My friend celebrated her birthday a couple of days ago and she told me she has become very religious and she doesn't celebrate it anymore. Why is that?
2007-03-06 12:45:35 · 15 answers · asked by Tiffany G 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sunnis do that only.
I'm a Shiat and my family is very religious. But we've celebrated mine and my brothers' birthdays ever since we were little kids. Me and my brothers have celebrated my parents and grandparents birthdays. Cousins and everyone!
Sunnis only have few little celebrations. They don't celebrate new years and don't even mourn for their dead!
But since I'm both a Shiat and a Persian, I celebrate lots of stuff, other than the Islamic holidays, that belongs to my culture which is based on the Zoroastrian religion!
2007-03-06 13:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by Samantha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birthdays are a cultural tradition
not a religious tradition.I celebrate my B-day
i just don't go over the top and have a huge b-day party with people i don't even know. You are allowed to do it i mean its not like a sin,
but you are just not allowed to go over the top
beyond the hill and farther..you know what i mean.
The prophet never celebrated his b-day so your friend may have stopped because she love the prophet(pbuh) so much that she wanted to be just like him..so she may have stopped doing this for this reason.
the girl above me is incorrect.
i am raised sunni
and i have also celebrated my b-day since i was little.
2007-03-06 21:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the reason muslims do not celebrate birthdays is because the Prophet (pbuh) once said that we should not introduce something into islam that is not part of it. There is no mention of birthdays. I dont think this is very important. Birthdays are part of culture and not religion. There are other holidays or festivals in islamic countries that do not relate to religion, but instead to culture. I think this stance on birthdays is a little too strict. I dont understand the reason for it.
Read the 3rd question:
http://www.islamonline.net/livefatwa/english/Browse.asp?hGuestID=ah82Lz
2007-03-06 21:03:04 · answer #3 · answered by E.T.01 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It varies. Some people do some dont. Our family celebrates birthdays.
2007-03-06 22:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ayaz N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Islam, birthdays are not considered `eid (a festival) like `Eidul-Fitr or `Eidul-Adha, because `eids have conditions and guidelines such as not being allowed to fast during the days of Eid. Therefore, birthdays are simply occasions of a person's date of birth and are a matter of culture. If a person wants to commemorate his/her date of birth, then he/she may do so, especially if he/she takes the opportunity to reflect on the past and pledge to be better during the following year. However, to make the birthday an important occasion is not recommended or encouraged
2007-03-06 20:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by farina m 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
despite the mess that's going on with Terrorist Muslims.it's not in our deen to glorify ourselfs. we say Praise Allah for our birthday. if we want to celebrate then we do it in a different way not like going around and singing happy birthday.this is mainly tradition
2007-03-06 21:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by baba where art thou 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
beside what was said by reasonable Farina M...
" human r counted days.. if some days passed on, some of him passed on"
& i guess it's not a happy thing to celebrate for
figure it out !!
2007-03-06 22:03:36 · answer #7 · answered by Slave for The Only God 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think its necessary
i mean my dad would rather want me to study for the SATs or ACTs than celebrate my own birthday :(
2007-03-06 20:55:22 · answer #8 · answered by da 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because their Moms and Dads don't want them to know how old they are so when they become marders,they won't know if they are young or old,and then they can hang a picture of them to show how they looked just before they blew up,so they could be proud. Do they have alot of bombs oh I mean kids!
2007-03-06 21:21:54 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
wow. i'm glad i'm not muslim (no offence, of course), because i would not like to remind myself of my age...:). Anyways, i never heard that was part of their religion
2007-03-06 20:54:45 · answer #10 · answered by -not telling- 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