Have you ever wondered about the issue of celebrating or partaking in Non-Muslim holidays, festivals and celebrations? What is the Islamic ruling regarding this? Is it permissible, is it disliked, is it impermissible? Is there a difference of opinion on this matter? Insha’Allah, in this short article, I hope that all of these (and related) questions will be answered clearly.
By Arif Kabir Alhamdulillah, ISNA went well this year. As it was located in Washington D.C., it was very close for all of us DC Metro residents, and it proved to be very beneficial for me. It was a type of ‘Islamic Fable’ for me – ever heard of the Xbox game, ‘Fable’? In that game basically, you choose whether you want to be good or evil. No matter what people say, ISNA is a lot like that. There are those whose eyes shine while they enumerate the ‘countless...
