Festivals and celebrations are occasions of joy and happiness. They have their distinctive spirit in all societies and cultures, and are eagerly awaited and heartily welcomed by everyone.
The feeling of excitement associated with these occasions, however, causes people to introduce uncommon, strange or even bizarre practices during them.
Islam regulates the occasions to be celebrated and the methods of celebrating them. It maintains their atmosphere of happiness, while redirecting
This book discusses the two annual Islaamic festivals: Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adhaa as well as the weekly Jumu’ah. It presents the Islaamic guidelines for celebration according to the Quraan and Sunnah, and warns against innovated occasions and un-Islaamic festivals.
In addition to topics that are standard to ‘Id celebration, such as the ‘Id prayer and khutbah, and ‘Id pastimes, this book discusses zakat-ul-fitr, the sacrifice, the blessed days of the month of Thul-Hijjah, and numerous other ‘Id-related issues.
The broad and thorough discussions in this book make it an important manual and complete reference on festivals and celebrations in Islam. Indeed, from Allah (swt) we seek help and acceptance.
zulaiikha –
I cannot say enough good things about this book. I was going to say this is a must read for all Muslims but another reader already used this title. However I think anyone who is looking for a self-help book should look at this book. From start to finish I was amazed by how much of the chapters of the book I could relate to myself. Reading this book and digesting the mental solutions and having unshakable faith as your foundation allow you to overcome any situation. A feeling of peace and tranquillity came over me whilst reading this, I am sad I finished it. I have made a decision to read it a chapter at a time to my children. This book is the perfect blend of extracts of the Qur’an, stories of the Prophet (PBUH), his companions (PBUT), examples of problems and more importantly solutions to modern living.