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Don't want to give a political opinion as people are entitled to their own. But as a religious fact, it is prohibited in Islam to show veneration of any kind to
by nafizh 6y ago
Don't want to give a political opinion as people are entitled to their own. But as a religious fact, it is prohibited in Islam to show veneration of any kind to pagan traditions or celebrations because of its strict commitment to monotheism. So, bringing in salafists into this to show this is an extreme position is factually incorrect.
- Ozzie_osman 6y agoI am a Muslim and have at no point considered celebrating non-Muslim ancestors as being wrong or prohibited. None of Muslim friends think that either. I am aware that some Muslims might, but it is not by any means a religious fact.
- egeozcan 6y agoI'm not a Muslim but I've read the Quran. I can confirm that there it says not to worship any entity other than Allah and it says nothing about "celebrating" them being prohibited. It does say a lot of bad things (to put it extremely mildly) about people worshiping other deities, especially idols, though.
- whoisburbansky 6y agoThe Old Testament Bible says similar things about worshipping other deities, idols, etc. The literal first commandment explicitly prohibits it.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoThe old testament has some pretty crazy, hairy and barbaric stuff in it. Literal taking of religious texts is generally incompatible with moderm civilised society
- whoisburbansky 6y agoI agree wholeheartedly, which is why felt like I had to point this out to someone seemingly taking another religious text quite literally.
- nethunters 6y agoUnderstanding the Quran literally is not the only way Islamic law is derived. According to the four Schools of Jurisprudence in the Sunnis and the Ja'fari Schools of Jurisprudence in the Shias Islamic law is derived from the following sources: - Quran and Quranic exegesis - Ahaadith (prophetic traditions) - Ijmaa' (consensus) - Qiyaas (analogy - limited use cases and remit) This is a ruling that is held by each of the Schools of Jurisprudence in the Sunnis and the Ja'fari School of Jurisprudence of the Shias. As a side note the modern day Salafis/Wahabis/Ahlul Hadith literally interpret the Quran and Ahaadith (Prophetic Traditions) which is how they reach rulings that differ from the accepted Schools of Jurisprudence that have had millions of scholars over centuries work together.
- nethunters 6y agoWhat you consider is not religious fact. This is a religious law that is agreed upon by each of the Schools of Jurisprudence in the Sunnis and the Shias. Edit - This is not meant to be demeaning. What I meant is that religious law in Islam is not based on what is considered to be acceptable or not by a few people. Also what a person and their friends consider a ruling to be is not representative for all Muslims.