DIWALI & ISLAM !!!

It’s DIWALI!

Let’s all us Muslims join hands with the hindus and sikhs. Let’s congratulate them on their festival. Let’s take part even. I mean, we don’t want to be disrespectful and it’s not like it’s doing anything bad, is it?

WRONG.

Taking part in festivals like diwali is haraam and the ruling in Islam is very clear on the matter. Let’s go through this in a bit more detail…

What is diwali?

Diwali is the hindu festival of light (although many sikhs also celebrate it). Diwali is about lighting lamps in order to make the goddess lakshmi feel welcome. Here is one of the major problems that Muslims need to be aware of. This celebration is about a ritual for a goddess yet as Muslims we believe in only One God, the Truth, the All-Mighty, the Self-Sufficient, the One Who Has no partner! My fellow Muslims, if you celebrate diwali or even greet a person with ‘happy diwali’, do you think that this will Please Allah? The answer is most definitely not. Allah Does Not Have any partners. The biggest sin in Islam is SHIRK and diwali is SHIRK. Supporting diwali by celebrating it or saying ‘happy diwali’ is haraam.

My brothers and sisters in Islam, we have been given the best deen by Allah. There are no shortcomings in Islam. There is nothing that it does not cover. The devout Muslim is not left wanting nor feeling as though something is missing from Islam. So why take part in something that will only weaken your Islam, weaken your Imaan and take you further away from Allah?

We are Muslims and we distinguish ourselves as being Muslims and following Islam. There is no need to follow the tradition of another religion, especially if we have been Commanded by Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) not to. Allah Has Prescribed for us the festivities we should follow and there is no need to add to this by following something else. If celebrating diwali or any other festival was allowed, it would have been stated in hadith or the Qur’an.

Imitating the non-Muslims is haraam and this is clearly stated in hadith. So taking part in diwali is imitating the hindus.

The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” [Abu Dawud]

“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them… “[al-Maa’idah 5:51]

“O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them” [al-Mumtahanah 60:1]

Muslims… you need to act like Muslims and BE Muslims, following Islam and showing everyone the beauty of Islam.