Christmas is here!

[Sakeena]

Christmas is here
Tis the season to be jolly
And happy
Peace and goodwill to all men and women
It’s finally here
But for Muslims it holds many fears
Dilemmas
And tears

How to reject Christmas cards without being rude
Whether to send any in return
To reciprocate greetings
Or just smile and nod and appear non-committal

Christmas party is the highlight of the year
All dressed up and equal
Mistletoe and wine
Women competing to kiss u
Coz u have managed to resist their charms thus far
And they know that u aint queer

Do u say no blatantly?
Or choose diplomacy
Accept, but not turn up
Due to a family tragedy

The choices are simple
Either u fit in
By compromising your iman
Or be the odd one out
By holding onto Islam

Get called names
Killjoy and fanatic
Shamed and marginalised
Subject of gossip, backbiting and slander
Promotion chances destroyed
Labelled a loner
Your career is a goner

Other Muslims quoted as examples
Mo who prays jummah without fail is coming
With his girl friend
So is Aysh who wears the hijab with her business suit
And plucked eyebrows and make up
They’re religious
British and Muslim
Both stand for the customery minutes silence
on 7/7 and 9/11
while u mysteriously disapear to the loo

Why do u have to be an extremist?
They participate
Why don’t u?

You follow Islam completely
No compromise
U know to participate
In the festive season
Is blasphemy
And treason against Allah
Who never had a son

U are convinced of Islam intellectually
And they are scared to debate
U refuted their arguments about evolution
And showed it to be a fallacy
But they persist
And insist
That they are right
As they take flight
Talking about u and sending emails
But they fail
To prove how the universe came into existence

U know that honesty and truth is the best policy
Instead of lying
And playing with words
So u tell them straight
Looking them in the eye
I am a Muslim
We do not celebrate the festivals of other religions

And u feel good knowing​

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That u have passed a big test
No regrets
And if Allah is pleased with u
Nothing else matters​

 

[38khadj]

:salam2:
Allhamdolilla that is soooo true.
My son started school last september and they keep telling him that we celebrate xmas at school but I tell him no we are muslims and we celebrate eid, but he says well the teacher tells me to celebrate xmas!
It is a constant with him having to tell him we dont do xmas because everything they have done for the last 2 months has been to do with xmas.
He gets xmas cards everyday but I asked him what he wanted to do with them he said put them in the recycle bin!
Even muslims in his class have sent him a card, but I will not compromise my or his Islam just to fit in, I am glad I have stuck with it Allhamdollia and then as he grows up it will mean nothing to him Inshallah.
Enjoy your Eid everybody as I dont post much I might as well say it now!!:tti_sister:

 

[dianek]

:salam2:
Allhamdolilla that is soooo true.
My son started school last september and they keep telling him that we celebrate xmas at school but I tell him no we are muslims and we celebrate eid, but he says well the teacher tells me to celebrate xmas!
It is a constant with him having to tell him we dont do xmas because everything they have done for the last 2 months has been to do with xmas.
He gets xmas cards everyday but I asked him what he wanted to do with them he said put them in the recycle bin!
Even muslims in his class have sent him a card, but I will not compromise my or his Islam just to fit in, I am glad I have stuck with it Allhamdollia and then as he grows up it will mean nothing to him Inshallah.
Enjoy your Eid everybody as I dont post much I might as well say it now!!:tti_sister:

Whatever happened to keeping religion out of schools? Since they insist on Christmas discussions, maybe your son can do a special project to present his holiday's to the class........