[Eviftilia]

Salamu alaikum wr wb,

Im not sure what to make of this article, I don't want to be too quick to draw conclusions with out enough knowledge on the subject:

http://www.whyislam.org/submission/c...reciative-one/

When I saw the blurb on the homepage of whyislam.org I thought it would be about the fact that we should not single out just one day which Allah had not singled out to be extremely thankful to Allah, but we should be thankful all year round. Instead, it was sort of celebrating the federal holiday called "Thanksgiving" It did talk about thankfulness to Allah swt in a beautiful way, but it was all based around Thanksgiving, which I'm a bit perplexed by. I listened to many lectures about celebrating eids outside of the two eids which Allah gave the Muslims, and I had the understanding that we dont celebrate these other holidays because Allah didnt make them Eids for the Muslims and because of their origins (Christmas based pagan/christian practices of worshiping other than Allah, Thanksgiving based on singling out one day in November to give thanks to God, and so on...)
Any thoughts on this article??

[sam]

Salamu alaikum wr wb,

Im not sure what to make of this article, I don't want to be too quick to draw conclusions with out enough knowledge on the subject:

http://www.whyislam.org/submission/c...reciative-one/

When I saw the blurb on the homepage of whyislam.org I thought it would be about the fact that we should not single out just one day which Allah had not singled out to be extremely thankful to Allah, but we should be thankful all year round. Instead, it was sort of celebrating the federal holiday called "Thanksgiving" It did talk about thankfulness to Allah swt in a beautiful way, but it was all based around Thanksgiving, which I'm a bit perplexed by. I listened to many lectures about celebrating eids outside of the two eids which Allah gave the Muslims, and I had the understanding that we dont celebrate these other holidays because Allah didnt make them Eids for the Muslims and because of their origins (Christmas based pagan/christian practices of worshiping other than Allah, Thanksgiving based on singling out one day in November to give thanks to God, and so on...)
Any thoughts on this article??

-Read the first lines.
-Got the impression of those people who feel themselves American before Muslims.
-Closed the window.
-Avoid..

[Eviftilia]

-Read the first lines.
-Got the impression of those people who feel themselves American before Muslims.
-Closed the window.
-Avoid..

Yea, I got the same impression. I did read the whole article, and you pretty much summed it up with the "American-before-Muslim" tone of the article : (. It was pretty wierd :/

[lidersontop]

Salamu alaikum wr wb,

Im not sure what to make of this article, I don't want to be too quick to draw conclusions with out enough knowledge on the subject:

http://www.whyislam.org/submission/c...reciative-one/

When I saw the blurb on the homepage of whyislam.org I thought it would be about the fact that we should not single out just one day which Allah had not singled out to be extremely thankful to Allah, but we should be thankful all year round. Instead, it was sort of celebrating the federal holiday called "Thanksgiving" It did talk about thankfulness to Allah swt in a beautiful way, but it was all based around Thanksgiving, which I'm a bit perplexed by. I listened to many lectures about celebrating eids outside of the two eids which Allah gave the Muslims, and I had the understanding that we dont celebrate these other holidays because Allah didnt make them Eids for the Muslims and because of their origins (Christmas based pagan/christian practices of worshiping other than Allah, Thanksgiving based on singling out one day in November to give thanks to God, and so on...)
Any thoughts on this article??

Can I Give Thanks & Throw Down on Some Turkey this Week?
SUHAIB WEBB | NOVEMBER 24, 2010 3:19 PM



Question

Can I celebrate Thanksgiving with my parents? I converted a few years back and it is very important to them. Things haven’t been great since my reversion. What are your thoughts?

Answer

There is a legitimate scholarly difference surrounding this issue. Those who hold such celebrations as forbidden do so contending that such celebrations are “religious in nature” and amount to imitating the religious rites of others. One of my teachers, Shaykh `Abdul Jalil al-Mezgouria told me, “There is nothing religious about this celebration.” In fact, I remember him giving a khutbah about it a number of years back.

Some Background

Those who contented that such celebrations are permissible, do so contending the opposite: such celebrations are not religious in nature and that the origin of things is permissible unless explicitly forbidden. Sheikh al-Qaradawi stated, concerning Mother’s Day, there is no way he considered it forbidden. He based his contention on the legal axiom: “Nothing is made forbidden except with a clear text.”

It is well known that al-Rajabiyah was a holiday observed by the Arabs before for the time of the Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) up until the third century A.H. and the jurist differed on its ruling. The Hanabalis considered it permissible, while the Malikis held it to be disliked.

Those who hold it permissible also note that the statement of the Prophet ﷺ, “Our holidays are two” is not a prohibition to celebrate other holidays outside of the religious sphere.

The Indigenous Imperative

As a convert to Islam and based on my humble legal training, I agree with the second opinion. Many of us, those of us who have converted to Islam, can use these moments to share the beauty of our faith with our families and loved ones in an non-hostile environment. Perhaps, by giving gifts to our parents we can heal wounds, build relationships, and move forward. At the same time, such celebrations are based on the foundations of our faith: honoring one’s parents. Therefore, we should engage such holidays with the intention of fostering noble relations and spreading the beauty of our faith with others.

Allah knows best.
http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-stud...key-this-week/

[Eviftilia]

Can I Give Thanks & Throw Down on Some Turkey this Week?
SUHAIB WEBB | NOVEMBER 24, 2010 3:19 PM



Question

Can I celebrate Thanksgiving with my parents? I converted a few years back and it is very important to them. Things haven’t been great since my reversion. What are your thoughts?

Answer

There is a legitimate scholarly difference surrounding this issue. Those who hold such celebrations as forbidden do so contending that such celebrations are “religious in nature” and amount to imitating the religious rites of others. One of my teachers, Shaykh `Abdul Jalil al-Mezgouria told me, “There is nothing religious about this celebration.” In fact, I remember him giving a khutbah about it a number of years back.

Some Background

Those who contented that such celebrations are permissible, do so contending the opposite: such celebrations are not religious in nature and that the origin of things is permissible unless explicitly forbidden. Sheikh al-Qaradawi stated, concerning Mother’s Day, there is no way he considered it forbidden. He based his contention on the legal axiom: “Nothing is made forbidden except with a clear text.”

It is well known that al-Rajabiyah was a holiday observed by the Arabs before for the time of the Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) up until the third century A.H. and the jurist differed on its ruling. The Hanabalis considered it permissible, while the Malikis held it to be disliked.

Those who hold it permissible also note that the statement of the Prophet ﷺ, “Our holidays are two” is not a prohibition to celebrate other holidays outside of the religious sphere.

The Indigenous Imperative

As a convert to Islam and based on my humble legal training, I agree with the second opinion. Many of us, those of us who have converted to Islam, can use these moments to share the beauty of our faith with our families and loved ones in an non-hostile environment. Perhaps, by giving gifts to our parents we can heal wounds, build relationships, and move forward. At the same time, such celebrations are based on the foundations of our faith: honoring one’s parents. Therefore, we should engage such holidays with the intention of fostering noble relations and spreading the beauty of our faith with others.

Allah knows best.
http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-stud...key-this-week/

Jazakallah khair for this.