Comments on: Holidays Free of Religious Overtones http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/ Your Virtual Mosque Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Samira http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/comment-page-1/#comment-31739 Samira Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:11:04 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=4503#comment-31739 I have the same question as Kayvee. Holidays that do not necessarily have religious links NOW but have a pagan or that sort of origin can also be celebrated, do they? Like in my country we have a new year celebration that has its roots linked with other people's religious practices but Muslims observe it. Is this permissible? Utterly confused! I have the same question as Kayvee. Holidays that do not necessarily have religious links NOW but have a pagan or that sort of origin can also be celebrated, do they? Like in my country we have a new year celebration that has its roots linked with other people’s religious practices but Muslims observe it. Is this permissible? Utterly confused!

]]> By: Isramiraj http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/comment-page-1/#comment-27051 Isramiraj Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:00:13 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=4503#comment-27051 Asslamalaikum, Religion, comes from a root latin word 'religio' meaning something you are attached to, physically or emotionally. In this sense all humans beings have a 'religion', I agree with Kayvee in that the root of such actions can be derived at what we call religion linguistically, hence thanksgiving, halloween and even independence days can be considered religious. If one takes their ideology of nation as 'god', which in today's nation-state world the attributes of 'god' are given to a nation subconciously. When do such celebrations stop as they are created over time? Wasalaam Asslamalaikum,

Religion, comes from a root latin word ‘religio’ meaning something you are attached to, physically or emotionally. In this sense all humans beings have a ‘religion’, I agree with Kayvee in that the root of such actions can be derived at what we call religion linguistically, hence thanksgiving, halloween and even independence days can be considered religious. If one takes their ideology of nation as ‘god’, which in today’s nation-state world the attributes of ‘god’ are given to a nation subconciously. When do such celebrations stop as they are created over time?

Wasalaam

]]> By: kayvee http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/comment-page-1/#comment-23544 kayvee Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:01:35 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=4503#comment-23544 Salam Dont birthdays have religious roots. Were they not first practiced by pagan Greeks who believed that the smoke of the candles when blown out would reach their false gods? According to islam-qa.com birthdays are not allowed: http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/1027/birthday why are there differences in opinion between scholars in the middle east and scholars in north america? wsalam Salam

Dont birthdays have religious roots. Were they not first practiced by pagan Greeks who believed that the smoke of the candles when blown out would reach their false gods?

According to islam-qa.com birthdays are not allowed:

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/1027/birthday

why are there differences in opinion between scholars in the middle east and scholars in north america?

wsalam

]]> By: ayeshter http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/comment-page-1/#comment-13159 ayeshter Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:33:29 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=4503#comment-13159 Thank you very much for this post. I truly love Shaykh Bin Bayyah! His gentalness and openess always streathens my Iman. Thank you very much for this post. I truly love Shaykh Bin Bayyah! His gentalness and openess always streathens my Iman.

]]> By: What about http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/comment-page-1/#comment-11360 What about Mon, 11 May 2009 23:47:10 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=4503#comment-11360 assalam alaikum<br><br>What about the issue of imitating non-Muslims.<br><br>When the Prophet (peace and prayer be upon him) went to madinah he canceled two old celebrations and replaced them with Islamic Eids. Were those celebrations religious or cultural?<br><br>Please clarify assalam alaikum

What about the issue of imitating non-Muslims.

When the Prophet (peace and prayer be upon him) went to madinah he canceled two old celebrations and replaced them with Islamic Eids. Were those celebrations religious or cultural?

Please clarify

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]]> By: sunspots1 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/islamic-law/sh-bin-bayyah-on-holidays-free-of-religious-overtones/comment-page-1/#comment-11327 sunspots1 Sun, 10 May 2009 13:43:36 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=4503#comment-11327 Jazallahu Khair for THIS brother. Masha-Allah. This should DEFINATELY be in the book you are compiling. Subhan-Allah what a fitna it was for so many years, missing out on the mini family reunions on Thanksgiving. <br><br>May Allah have mercy on us for the hardships we create for others out of our ignorance - Ameen. Jazallahu Khair for THIS brother. Masha-Allah. This should DEFINATELY be in the book you are compiling. Subhan-Allah what a fitna it was for so many years, missing out on the mini family reunions on Thanksgiving.

May Allah have mercy on us for the hardships we create for others out of our ignorance – Ameen.

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