دی اسکالر (Dec 2023)
URDU-RESEARCH AND CRITICAL REVIEW OF DEATH RITUALS IN DISTRICT KHAIRPUR MIR’S IN THE LIGHT OF QURAN AND SUNNAH.
Abstract
Every region has its customs and traditions. In Muslim society, these customs and traditions can be followed in the light of Islamic teachings and these must align with the principles of the Quran and Sunnah rather than clashing with them. However, due to various reasons, the culture of other nations steadily began to influence Muslim customs and traditions. This outside influence greatly impacted death-related rituals. Although Islam has already provided Muslims with simple, easy, dignified, and comprehensive guidance about death rituals despite many people are seen to be following non-Sharia rituals as mandatory customs. There have been numerous discussions and debates among people about these so-called death rituals and their legal status in Islam. In this regard, some research work has been done on this topic at national level in Pakistan; however, there has not been sufficient research work carried out on this topic in the province of Sindh. Hence, this topic was chosen to elucidate the Shariah status of death rituals at the regional level. The current death rituals in Khairpur Mir's have been researched and evaluated with Shariah arguments and an attempt has been made to differentiate between the rituals that are in accordance with the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah and that are contrary to the spirit of the teachings of Islam and shariah. During this research, it was found with the Shariah arguments that some death rituals were in accordance with the teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah imposing certain conditions whereas most of the social death rituals were found to be illegal and unfounded in Islam.
