Celebrations

Valentine’s Day, Mothers Day, Halloween, April Fools, Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Holi: Ibn Taymiyyah on the Prohibition of Participating in the Festivals and Annual Celebrations of the Unbelievers.

In the name of Allāh, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation; may Allah extol the mention of our noble [read on…]

Christianity and Judaism

The Pagan Roots of Christmas — How Muslims treat Christmas? And what is the Muslim belief regarding Jesus (Free eBook)

The Pagan Roots of Christmas — How Should Muslims Behave During Non-Muslim Festivals? Muslim Belief Regarding Jesus Read below or download the free eBook The word ‘Christmas’ means ‘mass of Christ’ [read on…]

Fatwa

Accepting gifts at Christmas, New Year and other festivals: From Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Uthaimeen, Ibn Bāz.

Shaikhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) stated in “Iqtidā Sirātil-Mustaqīm”: “As for accepting gifts from them [the non-Muslims] on the days of their celebrations, then we have already narrated from `Ali (radiyallahu [read on…]