Are celebrating birthdays allowed? Does any celebration that we celebrate today that has origins in pagan traditions become disallowed as a result?
Are celebrating birthdays allowed? Does any celebration that we celebrate today that has origins in pagan traditions become disallowed as a result?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago
We don't have enough evidence to say celebrating birthdays is not allowed as far as it does not include sinful act and does not support un Islamic way of life.
Un-Islamic acts are not allowed after our leading scholars ( Maraaji' of Taqleed) confirm that it is definitely un-Islamic according to authentic evidence from Quran and Sunnah and not only according to cultural reasons.
Wassalam.