Originally posted by: noor321
Basically it depends, cousins can marry each other but also there are families where it doesn't happen and they treat each other like brother and sister. Like for example if they lived in joint families or close by and have a lot of interaction they may treat each as other bro and sis and sometimes if they've lived far away with not much interaction then it would easier to accept each other as husband and wife. It really depends, like I have cousins who are close in age but on that side of my family we treat cousins as bro and sis so when they were to grow they wouldn't likely be paired. However you never no tomorrow they may end up liking each other. Also people have so many cousins, you treat the rest like your bros and sisters but may end up marrying another one of your cousins.
One reason for cousin marriage is that before it was used to increase muslims around the world, and also to ensure you marry into someone of the same religion, when there weren't many muslims.
In Islam, cousins are not meant to be really treated as bro and sis especially when there isn't much age difference between in each other. When cousins reach maturity, puberty then they are na-mahrams for each other as in they are people who can be married to each other so they shouldn't be very close because girls and guys that are na-mahrams to each other are not meant to be so frank. But of course in a lot of families due to culture influences, cousins are close and treat each other like bro and sis.
Mahram - is someone who can't marry, so like your bro, dad, mamu, chacha, thaya for the girl
Mahram - for boy is their phopo/bua, khala/masi, sis, etc.
Na-mehrams are those people you can marry that is stated in the islam. Such as cousins, mami, chachi, thayi, bhabhi, saalis, and in general all girls, for guys are na-mehram
And for girl there na-mahrams would be phopaji, khaluji/masuji, devar, jeth, and in general all guys etc
In Islam, those who are your na-mahrams, for both girls and guys you should be a little reserved, and not too open. But in general most of na-mahrams that are actual relations, such as phopaji, or mamis, you do end up having relaxed relations with them and are close to them. Culturally it isn't a big thing anymore because girls can be close to their khalus/masuas, same for guys with their na-mahrams, its just you have to be careful and because they are relations that if they were not already married you are already allowed to marry.
I hope I made sense, I was in a hurry so didn't check through the grammar and stuff.
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