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Hey! My name's Zainab.
Just started watching the serial and I've made a few observations. A couple things which if are in the future storyline, then I sincerely hope they've put a majority of effort, thought and work into:
1) Polygamy - I don't know how they'd do justice though...It's easy to pass a black or white judgement. Hard to do a commendable job to an actual life issue. Believe it or not, polygamy works for some and for others it doesn't. To each his own. It depends on the person. If they are planning on delving into this - I hope they've done their research.
2) Mindsets - Clash of east vs. west...the jeans thing for example𼹠- I just hope its not overdone - Asad was right about one thing. Clothes don't make you modern. Living in Toronto, I know many girls that wear niqab happily - it's their choice. Majority of them don't come from a religious background. I've never understood and perhaps never will - the need Indian serials have to prove that for a person to be modern they have to be western. Otherwise, you're regressive. This type of thinking is regressive and needs to change.
3) Maulanas, Mufti's, Apas etc - Qualified Islamic scholars - If they are represented in the show, I'm hoping they'll avoid stereotypes. They're quite cool in real life. It's rather unfair to them I find.
4) Mazaars and sufi music - Please do your research on Islam. Just because something is associated with the so called followers of a certain religion - doesn't mean its a part of that religion.
To all the people that have taken out their time to read my post, thank you. I have a word of advice which I hope you will take to heart - this serial doesn't represent Islam, although it attempts to represent a Muslim family. In which case it's representing the culture of the Indian Subcontinent. Please understand that there is a world of difference between the two. Not every Muslim practices Islam properly - the same can be said for the characters of this serial. You can take this drama two ways. One is to treat it as a drama and forget about it. Another is to care about the social issues it represents and take an interest in it. If you fall into the second category - get in touch with a real Islamic scholar who can answer your questions. Not every tom and harry is qualified. Even if they're Muslim.
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