Social Impact of Tablighi Jamaat On Pashtunwali (Pashtun code of honor)

Abstract

This research document tries to find out the impact of Tablighi Jamaat, a social movement which struggle for ritualistic Islam, on Pashtunwali codes of Badal (revenge), tarburwali (cousin rivalry) and Pashtun’s rituals of condolence, celebration a. It discusses in detail the cultural changes which the Tablighi Jamaat had brought and is trying to bring in Pashtun society. It try to explore the impact of Tablighi Jamaat on Pashtunwali code of Nang (honor). The focus of this research is: what sort of society Tablighi Jamaat is trying to build and how it affect the culture of Pashtun society. This research, for the first time, tries to explore the impact of Tablighi Jamaat on Pashtun rituals associated with condolence and celebrations and it tries to explore the view point of Tablighi and its impact on rituals associated with death such as Janoza (marriage procession), Skhat(death alms), Veer (mourning), Losnewai (collective praying), Drema (third day) and Salveshtama (40 day). Moreover, it also tries to find out the view point and impact of Tablighi Jamaat teachings on Pashtunwali codes such as honor and shame, Badal and Tarburwali.