Islam & Pukhtoon Culture (A Sociological perspective)
I love God. I believe in oneness of God. I belief in the finality of Prophet Muhammad (PB UH).I also belief in four practices of Islam .But I am pukhtoon by basic social identity. I will be pukhtoon till last breath. I have given place to Islamic belief in my pukhtoon cultural context. No one can snatch my culture as it’s my natural and basic social living right. I can not follow Arabic culture like turban, bear etc.There is no link between culture and divine reward and punishment as culture of every area is different by norms and values. Yes belief and basic practices of Islam has link with divine reward and punishment if one obey or disobey.Turban,Bear,Dress are the cultural items not divine orders. Why then Mull as link it with sacred divinity. Culture is dynamic in nature. It changes as time pass. Puhstoon and Arabs were culturally different in past as well as present. Belief and Islamic practices are super culture. These must be followed irrespective of culture. But social personality of every human is the outcome of his cultural environment. If we understand the separate nature of religion and culture by sociological eyes then we can feel that Islam is so much broad which not only covered past but also accommodate present as well as future. Quran says “We divided you in different clan, castes and tribes so that you may socially recognize each other. This Aya is the support of sociology of human. Every one has the right to maintain his social identity. After all Prophet was a social being with his own local culture i.e. Arabic. He didn't emphasize to follow his Arabic culture rather he stressed on Islamic beliefs and four practices as well as universally humanism. I don’t know why the present Muslims focus on Arabic social make up rather than Islamic ideology. How the whole world can be put in the same Arabic social dress. This is impossible and unnatural. Then where will be universal culture colors? Islam doesn't disturb your filtrate and daily cultural routine. My confused Mull a Jan’s approach towards Islam is so poor and narrow. He just focuses on social symbolism of Islam. He connects my blessings with Islamic make up. He is no more than a story teller. He doesn't know the moral of the story which is the real purpose of story telling. If we study Qur’an with sociological glasses, we will find that if a culture has innocent and harmless tradition no problems if it follows. Islam polishes and civilizes harmful and evil practices based culture. One thing should be remembered that almost every culture is flexible and accommodate by nature to other culture. One culture can get some norms and folkways from other culture especially in case of dominant culture in the process of accommodation, acculturation and assimilation as now a day the western culture. This is the law of nature which is unavoidable. Simply put true Islamic ideology in your cultural context and live an easy and comfortable life within your pukhtoon culture.
PA MAZHAB KE KHO SHAR NA O, TANG NAZARO SHAR PAIDA KO.
CHE ME DIN DUNIA TA KHAIR SHE YAO QANON RALA PAIDA KA.
DA JUMAT USTAZ ARAB DE PA MAKTAB KE DEHLI -WAAL DE.
YAO USTAZ RALA PAIDA KA KHO PUKHTOON RALA PAIDA KA.
I love God. I believe in oneness of God. I belief in the finality of Prophet Muhammad (PB UH).I also belief in four practices of Islam .But I am pukhtoon by basic social identity. I will be pukhtoon till last breath. I have given place to Islamic belief in my pukhtoon cultural context. No one can snatch my culture as it’s my natural and basic social living right. I can not follow Arabic culture like turban, bear etc.There is no link between culture and divine reward and punishment as culture of every area is different by norms and values. Yes belief and basic practices of Islam has link with divine reward and punishment if one obey or disobey.Turban,Bear,Dress are the cultural items not divine orders. Why then Mull as link it with sacred divinity. Culture is dynamic in nature. It changes as time pass. Puhstoon and Arabs were culturally different in past as well as present. Belief and Islamic practices are super culture. These must be followed irrespective of culture. But social personality of every human is the outcome of his cultural environment. If we understand the separate nature of religion and culture by sociological eyes then we can feel that Islam is so much broad which not only covered past but also accommodate present as well as future. Quran says “We divided you in different clan, castes and tribes so that you may socially recognize each other. This Aya is the support of sociology of human. Every one has the right to maintain his social identity. After all Prophet was a social being with his own local culture i.e. Arabic. He didn't emphasize to follow his Arabic culture rather he stressed on Islamic beliefs and four practices as well as universally humanism. I don’t know why the present Muslims focus on Arabic social make up rather than Islamic ideology. How the whole world can be put in the same Arabic social dress. This is impossible and unnatural. Then where will be universal culture colors? Islam doesn't disturb your filtrate and daily cultural routine. My confused Mull a Jan’s approach towards Islam is so poor and narrow. He just focuses on social symbolism of Islam. He connects my blessings with Islamic make up. He is no more than a story teller. He doesn't know the moral of the story which is the real purpose of story telling. If we study Qur’an with sociological glasses, we will find that if a culture has innocent and harmless tradition no problems if it follows. Islam polishes and civilizes harmful and evil practices based culture. One thing should be remembered that almost every culture is flexible and accommodate by nature to other culture. One culture can get some norms and folkways from other culture especially in case of dominant culture in the process of accommodation, acculturation and assimilation as now a day the western culture. This is the law of nature which is unavoidable. Simply put true Islamic ideology in your cultural context and live an easy and comfortable life within your pukhtoon culture.
PA MAZHAB KE KHO SHAR NA O, TANG NAZARO SHAR PAIDA KO.
CHE ME DIN DUNIA TA KHAIR SHE YAO QANON RALA PAIDA KA.
DA JUMAT USTAZ ARAB DE PA MAKTAB KE DEHLI -WAAL DE.
YAO USTAZ RALA PAIDA KA KHO PUKHTOON RALA PAIDA KA.
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