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

Romans started to conquer the Celtic lands by 43A.D Incorporating their festival of honoring pagan goddess pomonaChristianity spread in Celtic lands in 7th centuryIntroduced ‘All Saints DAy’ or ‘All HAllows eve ‘

Halloween Customs and Traditions

Halloween Customs and Traditions

Halloween Customs and Traditions

Islamic TeachingsTauheed:

He 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 their fathers 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 own selves, even, after the truth (that Muhammad is Allaah's Messenger) has become manifest unto them. But forgive and

overlook, till Allaah brings His Command. Verily, Allaah is Able to do all things. [Quran 2:109]

Islamic Teachings

1. Refrain from copying or imitating the kufarin their celebrations

(Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) issued a stern warning:

“Whoever imitates a nation is one of them!” (Abu Da’oud).)

2. 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.).)

3. Abstain from Hallow’een 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).)

Islamic Teachings

Religious Festivals

Muslims have two celebrations each year, 'Eid al-Fiitr and 'Eid al-

Adhaa. They were allowed to Muslims instead of pre-Islamic

feasts in Medina. The celebrations are based in the Islamic 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])

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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