Um Ibrahim
Alhamdulilah :)
:salam2: dear brothers and sisters!
I hope all of you are wonderful.
Since it's October, for us living in the U.S you know you will be bombarded with Halloween stuff and the kids at school will be bringing all types of candy home, that is unless the Muslim parents make it clear that they do not want their kids given any of the candy and will not be participating at all by wearing any costums. Most Muslim people I would say don't intentionally celebrate it, but then they don't also stay away from it either. SubhanaAllah if Muslims only actually knew how this holiday originated, and how it is what it is today, they would not let their kids eat any of the candy, nor buy their kids any costoms, and yes some Muslims do buy their kids customs and will let them go trick or treating. I came across an interesting and very informative article about Halloween. I'll highlight the most important points of the article. If you trully fear Allah, you will now and forever stay away from this particular holiday and any other non-Muslim holidays! And please protect your little ones also.
Where did halloween come from?
The many customs we have today in relation to Halloween have their origins in the religious practices of the Romans and the Druids, therefore dating back many centuries. The Romans worshiped various gods and on October 31, a special feast was held in honor of Pomona, goddess of the fruit trees. Later, the Druids, an ancient order of Celtic priests in Britain, made this feast an even more extensive celebration by also honoring Samhain, lord of the dead. This was normally done on November 1 and it was therefore decided to conveniently honor both Pomona and Samhain on October 31 and November 1.
Trick/or treating?
The custom of trick-or-treating and the use of "jack-o'-lanterns" comes from Ireland. Hundreds of years ago, Irish farmers went from house to house, begging for food, in the name of their ancient gods, to be used at the village Halloween celebration. They would promise good luck to those who gave them good, and made threats to those who refused to give. They simply told the people, "You treat me, or else I will trick you!"
When did the modern Halloween celebration begin?
During the Middle Ages (about 600 years ago), the Roman Catholic Church at that time, decided to make the change-over from pagan religion to Christianity a bit easier, and therefore allowed the new converts to maintain some of their pagan feasts. It was agreed, however, that from now on they would be celebrated as "Christian" feats. So instead of praying to thwir heathen gods, they would now pray to, and remember the deaths of saints. For this reason the church decided to call November 1 the "Day of All Saints," and the mass to be celebrated on that day "Alhallowmass." In consequence of this, the evening prior to this day was named, "All Hallowed Evening" which subsequently was abbreviated as "Halloween." In spite of this effort to make October 31 a "holy evening," all the old customs continued to be practiced, and made this evening anything BUT a holy evening!
So becareful dear brothers and sisters and stay away from anything that has the anger of Allah. May Allah protect us from every harm and all evil. Do not let the shaytan trick you all, stay away from the candy of halloween!!!!! Stay away! lol, but seriously stay away from all that is unislamic and protect your little brothers, daughters, nephews, nieces, and sons. Keep them informed about these things.
for the rest of the article: http://www.holybible.com/resources/halloween.htm
I hope all of you are wonderful.
Since it's October, for us living in the U.S you know you will be bombarded with Halloween stuff and the kids at school will be bringing all types of candy home, that is unless the Muslim parents make it clear that they do not want their kids given any of the candy and will not be participating at all by wearing any costums. Most Muslim people I would say don't intentionally celebrate it, but then they don't also stay away from it either. SubhanaAllah if Muslims only actually knew how this holiday originated, and how it is what it is today, they would not let their kids eat any of the candy, nor buy their kids any costoms, and yes some Muslims do buy their kids customs and will let them go trick or treating. I came across an interesting and very informative article about Halloween. I'll highlight the most important points of the article. If you trully fear Allah, you will now and forever stay away from this particular holiday and any other non-Muslim holidays! And please protect your little ones also.
Where did halloween come from?
The many customs we have today in relation to Halloween have their origins in the religious practices of the Romans and the Druids, therefore dating back many centuries. The Romans worshiped various gods and on October 31, a special feast was held in honor of Pomona, goddess of the fruit trees. Later, the Druids, an ancient order of Celtic priests in Britain, made this feast an even more extensive celebration by also honoring Samhain, lord of the dead. This was normally done on November 1 and it was therefore decided to conveniently honor both Pomona and Samhain on October 31 and November 1.
Trick/or treating?
The custom of trick-or-treating and the use of "jack-o'-lanterns" comes from Ireland. Hundreds of years ago, Irish farmers went from house to house, begging for food, in the name of their ancient gods, to be used at the village Halloween celebration. They would promise good luck to those who gave them good, and made threats to those who refused to give. They simply told the people, "You treat me, or else I will trick you!"
When did the modern Halloween celebration begin?
During the Middle Ages (about 600 years ago), the Roman Catholic Church at that time, decided to make the change-over from pagan religion to Christianity a bit easier, and therefore allowed the new converts to maintain some of their pagan feasts. It was agreed, however, that from now on they would be celebrated as "Christian" feats. So instead of praying to thwir heathen gods, they would now pray to, and remember the deaths of saints. For this reason the church decided to call November 1 the "Day of All Saints," and the mass to be celebrated on that day "Alhallowmass." In consequence of this, the evening prior to this day was named, "All Hallowed Evening" which subsequently was abbreviated as "Halloween." In spite of this effort to make October 31 a "holy evening," all the old customs continued to be practiced, and made this evening anything BUT a holy evening!
So becareful dear brothers and sisters and stay away from anything that has the anger of Allah. May Allah protect us from every harm and all evil. Do not let the shaytan trick you all, stay away from the candy of halloween!!!!! Stay away! lol, but seriously stay away from all that is unislamic and protect your little brothers, daughters, nephews, nieces, and sons. Keep them informed about these things.
for the rest of the article: http://www.holybible.com/resources/halloween.htm
