Most of our "pre-Islamic" practices are from Pre-Islamic cultures --- How do you reconcile a thing which by nature is anti-Islam with Islam?
Those pre-Islamic and post-Islamic practices which according to some are a part of our beautiful culture which musn't be abandoned at all in favor of "foreign" "Arab religion"---the problem is that many of these practices which are still carried out are against the very teachings of Islam, for example;
- Karo kari
- Vani
- Swara
- Mujras on weddings
- alcohol and hash on weddings
- profuse expenditure on weddings
- Not letting the girl see the groom or have any say in marriage
- Grave worshiping (Many things copied from Hindu customs like music also included)
- Dancing on shrines
- Giving white sheet to see blood stains for virginity check (Old Rajput custom)
- Western democratic model
- Western justice system
Above are a few of the glorious pre-Islamic and post-British practices which the people of Pakistan still follow.
I do not see Pakistanis dressing like Arabs, abandoning their cuisine, dress, festivals and language --- so what's all this fuss about?
Most people are dressed in shalwar-kameez or western style clothing here (no one dresses like Arabs) even most of our religious scholars dress in shalwar-kameez, most people eat traditional food roti, naan, saalan, biryani etc and burgers and pizzas (no one even knows how Arabian cuisine looks like), people speak Urdu, regional languages or English (hardly a few people speak Arabic), Weddings, dance, music, sports (Kabaddi, Kushti, gulli danda, tent pegging etc) are all local--- A few clans identify their roots as Arabs but most don't and proudly state their clans and ancestors who converted to Islam... You know what the problem is, the only thing which hurts people here is us following an "Arab religion" and "Arab ProphetSW" , they want us to become hyper-nationalists or secular liberal---both of which is against Islam.
I will tell you what's all this fuss is about--- whenever someone talks about having an Islamic system of governance instead of the current Western system, people start accusing us of aping the Arabs...Whenever someone talks about replacing 1860 era rotten judicial system with shariat and Islamic justice, we are accused of aping the Arabs---Whenever some one talks about behaving like Muslim brothers instead of fighting among-st ourselves...
You know that Islam is the only force which binds the people of Pakistan---The Baloch rebels used to say, that they are Muslims for 1400 years, Pakistanis for 40 years but Baloch for 4000 years , that's why they fight for Baloch cause--- Now many people want us to abandon the only identity which binds the various ethnicities together and they shamelessly label that identity as Arab and foreign when in truth, it was the basis for the formation of this country.
Talking about Kashmir, Palestine, Rohingya etc doesn't make one an Arab---Many non-Muslims also speak against the policies and the state of Israel---but if a Pakistani speaks against Israel, we become "wanna-be Arabs".
The Arabs themselves abandoned their practices from the period of
Jahiliya and adopted some completely new and novel practices---but, we can't abandon any of our pre-Islamic(Hindu) practices because if we do, we will be declared as Arab slaves.