Poll - Muslims only: When somebody wishes me a 'Merry Christmas'...

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I know I have shared this story before, but not everybody will have heard it:

Last year, at Christmas, a Muslimah who lives in our street, and whose little boy goes to the same school as my son, came to my door and brought some chocolates wrapped in Christmas paper for our children.
I was so humbled by that friendly gesture, that we baked her some cookies in return.
(It was then I became friends with Rabi'ya over the internet, because I needed some advice on how to make sure the cookies were halal!)

It was this Muslimah and her generous and friendly gesture, which stretched across our cultures and religions, which made me want to find out more about Islam. Until then I had never given it any thought!

Just think, without her I would never have come here to LI!!! :uuh: :rollseyes :D

Peace :)
 
So, from a certain point of view, LI is your... Christmas present? :p :)
 
Muezzin said:
So, from a certain point of view, LI is your... Christmas present? :p :)
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LOL
Well, more of an Easter present, since it took me a while to pluck up the courage and join!

But has this 'present' enriched my life? I think so! :)

Peace
 
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If a non-Muslim greets us with 'Merry Christmas', it is understandable to try and be polite about it, but it does not mean we are obliged to return the greeting. Muslims have been given two special days by the mercy of Allaah and Allaah has perfected our religion and does not accept anything beyond this. So it is not befitting for us to congratulate - which is what saying 'Merry Christmas' is seen as amounting to - non-Muslims on their festivals because it can give the impression that we approve of such occasions and makes the receivers of the greeting feel proud of their religion. Christmas might be becoming secular, but we should not forget its foundations and underlying purpose.

It is wrong to simply 'go with the flow' only because we want to be polite and fit in with everyone else, and this goes for all values. Having a religion that Allaah has chosen for us means that we should not be shy to follow it and that we should stop where it tells us to stop, despite what we may personally feel or what everyone else is doing.

To actually initiate the greeting and say that we "enjoy Christimas time" is going too far... the concept of Allaah having a son is very strongly condemned in the Qur'an, where it is mentioned to be something -
Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains fall in ruins" [19:90]

Should we not as humans and as Muslims feel a need to distance ourselves from this and at the very least, a dislike for it in our hearts?
 
:wasalamex


Totally agree with you bro Muhammad. :) And i'm sure Jesus (peace be upon him's) disciples never celebrated it either, and if they were the closest guided to the truth at his time, why should we innovate something which the most pious of people never did?



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:sl: brothers an dsisters.
glo, what do you mean by: I acknowledge the greeting, but don't reply, and I feel at peace about it.

do you mean that you are at peace because you didn't reply, and are comfortable with not replying. sorry, i need things clarified.
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AsalamuAlaykum Warhamatullahi Wabarakatuh,

Urm....well when ppls say it...it's cool, but i feel weird saying Merry Christmas back now, somebody *hem hem* gave a big lecture on saying it...so i just smile....until they go away, and nobody gives me christmas cards no more :'( LOL

How come i can't 'rep' Fi_Sabz ever!!

Well i've given it to Maryam11 instead :D

Tc!
 
Salaam,

Well i have many Filipino friends and they do wish me Merry Christmas or i will wish to them first.

There is nothing wrong on courtesy,we are not celebrating their religion but merely their holiday.

Also i remember that there is a fatwa that say we should reciprocate kindly.

If we want other to say to us Happy Hari Ray( Happy EID) then we should also speak the words..

So to any Chrisitan here,Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..
 
Zulkiflim said:
So to any Chrisitan here,Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..
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Thank you :statisfie Have a good holiday :)

Glo you could put in practice and wish Merry Christmas in private. In the end you will make the poll how did they reacted :-[
Disclaimer:* I will denny i was the one who suggested to send the online Christmas cards*
 
Muezzin said:
In the past, I've told a friend of mine, who is Catholic, to 'have a nice Christmas'. Certain rulings are saying that this is tantamount to joining in with non-Muslim celebrations. Is it? :uuh:
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Well you heard the verdict. I usually circumvent that by saying what I alway's say "have a safe journey" when departing.

