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Mansha Pasha reveals why she didn't change her surname after her wedding

Mansha Pasha reveals why she didn't change her surname after her wedding

The actor tied the knot with lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir in April.
07 Jul, 2021

Mansha Pasha chose to keep her surname after her marriage to lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir and in a post on social media, she recently revealed why.

It started when someone commented on a social media post and pointed out that she hadn't changed her surname.

"Yes because it's not required in Islam," Pasha wrote.

In a followup Instagram Story, she explained that she is in no way implying that she is a perfect person or Muslim. "Like everyone else reading this post, I'm full of flaws and a sinner too. But where I can, I try to do my best to improve," she said.

The Laal Kabootar actor said there is no compulsion in Islam for women to change their name after marriage.

"My religion encourages women to keep their name as their identity, and as such, I decided not to change my name after marriage," she said, adding that she in no way is judging those who have chosen to keep their husband's names. "It's a personal choice."

Pasha and Nasir's engagement was a small day affair held at his relative's house in December 2019, followed by a nikkah ceremony in April 2021.

The activist later threw Pasha the most adorable surprise anniversary party with their close friends.

Nasir has previously described Mansha as "somebody who makes me happy, somebody who helps me grow and somebody who's been an emotional cornerstone".

"That's the kind of person you want to be your partner for life. And I'm trying to do the same for her," he had said as a guest on Shehzad Ghias' podcast.

This is definitely a relationship worth celebrating.

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Truth be told Jul 07, 2021 12:43pm
Extremely happy to learn that people are promoting the true essence of Islam. She is right and we have been practicing the same in our family.
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Hassan Jul 07, 2021 01:29pm
honestly it is not practical to change sur name after marriage as it will have to reflect in all other documents. What in case of death of spouse, divorce and re-marriage. Just be practical!
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Armaan Khan Jul 07, 2021 02:07pm
Nothing new or trendy. Deepika padukone, anushka sharma etc didnt change their surname.
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FAZ Jul 07, 2021 02:11pm
Changing surname is infact forbidden in Islam. You can write your husband name in the column of husband name only!
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Parvez Jul 07, 2021 02:21pm
Well done ........ and correctly stated.
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Muzna Jul 07, 2021 02:24pm
@Truth be told " Happy to learn people are promoting true sense of islam". Her sense of dressing, roles and dialogues she speaks on tv is contrary to teachings/promoting islam.
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M. Saeed Jul 07, 2021 02:32pm
Mansha Pasha is one of the best persons in the industry worth emulating by others in her field.
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RationalBabu Jul 07, 2021 02:54pm
@Truth be told good to know that keeping your maiden name after marriage is the essence of your faith but the fact is, a lot of women across the world are now following this trend!
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Ayesha Jul 07, 2021 03:12pm
@RationalBabu Its essense of many faiths, not a new trend.
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Junaid Jul 07, 2021 03:15pm
@Truth be told " Happy yo see people promoting true sense of islam". She plays role of husband stealer/home wrecker in television dramas. Not essense of islam.
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Khalid Mehmood Jul 07, 2021 03:28pm
@RationalBabu The reason was to avoid confusion, as there were too many wifes and husband's family members'same name overlapping, caused lot of confusion. Retaining wife's own ancestral surname made her stand out amongst other wifes of husband and husband's family member's names.
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ali Jul 07, 2021 04:33pm
What a hypocrisy, what Islam doesn't push so we don't do it but what it emphasis we won't do it cause we don't like it.
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Jondon Jul 07, 2021 04:47pm
@Hassan She is right and she is Muslim. She said "My religion encourages women to keep their name as their identity, and as such, I decided not to change my name after marriage,". Where does practicality come in to it?
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Jondon Jul 07, 2021 04:51pm
@Muzna that's true but this is not to with clothes. Islam is not a secular religion and she should refer to it in other aspects of life too. You are right......
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NYS Jul 07, 2021 05:12pm
When your hubby is satisfied with the surname then others have no need to poke internal affairs
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well-wisher Jul 07, 2021 07:55pm
Keep your maiden surname. It's ok with Jibran. Just be happy and be a good Muslim as an example.
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Syed Jul 07, 2021 08:11pm
Who is she?
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RationalBabu Jul 07, 2021 09:24pm
@Khalid Mehmood thank you for your astonishing clarification!
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F Khan Jul 08, 2021 04:45am
She is right.
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John Jul 08, 2021 05:04pm
She is top right,in Arab no woman changes her name after marriage, and keeps her father/ family name till demise.
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