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Iraq’s Grand Mufti: “It is not permissible to celebrate the New Year,” to do so is un-Islamic

Dec 30, 2018 1:35 pm By Robert Spencer

“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini

“Iraqi Grand Mufti says New Year’s celebrations ‘not permissible,’” Kurdistan24, December 28, 2018:

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq’s prominent Sunni, cleric Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi al-Sumaidaie, on Thursday declared New Year’s celebrations to be impermissible for Muslims.

Although New Year’s celebrations, held in most countries using the Gregorian calendar, are largely seen as a non-religious event, it is still associated with Christianity.

Individuals with little knowledge of the specifics of the observance confuse it with the Christmas holidays, the supposed date of the birth of Jesus Christ, who is considered a holy prophet in Islam, though perceived differently from Christianity.

Recently, the Iraqi council of ministers approved Christmas to become a public holiday. This is the first time Baghdad has declared the event a national holiday, involving all citizens after being limited only to Christians for decades.

In doing so, the rest of the nation joined the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in including Christmas as a public holiday.

“It is not permissible to celebrate the New Year or congratulate it or participate in it,” the Facebook page “the Iraqi Dar al-Iftaa” quoted Sumaidaie as saying. The page is for a non-official religious body headed by Sumaidaie himself.

He attributed the basis of his proclamation to senior religious clerics, including Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, a 14th-century scholar and expert in Islamic jurisprudence.

Jawziyya considered congratulating Christians on their various festivals to be an act of “Shirk,” one of the gravest sins a Muslim could commit, meaning the deification or worship of anyone or anything besides the Islamic god, Allah.

Sumaidaie himself is the self-styled Grand Mufti of all Sunnis in Iraq. The pronouncements of the holder of such a post, though not legally binding, hold significant sway over public opinion and behavior….

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  1. mgoldberg says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 1:44 pm

    “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini
    ——————————————-
    And then… they die and get to go to heavenly reward, if, they blow up infidels- at least that is what fills up heaven Jihadists blowing up unbelievers. Then they get to have unlimited women, big bossumed, and they get erections at will, and wine flows, and even young boys like pears. Etc etc etc.
    So hey get all that they are refused to even consider as funtional, in this life, to the point of being a vulgar whorehouse that hookers would be ashamed to contemplate. It’s a sick joke on muslim humanity.

    • mgoldberg says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 1:45 pm

      Like pearls…. not pears

    • boakai gombu says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 2:58 pm

      muslims (slaves) are victims of their religion.

      full allegiance to the allah god of islam (unknowable; the best of all deceivers) is to love death not life.

      • Bee says

        Dec 31, 2018 at 6:13 am

        True, https://youtu.be/HffPjzTD42g

    • Sarash Bhatoolaul says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 3:06 am

      “Young boys like pearls”! Are they meant for women martyrs or male jihadists?

      • gravenimage says

        Dec 31, 2018 at 10:29 pm

        For the men.

        • Sarash says

          Dec 31, 2018 at 11:20 pm

          Young boys ” for the men ” in Islamic Heaven you say! This is un-Islamic as a same-sex relationship is a major sin in Islam. Where does it promise in the Quran or Hadiths about this sinful relationship?

        • gravenimage says

          Dec 31, 2018 at 11:29 pm

          Among the enticements 0f paradise for Muslim men are “boys like scattered pearls”.

          Note that this Mohammedan is enraged by our exposing this, but appears to have no problem with Muslims waging violent Jihad. What a surprise…

    • BC says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 3:57 am

      14th century? Yes they really knew what was what in those days!
      Does he not look just like an old goat?

      • Prabh108 says

        Jan 1, 2019 at 11:17 am

        yes.

  2. Battle says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 2:08 pm

    Sunni Grand Mufti of Iraq Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Sumaiediae ” No New Year celebrations.” Sites 14th Century Islam Moslem source.

    Fact: In Christian excessive drinking and drinking period has been frowned upon since – Oh, I see the 14th Century Islamic source possibly got the idea from centuries earlier Christian Catholic Saint Augustine of Hippo.

    Thus the Byzantine Emperor, who Pope Benedict XVI qouted, “Nothing new” was extremely correct.

    • BC says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 4:03 am

      The Christians as well as many of their sects seem to have forgotten Jesus’ famous “miracle” when he changed the water into wine. To replenish the wine available at the wedding.

  3. James Lincoln says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 2:40 pm

    “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun…”— Ayatollah Khomeini

    Contrast this with the Declaration of Independence: “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”.

    Islam is incompatible with the West.

    • Wellington says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 4:37 pm

      Seconded.

