Dowry (Jahaiz) Tradition in Pakistan

The marriage is the lovely and joyful event for every family, which get together two persons. In every religion there are some customs and traditions for wedding. Like that in Islam there are also some customs and traditions, dowry is one among them which is commonly known as Jahaiz.

Islam mai Jahaiz ki Haseyat

Now-a-day, the marriage is become a type of business in which the groom's parents are getting the advantage from bride's parents. The real concept of dowry has been lost in dark and it becomes a source of earning. The dowry has become a big problem for the middle class families, because usually people ask for each and every thing in dowry from bride's parents. And for its minimum cost is about 5 to 6 million at least.

Jahaiz ki Majooda sorat 1 Lanat

If the girl belongs to a middle class family and her parents are not able to provide dowry then the boy don’t do agree to marry her. In such type of case when the boy is an engineer or a doctor then the cost of boy’s demanded dowry commonly ranges from 20 to 30 million.  Thus, the dowry becomes a big difficulty for the poor and middle class girls and their families.

The marriage which was the sweet relation b/w two persons is become a business of two families. The boy’s parents are not feeling any guilty or hesitation to demand huge dowry even after knowing that the parents of the girl are not in the situation to fulfill their demand.