Joint Family System and Current Society: Female Perception of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar and Women University Swabi

Abstract

The Joint family system has a very important place in human life. Life cannot move ahead without it. Islam is a true and complete religion and it gives preference to live together (joint family system) in a society. And, it teaches human beings about every aspect of life, whether, it is related to moral ethics, economics, politics, or society. Further, it explains the rights of a husband over his wife and the rights of a wife upon her husband. It also specifies the rights of parents, children, and siblings. This system becomes complete with some people such as father, mother, husband, wife, sister (s), brother (s), daughter (s), son (s), and relatives. This research aimed to elucidate the joint family system along with contemporary society. Moreover, we have collected the opinions of the female students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Peshawar, and Women University Swabi through questionnaires to make strong the result of this research. As well as, the method of qualitative and quantitative have been selected for this research. The ten questions were filled by the students and the questionnaires were one hundred in numbers. We have shown different shapes to display the result of this manuscript, as most of the students of both universities responded that they like the joint family system. Parents are the blessing of Allah (SWT), therefore it is the wrong concept of admitting them in old houses. They are the most beloved personalities of their offspring. This is a reality that with time, the offspring has become disobedience and they do not take care of their old parents. In some cases, we are seeing in society that the daughter (s) in-laws consider their parents-in-laws a burden and they want to admit them in old houses. All these circumstances are the causes of the ignorance of Islamic teachings. Truly the joint family system is not an Islamic way of life. But this is a great way to look after the beloved relations and to save blood relations in society. There is a need for the time that we should follow the Islamic teachings and should give respect to our blood relations and other relations too.