Volume 19, No. 4, 2022
Males and the Islamic Family System: An Analytical Study of Legislation on Domestic Violence in Pakistan
Dr. Nabeela Falak , Pro. Dr. Muhammad Hammad Lakhvi
Abstract
This research aims to highlight the nature and purpose of male’s role in the Islamic family system. Allah has given a head authority to males to run the family system smoothly. It is tried to describe the biases and reasons of this headship and responsibilities of male members in the Islamic family system. Allah has created male and female with different nature and physical abilities. Males have the responsibility to fulfill the financial matters and upbringing, training of the children and other family members. Female has to manage the household and take care of children. Role of males is very important in the Islamic family system, according to Islamic teachings, they have given the authority of Qawam. The word Qawam means the guardian, head and organizer of family. Under this authority, male has been made responsible to keep an eye over all kind of family matters and if any disorder occurs he has to correct it with wisdom and kindness. Islam emphasis on the strong family system and wants its integrity at any coast . If the wives and children do not follow and cooperate with head of family, then males , as head of family, are allowed to apply some strict action against their wives and children to discipline them. Even Islam has given the permission to a husband a light hitting or beating to his wife if she does not obey her husband. But this action is allowed only for the reform and disciplines of women, any type of tyranny and violence is not allowed. Now days males misuse their authority, they are beating and violating the women as a result the ratio of domestic violence is increasing day by day in the society. To stop domestic violence legislation is made in the Pakistan .this legislation is based on the hypothesis that the males are responsible for this violence against women that is why the status and authority of males has been tried to decrees in this legislation, which will cause the disorder and breakage of family system. In this research paper it is tried to give critical analysis of the legislation on domestic violence in Pakistan in perspective of male’s status and responsibilities.
Pages: 222-230
Keywords: males, Islamic family system, domestic violence, legislation, Pakistan