Culture and Religion Clash

**Cheeky_Princess** · 13-04-2007, 05:20

Isn't it annoying when your culture clashes with religion???

like for example pakistanis have the whole khattam (praying together) thing .... where as some people say it wrong in islam .... my mate always argues about that to me... i just stay confused.....

also i think weddings have the biggest clash..... the mendie rasam some say thats wrong in islam......

i dunno bein so young i wonder a lot.. i would choose relgion over culture any day and i think most people whould but then it's like you forgetting your culture... hmmmm i dunno i guess sometimes you have 2 comporomise.....

what culture clash have you expirenced with your religion?

**HussainU** · 13-04-2007, 08:41

khattam is not rong in islam.. just a certain sect thing it is bidat (innovation) but then agen they think vryttin is bidat...

**Guji-Ji** · 13-04-2007, 09:30

Khatam is not wrong from what i know, we done two khatams after my grandfather passed away last week.

Wedding do cause a whole culture clash, first of all the men and women should be seperate something that does not always happen. Music is always played, another cultural thing which clashes with religon.

**Shaz.** · 22-04-2007, 13:44

yeh i know our culture sucks!!!!- its so backwards!

**Zero** · 22-04-2007, 13:50

I dont think khattam is bidat from what I know....

Um mehndi....depends on how strict you are with religion...people that usually are that strict to say that mehndi isnt allowed are those who follow the strict teachings.
Mehndi isnt really neccesary for a marriage either. Its only the Nikah and Ruxity (or however you spell it). Just that desis go over the top with their extended weddings.

**Forgived.** · 22-04-2007, 18:03

Culture takes the piss. Glad its not an issue in my family.

**vrunda** · 22-04-2007, 18:06

culture dont matter in our family...we end up mixing all of em together anyway so it dont make a difference

**Sidra240** · 22-04-2007, 18:13

its not a big difference in our family either...end of the day at weddings its mainly friends and family...not like you have complete strangers who dont feel comfortable mixing with people.....

**Guji-Ji** · 22-04-2007, 18:58

Originally Posted by Sidra240

its not a big difference in our family either...end of the day at weddings its mainly friends and family...not like you have complete strangers who dont feel comfortable mixing with people.....

Disagree, Weddings lead to lots of ghair mahram intermixingand plus theres the issue of music which i mentioned.

**Zero** · 22-04-2007, 19:06

^ Agree wid dis dude. But each person has different outlooks on aspects of Islam.

***AmBiGuOuS*** · 22-04-2007, 19:10

I fink its stupid 2 say culture 'sucks' or it 'takes the piss'...if we aint got our culture n roots we got nuffin...personal opinion...

**Guji-Ji** · 22-04-2007, 19:12

Originally Posted by Zero

^ Agree wid dis dude. But each person has different outlooks on aspects of Islam.

Yeh nothing against the type of wedding you have. Just making a point.

**Zero** · 22-04-2007, 19:13

Culture is just the way people act in a certain area. And its what makes people unique.

But you cant mix religion and culture. If you do then innovation occurs.

***AmBiGuOuS*** · 22-04-2007, 19:19

Originally Posted by Zero

Culture is just the way people act in a certain area. And its what makes people unique.

But you cant mix religion and culture. If you do then innovation occurs.

Agreed...Religion n Culture r 2 separate things...typical ppl out there jus tend 2 mix the 2...

**Ridz** · 22-04-2007, 21:02

Mehndi is a sunnah of hazrat Fatima r.a and every women should do what Hazrat Fatimah R.A did as she was a remarkable women. so how can mehndi be over rated?