Festivals of the Non-Muslims

In the Quran, one of the most recounted stories is the story of the bondage of the Children of Israel and their deliverance from Egypt Pharaoh.

What is the Islamic ruling on taking part in some annual celebrations and occasions, such at the International Day of the Family, the International Day for Disabled People, the International Year of Older Persons. Also what is the ruling on taking part in some religious celebrations such as al-Israa’ wa’l-Mi’raaj (the anniversary of the Prophet’s Night Journey and ascent into the heavens), al-Mawlid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Birthday) and al-Hijrah (anniversary of the Prophet’s migration), by preparing leaflets or holding lectures and Islamic conferences for the purposes of reminding and exhorting the people (about their religion)?

Is it permissible for muslims to congratulate each other and give duaa on the new year based on the Gregorian calendar without the intention of celebrating it?

I dont celebrate christmas in any way but my 11 year old daughter loves the beauty of a christmas tree when decorated. is it permissable for me to have one in my house throughout the year?.

I live in the u.s. and am employed with a retail clothing company that has two end-of-year traditions effecting its employees. 1.Issuance of a \”christmas\” bonus in an amount determined by salary and company sales performance. 2.An allotment of $50 to be used for, or towards a \”holiday\” meal of their choosing. Are these actions considered unacceptable gifts?.

What do you say to Muslims in the United Kingdom who celebrate at Christmas time by holding dinner parties in their houses on Christmas or afterwards, for their Muslim families, such as preparing roast turkey and the other dishes of the traditional Christmas dinner, and they adorn their houses with balloons and paper chains, and they do the “secret Santa” tradition, whereby each relative brings a gift for one of the people present and these gifts are brought to the party to be given to the one for whom he bought it, without the recipient knowing who he is. [“Secret Santa” is a new, growing custom among non-Muslims who celebrate Christmas, and is in accordance with their belief in the myth of Santa Claus]. Is this action regarded as halaal or haraam, if no one is attending this party except Muslims (relatives and family members)?.

In Australia during christmas there are huge discounts on things like clothing, furniture, electronics etc. is it permisible to shop to get this discount which is generally not available during other part of the year?.

This is a message that I have seen a lot on the Internet, but in fact I have not sent it to anyone because I am not sure if it is an innovation (bid‘ah) or not. Is it permissible to spread it and will we be rewarded for doing so, or is this not permissible because it is an innovation? “In sha’ Allah, at 12 midnight on New Year’s Eve we will all pray two rak‘ahs, or read Qur’aan, or remember our Lord, or offer du‘aa’, because if our Lord looks at the Earth at a time when most of the world is disobeying Him, he will find that the Muslims are still obeying Him. By Allah, you have to send this message to everyone you know, because the more our numbers increase, the more our Lord will be pleased.” Please advise me, may Allah bless you.

What should one do if one’s neighbour serve one with chrismas food on the 25th of December. Should we pour away the food or should we reject it even if rejecting it can cause misunderstanding with them.

She says: I want to become Muslim, but my family gather to celebrate Christmas, and I want to go and greet them. This is not with the intention of celebrating or joining in, but simply to make the most of the opportunity of my relatives getting together. Is this allowed?

In my school it is Christmas time. My school has this Christmas tradition. Every year a classroom gets an adopted family that is poor so they can buy gifts, food, and donate money to them for Christmas. Unfortunately, I have refused to donate any money or give any food for the following reason: -These denotations will be done in the name of christmas, so that when the adopted family receives these donations, they will say \”God Bless The Christians\”. Am I right for refusing to give donations?

This is a brief article on what Jesus said about Christmas in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah.

Halloween is an annual Western celebration based on Celtic and European pagan doctrines and traditionally applied to the evening of October 31st.

A question answered by Shaikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid regarding: "I would like to no if it is haram to go to the sydney royal easter show. although it is called the easter show it really has nothing to d with easter. i like to go for the craft, fruit, animal shows, they all hav nothing to do with easter."

The phenomenon of imitating the disbelievers has spread in the muslims countries. And from the features of imitating them in our nation is imitating their feasts like what is known by (Valentine). In this article the writer demonstrated the history of Valentine, the ruling of celebrating it by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid.

An Article mentions the reasons behind the prohibition of celebrating and congratulating people at Christmas.

It is forbiddened to imitate disbelievers by setting parties in this ceremony or exchanging gifts or disturbing sweets as the prophet said:’’The one who imitates people is one of them.’’ The Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taimaya said:’’ Imitating them in their feasts leads to the happines in their hearts of their falsehood.’’