SHIRKMAS & SHIRK YEAR 2 of 2

SHIRKMAS & SHIRK YEAR 2 of 2

—Qur’an 10:68. Such was Jesus, the son of Mary. That is the whole truth, which they still doubt. God forbid that He Himself should beget a son! When He decrees a thing He need only say: ‘Be,’ and it is. —Qur’an 19:35. Those who say: ‘The Lord of Mercy has begotten a son,’ preach a monstrous falsehood, at which the very heavens might crack, the earth break asunder, and the mountains crumble to dust. That they should ascribe a son to the Merciful, when it does not become the Lord of Mercy to beget one!
—Qur’an 19:88. Surely they lie when they declare: “Allah has begotten children”.
—Qur’an 37:151

Say: ‘GOD is One, the Eternal God. He begot none, nor was He begotten. None is equal to Him.’
—Qur’an 112:1-4.

The Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever dies claiming that Allah has a rival, will enter Hell.”(Bukhari).

Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said: “Whoever imitates a people, he is one of them.” (Abu dawood). “He is not one of us who imitates other than us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians.”(Tirmidhi). Anas Bin Malik (radiallahuanihu): When the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) came to Medina, the people had two holidays from the days of Jahiliyyah. He (saw) said: “When I came to you, you had two days which you used to celebrate in Jahiliyyah. Allah has replaced them for you with better days, the days of slaughter (Adhaa) & the day of Fitr.” (Al Baihaqi). Uqbah bin Amir (radiallahuanihu): Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) : “The day of Fitr & days of Tashriq are our holidays, the people of Islam.”(Ahmad). Imitating the Kuffar in any of their celebrations, symbols, or any matter of belief or gesture that distinguishes them as groups is forbidden (HARAM). Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said, “You will indeed follow the ways of those before you, hand span by hand span, & cubit by cubit even if they were to enter into a lizards hole, you will follow them.” We asked ‘is it the Jews and the Christians?’ He replied, “Who else!”(Bukhari).

The origin of Christmas is paganism shrouded with the divinity of Jesus (alehimsalaam). Celebrating or congratulating on Christmas, means we are accepting Paganism & the divinity of Christ. This is Shirk; the greatest Sin & Oppression against our souls; it’s a transgression against the unique rights of Allah (swt). “Shirk” in Arabic means taking a partner i.e. one as the partner of another or two of equal status. In shari’ah; means ascribing a rival to Allah in Lordship, Worship or in His Names & Attributes. This sin is not forgivable if one died upon it without repenting. Ibn al-Qayyim in his book Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah, says: “Congratulating the kuffaar on the rituals that belong only to them is haraam by consensus, as is congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on. It is like congratulating someone for prostrating to the cross, or even worse than that. It is as great a sin as congratulating someone for drinking wine, or murdering someone, or having illicit sexual relations, and so on. Our rulers are not allowed to make these (Kufr) days, official holidays. “Verily, whosoever sets up partners with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, & the Fire will be his abode. And for the Zaalimoon (polytheists & wrongdoers) there are no helpers” [5:72] .In addition, holidays such as the New Year, Valentine’s  day, Halloween, Xmas, Easter, thanks giving, all saints day etc. all  without exceptions are not only filled with Shirk but with other Corruptions & Vices.

MUST Watch: THE TRUTH ABOUT HOLIDAYS SH. ABDULLAH HAKIM QUICK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsuxpN-ZDPw

It is not permissible for us to gather on New Year’s Eve to remember Allah, offer supplication (du‘aa’) & read Qur’aan? https://islamqa.info/en/113064

Accepting a gift from a kaafir on the day of his festival http://islamqa.info/en/85108

They were offered food at Christmas & New year – what should they do? http://islamqa.info/en/82860

It is not permissible to congratulate the kuffaar on their festivals in any way whatsoever http://islamqa.info/en/81977

Ruling on celebrating non-Muslim holidays and congratulating them https://islamqa.info/en/947

Ruling on the Muslims celebrating at the time of Christmas & decorating their homes with balloons. https://islamqa.info/en/145950

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SHIRKMAS & SHIRK YEAR 1 of 2

