Pati Parmeshwar and Majazi Khuda

For the 1989 Indian film, see Pati Parmeshwar (film). For 2014 Indian film, see Pati Parameshwar (film).

Pati Parmeshwar (Hindi: पति परमेश्वर, Urdu: پتی پرمیشور), also called Majazi Khuda (Hindi: मजाज़ी ख़ुदा, Urdu: مجازی خدا), is a concept in South Asia that teaches that the husband is akin to a deity, being next to God.^[2][1] This teaching of Pati Parmeshwar or Majazi Khuda holds that it is the husband's role to provide for his wife.^[3] Indian and Pakistani women thus regularly pray and fast for their husband.^[4][5] For a South Asian married couple, the husband is viewed by his wife as an aid in her eventual salvation with respect to the afterlife.^[6] The concept of Pati Parmeshwar or Majazi Khuda originates in Hinduism, though it has been adopted by many practitioners of Islam in the Indian subcontinent.^[7]

Indian and Pakistani culture teaches the concept of Pati Parmeshwar / Majazi Khuda, in which the husband is regarded by his wife as being next to God.^[1][2]

See also

• Cultural appropriation
• Cultural assimilation
• Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
• Hindu-Muslim unity
• Pativrata