Refuting Wahhabi point of view on the heresy of commemorating the birthdays of prophets and saints

Document Type : علمی - ترویجی

Author
دانشجوی دکتری رشته معارف اسلامی، پژوهشگر فرق و مذاهب اسلامی.
Abstract
Celebrating at the birthday of the Holy Prophet of Islam and the saints of God has been the tradition of Muslims throughout the Islamic world for centuries. This is because of commemorating the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBH). The Wahhabis doubted on the legitimacy of celebrating for the birthday of Holy Prophet, claiming that the Holy Prophet and his disciples have not done this themselves. But care must be taken that this is not a legitimate reason for forbidding the act of celebration, rather we must have an explicit religious text for declaring something Haram. the supporters of commemorating the birthdays consider this act as an example of bowing down to divine rites. They provide several reasons from the verses of the Qur'an to support their views, including: the Qur'an's advice on the need to remember God's Day, the need to celebrate divine rites, and etc.
 
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