We need to evaluate how we make our own holidays meaningful for our children. It also raises an important point in regards to converts. Much of our community discourse orients around whether it's halal for a Muslim to go celebrate Christmas with a non-Muslim family, but how many Muslims actually reach out to new Muslims and make them feel a part of the family on 'Eid? Read More »
I do believe that there are lessons that we can draw from the way that non-Muslims celebrate their holiday. These are lessons that we can apply to our own two historically Islamically legitimate holidays - the two Ids. Read More »
Essentially, this will be a few days off like any other few days off in the years before. We'll trudge back to our normal lives with little to show apart from a slightly expanded waistline and the reduced bags under our eyes. But it could all be so different. How? Read More »
To the Christian, Christmas is more than just the birth of their Lord. Events surrounding Jesus’ birth are also given special attention, to the effect that a celebration of Christmas would not be a true celebration without engaging in an enactment of some of those events. Yet these events, whether symbolic or historic, directly contradict the Quranic account of how Maryam (peace be upon her) delivered Prophet Isa (peace be upon him). Read More »
It's liberating to ignore the sales and seasonal hype. When we abandon the idea of acquiring goods, and instead focus on giving, we dump the whole propaganda machine on its head. We change everything. While the frantic buying of "stuff" makes us forget Allāh, gratitude brings us back to Him. Read More »
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