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This section explores marriage patterns within the Pakistani community, particularly focusing on the rise of consanguineous (cousin) marriages. It analyses social, economic, and migration-related factors influencing these practices, with a comparison between Sikh Jullunduri and Muslim Mirpuri communities in Britain. The discussion highlights how differences in economic background, education, and migration experiences have shaped levels of social mobility, settlement patterns, and community development, especially in urban areas like Bradford.

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This book reminds readers that the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ is the path to guidance and success. By following his teachings in belief and actions, a المسلم can achieve closeness to Allah and success in the Hereafter. It encourages adherence to authentic teachings and warns against neglecting the Sunnah.

DARAS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION AUTHORITY OF THE SUNNAH The Key to Paradise Imam Jalāl al-Din al-Suyuti [d.911H]
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CHAPTER FOUR: MARRIAGE PATTERNS AMONG THE PAKISTANI COMMUNITY. In this chapter I will analyse whether and why the rates of consanguineous marriage have increased among the Pakistani community. This will involve some anthroPage : 01
pological and historical discussions on migration patterns to Britain. In his comparison study of Sikh Jullunduris and Muslim Mirpuris, Ballard explains that various factors such as the socio-economic conditions of the areas of migrant origins, the timing of family reunion, work qualifications and religious preferences have all combined to make Jullunduris more upwardly mobile and prosperous than Mirpuris. He explains that Jullundur was comparatively prosperous and so many of its migrants possessed marketable craft and business skills, and many were college graduates. In comparison Azad Kashmir was economically backward and so many early migrants lacked many skills which forced them to work in unskilled jobs such as heavy engineering and textiles. He concludes that Mirpuris "have generally achieved much less in the way of occupational, residential, and educational mobility...with the result that in residential terms they are still overwhelmingly concentrated in under-resourced, inner-city areas."xxx While the Jullunduris have been able to prosper and move away from the deprivation of inner cities and watch their children achieve high academic qualifications, the Mirpuris have remained concentrated in deprived areas and prospered much less. I lived for three years in Bradford's Manningham area, which was heavily populated by Mirpuris. The community felt comfortable as it had created a home away from home; 'desh pardesh' in the language of Ballard. The vast 31

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DARAS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION AUTHORITY OF THE SUNNAH The Key to Paradise Imam Jalāl al-Din al-Suyuti [d.911H]
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CHAPTER FOUR: MARRIAGE PATTERNS AMONG THE PAKISTANI COMMUNITY. In this chapter I will analyse whether and why the rates of consanguineous marriage have increased among the Pakistani community. This will involve some anthroPage : 01
pological and historical discussions on migration patterns to Britain. In his comparison study of Sikh Jullunduris and Muslim Mirpuris, Ballard explains that various factors such as the socio-economic conditions of the areas of migrant origins, the timing of family reunion, work qualifications and religious preferences have all combined to make Jullunduris more upwardly mobile and prosperous than Mirpuris. He explains that Jullundur was comparatively prosperous and so many of its migrants possessed marketable craft and business skills, and many were college graduates. In comparison Azad Kashmir was economically backward and so many early migrants lacked many skills which forced them to work in unskilled jobs such as heavy engineering and textiles. He concludes that Mirpuris "have generally achieved much less in the way of occupational, residential, and educational mobility...with the result that in residential terms they are still overwhelmingly concentrated in under-resourced, inner-city areas."xxx While the Jullunduris have been able to prosper and move away from the deprivation of inner cities and watch their children achieve high academic qualifications, the Mirpuris have remained concentrated in deprived areas and prospered much less. I lived for three years in Bradford's Manningham area, which was heavily populated by Mirpuris. The community felt comfortable as it had created a home away from home; 'desh pardesh' in the language of Ballard. The vast 31