question, at most Pakistani mehndi's is the actual mehndi-applying part still done at the actual event? I've been to a few here where the bride had the henna applied the day before and the mehndi was more of a family and friends get together.
Good point...
Heena design on hands and legs are actually done way before mehndi event...
on actual Mehndi event... a paan leaf is put on bride hand and groom family member come and put a little hena on paan leaf.... and then they feed sweet (mithai) one by one....
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^Oh, I see. That's quite interesting.
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^Oh, I see. That's quite interesting.
Before Mehndi... Bride's family does a Mayon event... In which bride enclose in a room and wears yellow dress... all cousins and male members of family (except father and brothers) can not see bride.
Mayon is purely girly event and only for bride side.... No members of groom family invited and they should not be in that gathering....
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^What do people do at the mayon event? Is it similar to the mehndi or are there specific traditions associated with it?
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They are not supposed to be the part of an islamic society...end qoute!
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Han G...Video was about Mehndi function....
Some families are okay and some are not... Dance factor varies from family to family.... Now, most events are more liberal... so yeah... dance is getting popularity among Pakistanis....
Its not in all families or I would say certain class of people like it. Majority is still conservative and people don't allow ladies of their home to dance in front of people outside family.
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No, it is not similar to Mehndi…
Some important aspect which I observed in my family…
- Bride wears Yellow dress, female family members can also wear yellow
- A Naat Khuwani/Milad (praise of Prophet Muhammad (saw)) also part of this evetn… Drood and Salam things…
- Only happens in Bride’s home, no one from groom family allowed to attend.
- Yes, it is more intimate in the sense of parda and girls only…
- Some families also apply Ubtan on bride… I think every family…
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^What do people do at the mayon event? Is it similar to the mehndi or are there specific traditions associated with it?
Mayun is sort of official announcement to keep bride in seclusion. Ubtan and mehndi is applied alongwith other beauty tips. Kept away from people and workload to keep her fresh and complete her sleep (afterwards, neenden uR jati hain :p)
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They are not supposed to be the part of an islamic society...end qoute!
How is mehndi not part of an Islamic society when applying henna is a Sunnat of women of Prophet Muhammad's household and is even encouraged for women (to distinguish their hands from the hands of men)?
There is nothing wrong in celebrating cultural events as long as they don't contradict the teachings of Islam and women gathering to apply henna definitely does not contradict Islam's teachings.
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Arabs do celebrate their cultural events…
I will say… keep culture and remain in the defined parameter of Islam… 
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They are not supposed to be the part of an islamic society...end qoute!
The problem in dealing with Culture and religion simultaneously is created by people's own perceptions. Islam doesn't ask for not celebrating occasions like marriage and it doesn't put bar on customs till it violates basic principles of religion.
People got a habit to link each and everything with halal and haram. Though, same people are of the behavior which was pointed out by Hazrat Isa (AS) in one of his sermons that 'log machar chaan lete hain, hathi nigal jate hain'. When a practice /custom is not specifically forbidden, why should we indulge in discussion of haram / halal to make it haram?
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:) may we be the true follower of sunnah Ameen..i will never be against of putting henna on hair or hands.. because of muhammad sallal laho alaihe wassalam...but yes i m against of celebrating occassion against sunnah simple..no offense..
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Wearing Sari is haram… some Scholars are not in favor… Just because… Indian and more precisely Hindu women wear that…
How come it Haram 
Scholars will never provide solutions… They can point a problem… 
A sensible person will also convey the possible solutions and understand the cultural sensitives… What is wrong if one is wearing modest Sari?
unko chahiye… kay hal bhi batain…
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I will repeat Hazrat Isa(AS) words which were actually pointed at Jewish scholars and now can be applied for Muslim scholars, who got time to issue fatwa against SaaRi, bindi, but no time for issuing fatwas against terrorists. 