Islamic Information Kit

By: Bright Malenga Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has asked Muslim leaders (Sheikhs) to analyse Islamic marriages before giving the newly wedded people marriage certificates. This is coming following a bogus Islamic marriage that happened last week at Area 23 in Lilongwe. In a letter, MAM has asked Sheikhs to analyse thoroughly the procedures of the reception of marriages after the Islamic procedures at the Mosque among other places. According to the letter, MAM has asked sheikhs to hold certificates of marriages that are suspected to set reception procedures which are against Islam teachings on marriages. Last week , a certain marriage ceremony in Lilongwe sparked controversy following how it was conducted during the reception. The wedding was said to be Islamic in nature but its reception style was  contrary to the Islamic rules on marriages.

By: Bright Malenga Islam is a noble religion and all Islamic acts are noble. People in the world including in Malawi must learn to differentiate Islam from their cultures. It was awkward last weekend to witness a cultural wedding which was branded to be Islamic in nature and style in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe. The wedding sparked debate on social media on whether it was really an Islamic marriage or it was just a certain cultural way of performing  a marriage ceremony. Upon analysing the issue thoroughly, this publication has established that the event wasn't attached to any Islamic norm but it was a culture. The actions which defined the whole wedding had no any Islamic link but was just their to satisfy a specific cultural grouping. People must stop combining their cultures with Islam. Islamic teachings are clear on marriage and Muslims are supposed to abide to that. Area 23 marriage ceremony in Lilongwe embarrassed the Muslims community since it was manipul...