Anyway "I rarely get that greeting".

At University some lecture prefer to say have a "Nice Holiday".
 
maryam11 said:
:sl: brothers an dsisters.
glo, what do you mean by: I acknowledge the greeting, but don't reply, and I feel at peace about it.

do you mean that you are at peace because you didn't reply, and are comfortable with not replying. sorry, i need things clarified.
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I know, Maryam, I didn't word it very well. And I was trying so hard to get the questions just right ...:rollseyes
I'm surprised you are the first to ask.

I meant feeling at peace (or, in the next question feeling uneasy) about being wished a Merry Christmas - but the way I worded the question it could also mean feeling at peace/uneasy about not replying Merry Christmas back ...

Sorry if it isn't very clear.

Peace :)
 
glo said:
It was this Muslimah and her generous and friendly gesture, which stretched across our cultures and religions, which made me want to find out more about Islam. Until then I had never given it any thought!
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But she could have achieved the same effect by giving your kids a present on a totally random day, or on eid. ;) It doesnt have to be through christmas. The ends does not justify the means.
 
I disagree, Malaikah.

You are right in saying that a gift at any time of year would have been a nice surprise ... but it was the fact that she acklowledged 'my' religious festival, which I found so humbling and so surprising!
I kind of ended up thinking 'If she can make the effort to have a basic knowledge of my faith, then it is only right that I should find out about hers!'

Peace :)
 
glo said:
I know, Maryam, I didn't word it very well. And I was trying so hard to get the questions just right ...:rollseyes
I'm surprised you are the first to ask.

I meant feeling at peace (or, in the next question feeling uneasy) about being wished a Merry Christmas - but the way I worded the question it could also mean feeling at peace/uneasy about not replying Merry Christmas back ...

Sorry if it isn't very clear.

Peace :)
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hi.
thanks for that. i get the drift now.
well in that case, it depends. if the person knows that we don't celebrate christmas and wishes me one, than that would annoy me. but if they were ignorant, than they would be forgive, but i still wouldn't reply back. im not sure what i would say.
 
glo said:
You are right in saying that a gift at any time of year would have been a nice surprise ... but it was the fact that she acklowledged 'my' religious festival, which I found so humbling and so surprising!
I kind of ended up thinking 'If she can make the effort to have a basic knowledge of my faith, then it is only right that I should find out about hers!'
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oh ok, fair enough. I shouldnt have assumed.

But the ends still doesnt justify the means.:)
 
tasmiyah_B said:
AsalamuAlaykum Warhamatullahi Wabarakatuh,

Urm....well when ppls say it...it's cool, but i feel weird saying Merry Christmas back now, somebody *hem hem* gave a big lecture on saying it...so i just smile....until they go away, and nobody gives me christmas cards no more :'( LOL

How come i can't 'rep' Fi_Sabz ever!!

Well i've given it to Maryam11 instead :D

Tc!
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:sl: sis.
jazakallahu khair for the reps. okay, this is abit embarrassing, but what do the reps do?? can i get speacil prevligous (excuse the spelling)?
:sl:
 
maryam11 said:
:sl: sis.
jazakallahu khair for the reps. okay, this is abit embarrassing, but what do the reps do?? can i get speacil prevligous (excuse the spelling)?
:sl:
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If you collect 10.000 reps, you get a free vacation at a location of your choosing.
No ... not really ... ! :giggling: :giggling:

You get no privileges for your reps, except an increased power to rep other people in turn.
It's just a way of telling people that you liked what they said in their post.

peace :)
 
maryam11 said:
:sl: sis.
jazakallahu khair for the reps. okay, this is abit embarrassing, but what do the reps do?? can i get speacil prevligous (excuse the spelling)?
:sl:
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the most reps can get to be the president of LI

i wish...:D
 
I honestly hate to hear merry christmas. I'm much happier with happy holidays. I don't see the point to christmas. It seems very materialistic and polytheistic to me. HamdaAllah I'm Muslim.
 

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