SHIRKMAS & SHIRK YEAR 1 of 2

Christmas & New Year are paganism & lies. Many of the most popular Christmas customs – including Christmas trees, mistletoe, Christmas presents & Santa Claus – are modern incarnations of the most depraved pagan rituals ever practiced on earth. The exact date of Jesus’ conception & birth is unknown. In the 4^th century CE, Christianity imported the Saturnalia festival hoping to take the pagan masses in with it. Christian leaders succeeded in converting to Christianity large numbers of pagans by promising them that they could continue to celebrate the Saturnalia as Christians. Roman culture already celebrated a holiday on December 25: Saturnalia, the winter solstice. This tradition honored Saturn, the god of agriculture, and was celebrated with merriment, feasting & gift giving. When Rome eventually instituted Christianity as the state religion in the 4th century, the Roman church converted Saturnalia to a Christian holiday in order to commemorate Jesus’ birth. Asheira cult & its offshoots were recruited by the Church sanctioning “Christmas Trees”. Pagans had long worshipped trees in the forest, or brought them into their homes and decorated them, and this observance was adopted & painted with a Christian veneer by the Church. Christmas has always been a holiday celebrated carelessly ever since. Since Christmas has its origins in pagan traditions, is it acceptable for Christians & non-Christians to celebrate it to remember the so called birth of their Lord & Saviour, Jesus Christ?. These individuals continue to celebrate Christmas based on innovations to the true message of Jesus by Paul; who changed it to idolatry called; Paulinity. It may be a matter of conscience for some, for as Paul states in 1 Corinthians 10:23: “‘Everything is permissible’—but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible’—but not everything is constructive.” For millennia, pagans, Christians, ignorant Muslims & Jews have been swept away in the season’s festivities, and very few people ever pause to consider the celebration’s intrinsic meaning, history, or origins. Many who are excitedly preparing for their Christmas celebrations would prefer not knowing about the holiday’s real significance.  If they do know the history, they often object that their celebration has nothing to do with the holiday’s pagan history & meaning. They say “We are just having fun.”. Advertisers, politicians & all those who wish to control our thinking understand this & use different techniques to distract of from examining those issues in details. They know & understand that the louder, more frequently or more threatening something is being said, the less likely you will question its truth status. Truth to them is persuasion. Get the crowd to believe you & you have got the truth. We don’t realize what is not been said often because of what is being said too often. We have heard the statements “Jesus is God”, “, “Lord Jesus is the Savior” or “God Jesus” was born on the 25^th of December so many times that they sound so true as if God almighty revealed it. Same for the New Year celebration we say “Happy New Year” without realizing that January 1^st   came from the arbitrary decree of the consuls of ancient pagan Rome. The Gregorian calendar named after pope Gregory (III) who reigned over the Catholic Church in the 1500 was a revision of the Julian calendar (which was itself a revision of the pagan calendar). It retains most of the names of the days of the week and months of the year from pagan Rome. The ancient Greek named the days of the week after the sun, the moon & the 5-planets known then (mars, mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn associated  with Ares, hermes, zens, Aphrodite & cronus respectively). January named after Janus; the 2 faced roman god of door-ways, March (mars); the god of war, April for the fertility of goddess Aphrodite, July ; Julius Caesar, August; august Caesar. In a nutshell, Shirkmas & Shirkyear are simply a globalization of ancient Rome idolatry following the marriage of convenience between idolatry Rome & the idolatry catholic church. It is fueled today by capitalism through monetization of the concept. They say, “Allah has taken a son.” Exalted is He! Rather, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. All are devoutly obedient to Him, Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is. Q2 : 116-117. And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, ‘Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah ?'” He will say, “Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen.  Q 5: 116. [He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing. Q 6: 101. The Jews say Ezra is the son of God, while the Christians say the Messiah is the son of God. Such are their assertions, by which they imitate the infidels of old. God confound them! How perverse they are!
—Qur’an 9:30. They say, ‘God has begotten a son.’ God forbid! Self-sufficient is He. His is all that the heavens and the earth contain. Surely for this you have no sanction. Would you say of God what you know not?

