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.
Adnan, you challenge the women of your society to come forward- challenge accepted with pleasure and the absolute certainty that Allah is on the side of the truth. Before I help these ‘poor’ women from ‘society bindings’ ( and who pray tell me holds the strings of this ultra patriarchal Society ) I better show the mirror to all who keep a wife at home and a dashta elsewhere, who engage in multiple marriage for no reason that is justified by God and Prophet.
Be forewarned, my brother, the days of bigotry and twisting religion to one’s own whims are numbered. It might take us time to get there but we have been slapped awake.
Alhumdulillah!
I don’t know why every Pakistani tries to interfere in each n every matter of anyone . This is their domestic problem n they found it better for them? This is a MARRIAGE Bhai Jan , a legal way . Then y is it disgusting?? If u understand the meanings of disgusting u would never this word here. Actually our media drags the situations n cash it. Otherwise mostly men have contact with many women at a time who ever discussed this disgusting thing rather the people like u . Let them live peacefully n pray for their prosperity.
Polygamy is allowed with lots of conditions in Islam……infact even for marrying for first time or one time (monogamy) you require a lot of obligations to fulfill as well on which the foremost are maturity of age n mental status compatible with what we call an adult,able to financially support each other n of course mutual liking or consent for marriage……..
i am not going to debate on this event.
this is plainly disgusting esp when he is seeking financial support
there is a proper way to do things even if they are allowed by Islam
however these things happen solely because Islam is not being followed in letter n spirit ,we practice , preach n more so want the Islam that suits our needs
now an old adage “Mian biwi razi kia karega Qazi” would have hold its ground if this would have been not recieved the “media” fash.
If u follow Islam then it teaches you to become financially sustainable before you marry n certainly not do begging on the screen afterwards.
If that family would have understood the Islam n its directions about rules of marriage ,this would never have happened.
we do wrong things n then blame it on Islam.
There is a need to change ourselves rather the Islam.
Wow! Amazing comments by self-acclaimed educated lot.
@Tamashbeen: you are like your nick, a genuine Tamashbeen. Why the heck you curse media why you yourself did same filthy thing by making a post with a picture on Internet and let those people know who were not aware of? A classic example of hypocrisy.
Apart from what things demanded by the idiot guy, I would like to understand what you found disgusting in it? The marriage which is legal or his demands? are you saying that other “holy looking” educated men in Pakistan never had relationship with two women at same time? What about the so called elite and liberal class who keeps a wife at home and a girl friend in office? why that “sandwitched” relationship don’t make you to throw up?
None of you was going to criticize or even making a post if the guy would have extra martial affair. Atleast the guy is a lot better than those “impotent” men who betrays their wives by keeping their girlfriends in separate apartments. He atleast married legally and both wives know about it.
And those so called “women rights champion” women who are busy in “Oh Ah Ouch” here, why don’t they come out of their bin and help to marry such women who are getting older and yet did not find the right life partner due to society bindings?
Guys go and check out United Nation statistics on the female vs male population of the world. Also rather take a guess yourself that out of 6 billion, how many are male vs female? Check out country-wise breakdown and historical breakdown. Males are more than females everywhere since past centuries.
The above picture is disgusting in multiple aspects. Human morality has evolved. Since the advancement of civilization, human morality has come to accept that men and women have equal rights in all regards and elder people marrying children is a felony in all civilized societies.