Halloween, originally celebrated in Ireland, has become a prominent celebration worldwide. It is rooted in Celtic and Christian traditions, which is the major reason a large community has abandoned celebrating this occasion. If you belong to the Islamic religion, you may also puzzled if Muslims celebrate Halloween or not.
In this article, we will try to find out the answer to your question – Do Muslims Celebrate Halloween? If No, then why not muslims celebrate Halloween? Generally speaking, we don’t think that someone’s affiliation with a particular faith should prevent them from enjoying a holiday. Anyhow, it ultimately depends on your beliefs and teachings.
Do Muslims celebrate Halloween?
Whether Halloween halal (lawful) or haram (unlawful) in Islam, is a matter of contention over the decades. However, commonly Halloween is not celebrated by muslims and it is considered haram or sinful. It is widely determined based on what costume is worn, what activities are performed, and what food is consumed on the occasion of Halloween.
Even a large number of muslims group strictly against this occasion. According to them, Halloween costumes trick-or-treating, plastering houses with spider webs and witches, wasting excessive quantities of pumpkins, and others are filthy practices.
Let’s discuss various aspects of why do muslims not celebrate Halloween and why Halloween is haram in Islam.
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The Dresses or Costumes
The dressings and pagan culture of Halloween are the biggest reason why muslims don’t celebrate it. According to Islam or Islamic people dresses or costumes that mock religious persons, imitate costumes of holy spirits (by dressing like them), style dresses in a way to frighten others, wear sinful dress for the sake of Allah’s wish, etc are just begrimed practices and these are haram for muslims.
Trick-or-treats
Do muslims celebrate Halloween – No and trick-or-treats are another big reason behind it. Activities of Halloween including trick-or-treat are known as the non-muslim act. Why? Trick-or-treat is a tradition where children, adults, and other family members dress up and go house-to-house and ask for a treat otherwise threaten them.
This way of celebration is not permissible in Islam according to most of the Islamic people. Other says that Muslims are not beggars so, this activity is not permissible.
Prohibited Activities
Apart from asking for candies from home to home, Halloween leads to many other activities that are rooted in Celtic tradition. Some of them are pumpkin carving, styling horrifying masks and dresses, creating a haunted house, scavenger hunts, painting pumpkins, etc. Though the intentions behind these activities are not malign, these are also not considered healthy activities.
Decorations
Pumpkin carvings and paintings are one of such activities that are prohibited in the Islamic religion. Other than that Halloween is a holiday to celebrate with a decoration of skeletons, spiders, and ghosts. Even though these decorations are entirely harmless, they may be against Islamic beliefs due to mystical practices.
The other most debated decoration of Halloween is Animatronics which is however acceptable until it doesn’t conflict with Islamic beliefs.
Culture and Intention
The culture of Halloween is rooted back to Celtic tradition and Pagan festivals. However, it is not wise to abandon a festival or celebration because it is rooted in wrongful activities. As far as the intention behind the actions is not wrong and not against morality, it cannot be said to be wrong.
The same is implemented with Halloween. Even though the celebration of Halloween is against the beliefs of muslims, if the intentions behind the activities like trick-or-treat are not wrongful, it should be celebrated.
Other Reasons – Do Muslims Celebrate Halloween?
In our discussion, we have discussed the major reasons why muslims do not celebrate Halloween. However, many more reasons that made Islam consider it as against their beliefs –
- According to Islamic scholars, the fundamental of Islam is against the propaganda of evil activities which is the core of Halloween celebration.
- Bonfire – It is again a common activity performed on Halloween and Christian community which is not permissible by the Islamic religion.
- Worship of evil spirits.
- Magic, witches, haunted houses, etc have nothing to do with Islam.
- Imitating and mockery of dead souls is completely against the Muslim culture or religion.
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Conclusion
Halloween is a fun activity with lots of social activities like trick-or-treats, pumpkin carvings, worshipping the dead souls or holy spirits, etc. But do Muslims celebrate Halloween? No, as we discussed in this article. Also, we have discussed why is Halloween haram in Islam and we have found some obvious reasons behind it. However, we still believe that festivals and celebrations must be valued as per intentions rather than the ancient beliefs only.
