Some Pakistani television channels seem to find this picture ‘cute’ and a great ‘human interest story.’ I happen to think it is disgusting! What do you think?
Please, please, please tell me you also find this more than just objectionable and restore by faith in Pakistani sanity!
The guy in the picture is 23-year old Azhar Haidri of Multan. On his right is Humaira Qasim (his 28-year old cousin that he has long been engaged to marry) and on his left is Rumana Aslam (his 21-year old other cousin who he says is his ‘true love’). He married both of them within 24-hours on October 19 and 20 in what was supposed to be his ‘dillema’ of who he should marry!
The whole thing has been a TV spectacle this last week. But what is really a spectacle to me is TV news anchors and hosts smiling and smirking as they “report” on this story – complete with “news footage” of the two weddings and interviews with the groom – as if this was one big joke!
As far as I am concerned, ruining two lives in this way is no joke. It is disgusting. And the smirks on these news anchors’ faces makes it even more disgusting.
And just when you thought it could not be any more disgusting than it is, there was the groom on my screen today being interviewed and saying that since he is the only brother of 9 sisters, he would appeal to people to please support him financially so that he can marry off his sisters now!
Yes, that is what he said. You know what else he said, he also said that since he comes from a place near the Prime Minister’s city he hopes that the Prime Minister will provide him with resources and support for his “honeymoon.”
And all of this is a “cute” “human interest story” to our news media!
I understand that every society has its share of freaks and publicity hungry psychopaths. But the real freaks here are the TV news anchors who are not only encouraging this psychopath but actually condoning and tactically supporting his behavior.
People on both extremes are now exagerating and misusing this for their purpose. And also, for those who say that Islam “encourages” multiple marraiges that is NONSENSE… it actually DISCOURAGES multiple marraiges. Because that was the normal thing at that time 1400 years ago it says that you are allowed 4 but only under very very difficult circumstances. But it is very clear that Islam DISCOURAGES multiple marraiges.
Jazak Allah Khar, Pure Pakistani. Your sentiments give me much encouragement. Now that I have spoken aloud what I always felt but never had the guts to say out loud, no can silence me now, so help them God.
Insh’Allah
@hina……Allah bless u……u have been touched by enlightenment……pls spread it around…..v Pakis need strong, educated women like u…..religion needs reform….times and people have changed….v can’t stay 14 centuries behind….
Thanks Anam, when the reformation will come it will come from the Muslimahs, Insh’Allah. Why should our muslim brothers ( not all of them but sadly majority of them) raise a voice for progress- they have it good, divorce a woman by uttering three lines, don’t like the one you are married to now, get your self another one, why be limit to two, might as well have four catering to all fancies and indulgences-Disgusting indeed!
It’s time that as Umma we have Muslim Women Scholars. Allah blessed me with good luck that I read “The Sublime Quran” by Laleh Bakhtiar Ph.D. It opend by eyes, enough with these mullah telling our men it’s ok to beat your women and treat them as playthings ( case in point that fool who is sitting next to two women in the wedding picture above).
May Allah open our eyes to the True Islam ( Amin)
But this man can not afford two wives so he appealed the government of Pakistan to help him, like Pakistani govt is actually a helping govt, he could have thought of consequences b4 he planned to marry two ladies, n these ppl could have waited to get him remarried aftr 6 months or a year, the era of our profet was different, so he actually helped the women by marrying them n not letting them go waste by keeping them slaves, it was a good example for barbaric ppl of that time, who used women from war prisoners in any way as servents n … without giving them any right or any respect, so it was to tell ppl to support any support less women, it was not to set a bad example, Hazrat eyesha was married at six, she was profits wife but they did not had … till she was 9, n ppl say it was bad cause she was 9, but in those times females of any age were killed or exploieted at any age with out them given any rights ever, but here the case is 2 love marriages with same man within 24 hours who cant actually afford two wives..yes sounds sensible to sense less ppl, but actually its like driving a cattle herd..too many..going the same way, with out any idea or sence of individuality,situation not helping any of those,nt setting any kind of impressing example, just a total childish thing 2 b happy about.