Family Disorganization in Pakistan: A Critical Examination of Causes, Underlying Factors, and Remedies Based on Shiā Jurisprudential Insights

Abstract

The present study aims to provide a critical review of the causes and factors of family disorganization and the remedies based on Shia Jurisprudential insights.  Family is a unit on which the foundation of society is built and it expresses the civilization and moral values of the society. Islam has presented the structure of the family system for the survival and protection of the family. In which marriage has been considered the Sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and divorce has been considered an undesirable act. In short, while encouraging marriage, divorce has been condemned. In family life, on the one hand, Islam elevates the man by giving him the status of ruler and on the other hand, it also imposes the responsibility of the family on him. It reprimands men for not fulfilling their obligations. Husband and wife have been given the status of each other's clothing. Just as clothing protects a person from the severity and harshness of the weather, similarly, husband and wife should also cover up each other's flaws. Unreasonable expectations from each other, personal superiority, immorality, attraction to Non-Mahrams, failure to fulfill obligations, lack of children, suffering from physical and moral diseases, and financial supremacy, etc. are reasons for weakening and ending the marital relationship. The study concludes that social institutions, organizations, educational curricula, religious institutions, etc. can play their role in ending divorce from society and strengthening the marital relationship. The study is significant because it attempts to find appropriate solutions to the above-mentioned problems by discussing them so that the spouses can find solutions to their problems under Islamic principles and make the environment of their home and society peaceful and pleasant.