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Muslims & Christmas Etiquette; Christ in Islam - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi

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Channel: Jaffari Community Centre · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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- Within the context of Milad un-Nabi and Christmas being close together, discussing the Islamic perspective on Christmas
- The status of Jesus in Islam, and his miraculous birth
- His ability to perform miracles, and him being given the book Injil
- However, we do not believe the Injil is the same book as the Bible
- The Injil was revealed upon him, while the Bible was the story of his life written by Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke
- For us, the Bible is like hadith: statements narrated by companions, which are open to scrutiny and criticism
- Since we also believe in Prophet Isa, Christians are Ahlul Kitab, however this does not mean that we can mix religious rituals of Islam with those of the Ahlul Kitab
- The example of the Qiblah, and the Prophet declaring it in order to differentiate from other faiths
- Therefore there is no need for Christmas trees in Muslim homes. However this doesn't mean there is an issue with greeting our Christian neighbours with Merry Christmas
- There is no problem with giving or accepting gifts on this occassion either, provided they aren't items that go against your faith such as alcohol
- Prophet Isa's special status among all Prophets
- The qualities given to Prophet Isa are acceptable by Muslims, however some Shias have difficulty believing that God can grant such powers, even though it is to Prophet Muhammad and his Ahlul Bayt


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Friday Juma Khutba
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: December 23rd, 2016

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