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IS DECEMBER AN EVIL MONTH?

IS DECEMBER AN EVIL MONTH?

The Hijri date is based on the lunar months, which are clear and can be readily observed by anyone who has eyes to see, but the Gregorian months do not have any clearly visible signs and can only be known through calculations. Hence the Islamic sharee’ah uses it for the dates of fasting, Hajj, I’tikaaf & so on.

It is well-known that Allah, may He be exalted, created the year and the number of its months as twelve months, four of which Allah, may He be exalted, made sacred, during which it was prohibited to fight, out of respect for the sanctity of the month. These months are: Dhu’l-Qa‘dah, Dhu’l-Hijjah, Muharram & Rajab.

“Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein” [9:36].

Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (sallAllaahu‘alayhiwasallam) said: “No ‘adwaa [transmission of infectious disease without the permission of Allah], no tiyarah [superstitious belief in bad omens], no haamah [refers to a Jaahili Arab tradition described variously as: a worm that infests the grave of a murder victim until he is avenged; an owl; or the bones of a dead person turned into a bird that could fly], and no Safar [the month of Safar was regarded as unlucky in the Jaahiliyyah]. But flee from the leper as you would flee from a lion.” Bukhaari & Muslim. Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: They used to think that ‘umrah during the months of Hajj was one of the worst evils on earth. Abu Hurayrah in as-Saheehayn, says that the belief of the people of the Jaahiliyyah concerning Safar was blameworthy, because it is one of the months of Allah and has no will of its own: rather it is subject to the will of Allah. It is obligatory to put one’s trust in Allah alone and to be steadfast, when faced with such wrong & shirk based believes such as that of  solely associating evil power or good will with December or Safar or any other month or thing.

“No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever believes in Allah – He will guide his heart. And Allah is knowing of all things”. (64;11).

No doubt, the Gregorian calendar; January to December came from the arbitrary decree of the consuls of ancient pagan Rome. The Gregorian calendar named after pope Gregory (III) who reigned over the Catholic Church in the 1500 was a revision of the Julian calendar (which was itself a revision of the pagan calendar). It retains most of the names of the days of the week and months of the year from pagan Rome. The ancient Greek named the days of the week after the sun, the moon & the 5-planets known then (mars, mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn associated with Ares, hermes, zens, Aphrodite & cronus respectively). January named after Janus; the 2 faced roman god of door-ways, March (mars); the god of war, April for the fertility of goddess Aphrodite, July ; Julius Caesar, August; august Caesar. In a nutshell, they are simply a globalization of ancient Rome idolatry.

The scholars say it is a reprehensible act of SHIRK to regard any month whether Gregorian or Hijrah e.g. Safar or December as possessing an evil power with which it could afflict us or believing or having a feeling that it comes with evil or praying against the evil supposedly associated with it. Sharing such messages is equally promoting SHIRK. The same rationale is applicable to both  Safar or December.. Actually, for December it is DOUBLE SHIRK bought at the price of one because of its pagan origin. Say: “Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Mawla (protector).” And in Allah let the believers put their trust.)

Quran (9:51). Nothing in & of itself has the power to afflict anyone with good or Bad except Allah. Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you should be within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them, they say, “This is from Allah “; and if evil befalls them, they say, “This is from you.” Say, “All [things] are from Allah .” So what is [the matter] with those people that they can hardly understand any statement? What comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muhammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allah as Witness. Q4:78-79. Iman [faith] is to believe in Allah, angels, books, prophets, the Day of Resurrection [that is, Paradise, Hell, the Reckoning, and the Balance], qadar, that good and evil are from Allah, death, and the Resurrection after death. It is to bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am His servant and messenger.) [Bukhari]

Are both Good and Evil from Allah? https://islamqa.info/en/124504

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WHO WROTE THE BIRTHDAY SCRIPT?

WHO WROTE THE BIRTHDAY SCRIPT?

