OPINION: Distance Islam From Culture.
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...