Loving dastak,

I am absolutely loving Dastak and hope it continues in this direction rather than ending up like Aye Ishq e Junoon. Just like in my post about Mob in Tan Man Neelo Neelo and how it strongly opposed Islamic teachings, I wanted to discuss similar concepts here.

I really appreciated how Sarah called out those aunties who said, “Whenever our sister sees her grandson, she’ll see the face of her dead husband.” 🥴 Where do people even come up with such thinking? Generally speaking, how can anyone view the world in such a black-and-white way? Allah (SWT) tests us with both good and bad, and hardships are a natural part of life. You can’t just claim that someone’s death is directly linked to another person. I won’t go too deep into this since the show already addressed it very well.

Another point I wanted to discuss is how the mother-in-law said, “Our son’s child will be ours,” reflecting the outdated belief that a daughter’s children are not truly part of her family because lineage is traced through the father. While it’s true that paternal lineage is emphasized, some DNA can also be traced through the maternal line, so I don’t understand why this mindset still exists. This reminded me of the verses in the Quran (16:57-16:59), where Allah (SWT) addresses similar misguided beliefs.

“ And they attribute ˹angels as˺ daughters to Allah—glory be to Him!—the opposite of what they desire for themselves.

Whenever one of them is given the good news of a baby girl, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

He hides himself from the people because of the bad news he has received. Should he keep her in disgrace, or bury her ˹alive˺ in the ground? Evil indeed is their judgment!”

Here, Allah (SWT) is highlighting people’s misguided thinking and hypocrisy, which I believe still occurs today in Pakistan. For example, many families in Pakistan claim to be descendants of the Prophet (SAW), which is ironic because the Prophet’s (SAW) descendants are passed down through Fatimah (RA).

Not to mention, Maryam (RA) gave birth to Prophet Isa (PBUH). If a woman’s bloodline doesn’t count, then how is Prophet Isa (PBUH) considered a descendant of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) and others?

I just wanted to point out that these ideas are very much against Islam, and once again, there is a need for education on these matters.