A man who leads to god and not to sin, is always worth the wait: a critical cultural critique of sectarianism in how it happened

The sectarian aspects in the norms, attitudes and social set up within the current cultural scenario andthe issue of marrying and arranging marriages within ones religious cast has been the long practiced tradition observed in Pakistan. The undertaken study deals with the tug of war that has been witnessed in the multi religious society of Pakistan. Shazaf Fatima Haider in How It Happened (2013) tries to depict the norms of the traditional and typical Pakistani society especially while settling the issues and making arrangements for the marital bonds. The study draws upon the cultural conceptual framework proposed by Schleicher(2007)and the post war British Cultural Theory. This descriptive research uses the text of the novel as the data. The data relevant to the theme of religion, sects and sectarian biasness in settling marital affairs. The findings which are based on comparative analysis of themes of religion and matrimony, revealed the presence of strong sectarian issues and prejudice that exists among people, affecting their thoughts, norms, attitude and action. The comparative analysis also depicts that religion and matrimony go parallel and are interwoven. The author further describes in detail the tension that exists between two major religious sects, Shias and Sunni’s, creating rivalry between them, especially in arranging and approving marriages. The findings revealed that Haider(2013) brings forward the comparison of notion in acceptability and granting space for all the matters including general acceptance of giving freedom to new generation forall the sects especially in matters of marital bonds. The comparison highlights the preferences between old and young generations in the same but alternating cultural scenario.