islam and halloween
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ISLAM and Halloween
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Origin
ancient Celtic (Irish/Scottish/Welsh) festival
called Samhain
On the night of October 31, they celebrated
Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts
of the dead returned to earth
Nov 1 was the beginning of the dark, cold
winter, a time of year that was often
associated with human death
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Roman & Christian influence
Romans started to conquer the Celtic lands by
43A.D
Incorporating their festival of honoring pagan
goddess pomona
Christianity spread in Celtic lands in 7th
century
Introduced All Saints Day or All Hallows Eve
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Halloween Customs and Traditions
Trick or Treating
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Halloween Customs and Traditions
Images of bats, black cats, etc
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Halloween Customs and Traditions
Games such as bobbing for apples
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Halloween Customs and Traditions
Jack-O'-Lantern
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Interesting Fact
Survey conducted by BIGresearch found that an estimated $3.29 billion
was spent on this holiday in 2005
Candy sales for Halloween in the year 2005 made a profit of $2.1
billion ($1 million immunizes more than 58,000 children for life againstthe top 6 child-killer diseases)
Average consumer planned on spending $48.48 on merchandise. A
total of $18.07 was spent on sweets ($40.00 can provide blankets for
ten children to protect them from the cold and $15 provides two long-
lasting insecticidal mosquito nets, protecting families from malariawhich kills an African child every 30 second)
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Islamic Teachings
TauheedHe is Allah, the One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten;
And there is none like unto Him. [Quran 112:1-4]
Blindly follow the ancestorsWhen it is said unto them, 'Come to what Allah has revealed, come to the Messenger,' they say,
'Enough for us are the ways we found our fathers following.' What! Even though theirfathers were void of knowledge and guidance?" (Qur'an 5:104)
Plans of Ahal e KitabMany of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish that if they could turn you away
as disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from their ownselves, even, after thetruth (that Muhammad is Allaah's Messenger) has become manifest unto them. Butforgive and overlook, till Allaah brings His Command. Verily, Allaah is Able to do all
things. [Quran 2:109]
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Islamic Teachings
refrain from copying or imitating the kufar in their celebrations
(Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) issued a stern warning: Whoever
imitates a nation is one of them! (Abu Daoud).)
Islam is a pure religion with no need to accommodate any custom, practice or
celebration that is not a part of it
(Prophet(s.a.s.) Every innovation (in our religion) is misguidance, even if
the people regard it as something good (ad-Daarimee.).)
abstain from Halloween and other non-Muslim celebrations, such as birthdays,
anniversaries, Christmas, Valentines Day, etc
(The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) said: The Final Hour will not come until my
followers copy the deeds of the previous nations and follow them very closely,
span by span, and cubit by cubit (inch by inch). (Bukhari).)
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Islamic Teachings
Religious Festivals
Muslims have two celebrations each year, 'Eid al-Fitr and 'Eid
al-Adha. They were allowed to Muslims instead of pre-
Islamic feasts in Medina. The celebrations are based in theIslamic faith and religious way of life.
(Anas reported: "The Prophet came to Madeenah while they
had two days they celebrated. The Prophet asked, "What are
these two days?" They said, 'These are two days we used to
celebrate in our pre Islamic era. The Prophet said: "Allah has
replaced them with two better days: 'Eid Al-Ad-ha and 'Eid
Al-Fitr." [Ahmad and At-Tirmithi])
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DEALING WITH HALLOWEEN
Avoid it, it's a night of evil. Satan is our open
enemy and we do not play with evil
When tempted, remember the pagan origins
of these traditions (astughfirullah), and ask
Allah to give you strength.
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harmless-or-haram-an-islamic-perspective/
http://islam.about.com/od/otherdays/a/halloween.htm
http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=articles&id=161416
http://www.worldofteaching.com
http://www.alhudainstitute.ca/html/halloween.html
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