Glossary Term
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- فضل
- Transliteration
- fazal
Grace
Pashtunwali’s hospitality code (melmastia) treats gift-giving as reciprocity-creating - a gift typically obligates the receiver to repay in honor. Fazal must be taught as a one-directional gift that creates no repayment obligation, directly against this cultural default.
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