Do Muslims celebrate Thanksgiving ?

Question

Being a Muslim I usually don't celebrate Thanksgiving however it is not sunnah . As Muslims we celebrate Eid ul-Fitr . All celebration of ours usually focus on Allah so I wonder is this frowned upon ? Do other Muslim celebrate Thanksgiving ?

Answer 1

Unless it is not going against the teachings of Islam, like worshipping other than Allah swt., use Haram, ect. There is no harm to celebrate it.

Answer 2

I'm not Muslim -- but I don't see why it would be a problem. Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday, it marks an historical occasion (ok, so perhaps the colonists exploited the Indians, but that's besides the point!) So in short, you might see Thanksgiving like a civil holiday -- and not one that is particularly religious (it's like the 4th of July).

Answer 3

Thanksgiving is a national holiday not a religious holiday so it would be fine for Muslims in america to celebrate thanksgiving (though they could not have my mothers delicious bread/sausage stuffing) In general people in other countries do not celebrate this american holiday

Of course Canada has their own thanksgiving on a different day

Answer 4

For many years I taught English to immigrants in NYC. A large portion of my students were Muslim. I taught them to celebrate Thanksgiving and they did. It's a holiday to give thanks. How does any faith or culture have a problem with that? They don't. So yes, educated Muslims certainly DO celebrate Thanksgiving.

Answer 5

My ex boyfriend is Muslim and he does celebrate thanksgiving. I was with him last year for thanksgiving and yes they did pray 2 Allah. They took a little part of both and put them together.

Answer 6

Thanksgiving is more of an "American" holiday than a religious one. If they are Muslim Americans, than I would suspect they celebrate it in some way.

Answer 7

In America , we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of the month of November. Despite the politically correct interpretation that the Pilgrims were thanking the Indians, or American aborigines, the truth was that the Pilgrims were thanking God for helping them get through their first year, or winter, in the New World . The interesting fact about Thanksgiving is that it probably originally took place in the spring, after the winter months. But we celebrate it on the last Thursday of November–why?

The custom of giving thanks was originally celebrated in Europe around the second to the last full moon of the yearly cycle. This usually fell around the end of November, or the beginning of December. People gave thanks for their harvest, for the eventual return of the sun or the rebirth of Balder (CHRISTMAS) in Northern Europe . This is probably why, in America , we began celebrating the act of giving thanks to God at the end of November. And it's also why its celebrated on Thursday, or Thor's Day. As we know, Thor is the Protector, and giving thanks to our protector on his day, seems appropriate. Remember also, Thor is also a God of fertility, and so we give thanks to Thor for the bounty that he has provided.

Our people have preserved, without realizing it, many of the customs of the "Old Time Religion." This has been done through what is referred to as, racial memories. Much of the knowledge of the old ways have been consciously repressed, but subconsciously, they continue to influence our actions and thoughts.

Answer 8

I don't believe there is anything wrong or un-Islamic about honoring or celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday.

I've always celebrated it with my non-Muslim relatives. There's nothing wrong or un-Islamic about families coming together.

Answer 9

Some prollydo...
But, i don't think Allah would like it if Muslims celebrated thankgiving
Lol nice question O.o
Peace

Answer 10

We celebrate Eid by distribiting charity to the poor. We always thank God not on one particular day, but everyday.