It was a beautiful day. I got out of bed without switching off the alarm, made it to the gym, went to dinner, and enjoyed good food & company. I smiled so much that my face hurt. I was wary not to do anything that would dampen my mood. I felt compelled to uphold my high spirits. I felt pressured to do everything I could to have a memorable day; then, I did the GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY. The next day was quite the opposite. It was raining, I was sluggish & bored. It wasn’t special, so I didn’t feel obliged to make it memorable. This made me wonder: To what extent do we act and think differently on our birthdays? The way we feel about our birthdays evolves as we hit the different milestones in life. As a child, birthdays mean presents/gifts. At 18yrs; it’s legal adulthood, you can vote, sign a contract, legally purchase alcohol, tobacco & free to do every stupid thing. 21 is the big one & the game changer.

A Swiss study in the Annals of Epidemiology found that people are about 14% more likely to die on their birthdays than other days. Birthdays are stressful for older people (heart problems, strokes, suicides &accidents), Alcohol & “birthday blues”. Someone has constructed a script he wants us to follow & the birthday industry has monetized on the birthday feeling. Its pop culture, movies & cards largely tell us how we should feel on our birthday. Cake & candles are always involved. We must party & give out party favours, we must get drunk & have illicit sex on our 18^th & 21st birthday, we must announce it on Face book so that friends can comment e.g. a card reads “Another birthday? Well, look in the mirror! Do you see wrinkles? Do you see grey hairs? Of course you don’t!” Inside, it reads: “Your eyesight’s gone!” We pay no heed to the fact that these are warning signs of death day & have nothing to do with birthday. The “many happy return wishes we get from our family & friends are actually false because every birthday in reality gets us closer to death; there will be lesser such returns not many.                                                                           

As kids, we grow wishing we would grow up faster until a certain age when we wish life would slow down. Then, each birthday becomes dreaded. Why? — getting closer to the grave. Scary? Birthday is indeed a celebration of closeness to death & a futile attempt to ignore the reality of death. We are pressured to celebrate & feel good about ourselves. When people can’t reach that expected level of happiness & feeling of goodness, they actually become sadder, because of an unfulfilled expectation that they’re supposed to be happy; it is called — “BIRTHDAY BLUES.”  Your birthday is the same as other days. There are still 24 hours in that day & the Universal laws of Allah are still same. Birthday is of PAGAN ORIGIN & ALIEN TO ISLAM! The World Book — Childcraft International says regarding “Holidays and Birthdays,” “For thousands of years people all over the world have thought of a birthday as a very special day. Long ago, people believed that on a birthday a person could be helped by good spirits, or hurt by evil spirits. So, when a person had a birthday, friends and relatives gathered to protect him .And that’s how birthday parties began.” Why do people say, “Happy birthday!” to each other? “For the good wishes of our friends & relatives are supposed to protect us from evil spirits.”. Artemis was the goddess of the moon. The Greeks celebrated her birthday once each month by bringing special cakes to her temple. The cakes were round like a full moon. And, because the moon glows with light, the cakes were decorated with lighted candles.” The origin of the birthday candles. People the world over attach a certain magic to their actual date of birth. We may wear a ring with our birthstone in it for good luck. And when we blow out the candles on our birthday cake, we are careful to keep what we wished a secret. If we tell, of course, our wish won’t come true. We do these things mainly for fun. But it is also possible that there is something deep inside us that wants to believe.”

It is a tradition to give the birthday child pinches, smacks, spanks, thumps, bumps, or punches. Even though they may hurt a little, they are said to be very lucky & spank away any evil. Party snappers, horns, bursting balloons, firecrackers, and other noisemakers are just one more way of trying to scare off any bad-luck spirits that may be hovering about. The games we play at birthday parties are often a symbol of trying to know the unknown. e.g. “Pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey”. Birthday & all the customs & traditions connected with its observance have pagan origin & have to do with guessing the future, good wishes for the future, good luck charms against evil spirits etc. A true Muslim should never indulge in birthday celebration whether for self, children or for Prophet Muhammad, just because it seems so attractive, fun, and harmless. It turns people away from the reality of death, truths of Allah & idolizes the SELF.  SO, WHO WROTE THE BIRTHDAY SCRIPT? SHAYTAN DID! Tap link for Pagan origin of Birthday Dr. Bilal Philip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXEHrNBaoOo

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