Christmas has come. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, they say. The jolly atmosphere, the Christmas spirit, the love and the joy are infectious. What’s not to like! Why not join in and spread the Christmas cheer?
Jesusas is highly revered in both Christianity and Islam, right? So what’s the harm in celebrating him? Christmas is a religious festivity celebrating the birth of a man whom Christians believe to be not only the son of God, but God Himself.
Simply put, as Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh puts it, “It is a religious affair. As such, you should not celebrate it, because your religion is not Christianity; it is Islam.”
Granted, but Christmas is still a cultural phenomenon. So, why can’t we participate in the cultural festivities of Christmas?
Here are six reasons why Muslims – and Christians – should not celebrate Christmas, religiously or culturally.
Jesusas was not the son of God or God incarnate
Allah the Almighty is very clear about this. On multiple occasions in the Holy Quran, He disassociates Himself from the notion that Jesusas is His son or that Jesusas shares a portion of His divinity. In fact, Allah the Almighty expresses abhorrence about this:
“O people of the Book, do not exceed the limits in your religion, and do not say anything except the truth about Allah. Verily, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of Allah and a fulfilment of His word which He sent down to Mary, and a mercy from him. So believe in Allah and His Messengers and do not say, ‘They are three.’ Desist, it will be better for you. Verily, Allah is the only One God. Far is it from His Holiness that he should have a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And sufficient is Allah as a Guardian.” (Surah al-Nisa, Ch.4: V.172)
