In the name of Allah and may peace and salutations be on his messenger and on those who follow him.
What follows is a summary concerning the origins and the islamic ruling on celebrating Chritmas and New Year written by the noble brother Abu Aneesa Abdulkabir from the city of Bamenda in Cameroon. May Allah reward him well. Ameen
Extract from the Introduction
“From the affairs of the Disbelievers are celebrations like Christmas, Valentine’s day, New year and the like. These festivals are celebrated in many places worldwide so much such that even some of the Muslim communities are engaged in it in one way or the other. The matter has been made even worse by the opening up of mass communications between peoples, whereby these celebrations are now transmitted with the glamorous adornment of sound and image into the Muslim countries, via satellite TV and the World Wide Web (Internet). With their glamour, many Muslims deceived.”
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Origins & Islamic Ruling on Celebration Chritsmans & New Year
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There iso an error in the pdf which must be rectified. This occurs on page n°8 on point n°3. Our intent was: “It is not allowed…”
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