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The music is really something – modern Western classical music for Hijabtrendz??? Wow… I’m voting for no Halloween. It’s a pagan holiday that can even have associations with Satan worship (as a perversion of the Christian All Saints’ Day, which is a day traditionally set aside to remember the souls of the departed). It’s all very spiritually confusing.
At any rate, it’s something I definitely want nothing to do with. If I’m going to carve pumpkins – not that I have any deep personal need to do so – why not on Thanksgiving, when pumpkin pie is almost de rigeur? Costume parties or even a family theater night can indeed happen any time. And there is such a thing as healthy sweets – the kind that grow on trees
I agree with the sister above…although i grew up in a catholic household, and not very practicing or strict but none the less catholic, it wasnt that hard for me to give up the whole holiday thing. And they are making it even harder though with being politically correct about things in school having ‘fall’ parties and ‘character’ parades that is when kids choose a character from a book they read and dress up like them… i mean if its really to be inclusive of everybody why does it have to be in the same time period, my son came home with an artwork of a scare crow the other day he purposely did not draw bats and ghosts and a black cat but my husband said it still was not good because why does he have to be drawing scarecrows in october, why dont they have kids drawing scare crows in spring….same with the character parade thing… i came across a blog the other day when a mother was asked by her child where halloween came from and she had no clue and that inspired her to find out and i was amazed at how wonderful she made the history of it sound i mean it was just no thing at all, she enjoyed it even more after having learned about it… abdul hakim quick gives a good lecture called the truth about holidays… good stuff
Caraboska what music are you talking about? The sound effects we used for the short promo piece? LOL that’s just something off the computer.
I like the idea of carving a pumpkin for Thanksgiving … speaking of Pumpkin pie I would love to have a slice right now YUM. I still have to finish the egg nogg I bought awhile back. I love fall because they carry all these great things in the store that they don’t normally during the year.
Sera.. I haven’t gotten to the point of dealing with holidays and school since my daughter is still really young so I have no idea what I’ll do at that point.
Salam Mariam!
So my husband did the whole Halloween thing growing up, and my family was exactly like yours. Turn off teh light, and hide until they all go away lol. Now we have a son, and the issue is up again. I don’t think celebrating it is as big of a deal as my parents do, because it is not a religious holiday, regardless of its origin. But, I did tell my husband that we have two eids in our religion and we never make a big deal off of them. Why would we get all this candy, and dress up for halloween but just sit around and eat for Eid.
So I think for us personally, we want to throw parties and events for our kids especially on Eid, that they won’t be craving other holidays. But we’ll see when they’re old enough to notice commercials lol
Salams! We don’t make a big deal out of Halloween, either. When we were in elementary school we did used to dress up (I was Bell from Beauty and the Beast one time) and do the whole trick or treating thing. I don’t see it as a religious holiday, it’s a cultural-based commercialized type of thing. If you over analyze it then yes it’s a ’satanic’ thing. Now, however, we just give out candy. We think of it as being good neighbors, honestly, because we’re giving gifts to our fellow neighbors. So it’s some what of a good dawa (we put a tiny little pumpkin and turn the lights on) =)
i think a small party for the kids in different time might be ok… the kids will have fun.. and you don’t have to worry about Halloween being forbidden.. it is a win win situation
isnt it our duty though to know what we are involving ourselves in? how can something that started out as a satanic ritual or that has anything to do with shaytan in any way be good just because it has changed and been commercialized over the centuries? america is one huge land of diversity but to me we can give good dawah in better ways that dont contradict islam. and i only say that because in no way am i trying to get burnt, if ya know what i mean
Well, I’ll go against the majority, we do normally celebrate it. We normally do have costumes and go TOT. In past years I have been conflicted about it but after talking to my friends MIL (a deeply religious niqaabi) who is ok with the whole shebang, and hands out candy to the kids rocking her niqaab. Her theory is it’s not celebrated as a satanic holiday and that’s not your intent. So NBD.
Anyhow, about 3 years ago my friend and I put together a halloween alternative (named by a board member’s wife “halal-o-ween) on halloween eve. It was a great fundraiser for our school, and provided a safe fun evening for all involved. All was cool until someone from the community started complaining about the name because we were bidah this and bidah that for making the holiday halal. I haven’t bothered to do it since (and no one else stepped up to the plate, so).
As far as holidays in public school that is one reason we chose private Islamic. But, IMHO it can also be a kill joy because my kids were told in kindy (before ever losing a tooth) that there was no toothfairy. Now, my kids always knew there was no Santa, no Easter Bunny (because we don’t do those holidays) and because after I converted I thought “hey, I can still do the tooth fairy.” Anyhow, I was pretty honked off over that one.
^ so that would mean we can’t get involved in thanksgiving, easter, new years, fourth of july, christmas (and i mean wishing our non muslim friends/neighbors a happy holiday,etc) etc … some of those do quote on quote contradict islam
i love the whole costume party idea! might try it out
Our masjid holds an Halal-oween night for kids the night of halloween. There, kids come with their families, have some pizza and juice, play games and each child goes home with a bag full of candy. It a chance for the kids to go to school the next day with some candy and tell their friends that night what they did. The kids only wear islamic attire, and they love it! its always a big hit every year.
but i do love the idea of having a costume party later on..inshallah when i have my own kids, i might do that! sounds like fun..ive always wanted to dress up as wilma flintstone..lol.