    • mgoldberg says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 6:51 pm

      Notice also the tone and tenor of the differences. Tha ayatollah arsewholla has the gall to of course
      deliniate the idea of ‘fun’, as opposed to the complex notion of ‘happiness’.

      His pejorative means any and all enjoyments must be sublimated except of course when demanding that non believers supply the needs of muslims- that is neither frowned upon nor evidenced by any sense of shame at the legalized theft.

      The pursuit of happiness is both simple and complex. It has a much much better history of resolving it’s deficits than any and all Islamic nations for the reasons that are made obvious by the statements of both
      that ayatollah and the Independence. This… kind of discussion is what must not be allowed to be disallowed by the other ‘progressives’ (totalitarians) let alone surpressed as it has been.

    • abad says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 7:14 pm

      +1

    • gravenimage says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 10:34 pm

      Great exchange. Happy New Year to you all!

  4. Krishna says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 2:54 pm

    Off course Islam means worshipping only Allah no joy no celebration!!!!
    only devotion to Muhammad and Allah is allowed which makes Islam an cult not an religion

    • keith says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 4:34 pm

      SOOO, being happy, celebrating, drinking etc upsets muslims?? They find it offensive??
      There is only one thing to do in that case,,,, PARTY ON DUDE!

      • gravenimage says

        Dec 31, 2018 at 10:36 pm

        +1

    • Logic&Reason says

      Dec 30, 2018 at 10:21 pm

      It’s a totalitarian, barbaric, supremacist wolf that wears sheep’s religious clothing.

      And if you dare to point out what’s under its costume, the wolf cries, “Religious discrimination!”

      And the sheep continue to buy it.

      • Sarash says

        Dec 31, 2018 at 3:19 am

        Do you mean Islam is hypocritical? It discriminates against all other religions but does not tolerate being discriminated against itself! This is consistent with its supremacism, ch3:110.

  5. RCCA says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 4:19 pm

    Wishing a Happy New Year to all, and to all those “bad” Muslims out there, enjoy yourselves!

  6. gravenimage says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 4:25 pm

    test

  7. Adam says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    I guess all the really good hat designs were already taken. Hay mufti, try a red nose too, you clown.

  8. mortimer says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 11:17 pm

    Not only are most of Islam’s doctrines abhorrently cruel and stupid and even meaningless … Islam drains the JOY OUT OF LIFE.

    If Islam is so joyless, why are Muslims remaining in it. It seems that 35% of Muslims are already non-practicing, another third practice a bit and the fanatics are about 15% … that means about one Muslim in six is a potential jihadist. If you have one million Muslims, you will have 150,000 potential jihadists. About 1% of the 150,000 will be actively thinking about jihad … about 1,500.

    There is nothing to be gained by pretending that Muslims are not SUPPORTERS OF JIHAD. Only the 35% who are semi-apostate Muslims will be less likely to stop jihad.

    • Rufolino says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 4:02 am

      A life without joy ? And people want it ?? How perverse can you get.

    • ANoniMouse says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 7:35 am

      I came to that conclusion too: Islam drains the JOY out of life. No wonder so many are “mentally ill”. And I bet angry and jealous at those who do have true joy and happiness.

    • Sarash Bhatoolaul says

      Dec 31, 2018 at 10:25 am

      15% jihadists or 10.6 million potential terrorists on the loose are still a hell of a lot moving around the globe! What can the world do to stop them from being future murderers?

  9. Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says

    Dec 30, 2018 at 11:21 pm

    Sounds like someone needs a hug. Hey mufti take a chill pill and don’t forget to breathe. How do you spell emotional constipation?

  10. Renate says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 9:30 am

    When it comes right down to it, I think living is “un-Islamic”.

  11. J D S says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 10:52 am

    If those stupid Muslims who are blowing themselves up really knew where they were going….
    That Awful Lake if Fire then I believe Islam would just fade away..but they have been lied to these many centuries by Stupid people and stupid people have followed blandly and blindly. One reason they are stupid is the FACT that they are not allowed to think for themselves and are forbidden to research factual information to get a better understanding of the world around them and that they are worshiping a god that does not exist. Their Allah is no more than the gods worshiped by the pagans of old…Study and research would reveal this but no….they are not allowed to do this.
    Can one just picture the New Testament alongside the Koran and World History being studied in their homes…..

  12. Mike says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 11:05 am

    Anybody that believes that garbage in the Quran is either brainwashed or a moron

  13. Elizabeth Thorne says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 3:06 pm

    Everybody is talking about the sharp dressed man. LOL HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE JW PEOPLEKIND, keep your eyes open and enjoy yourself. Eat, drink and be Merry not matter what the hell Allah says. See you in 2019. Hugs all.

  14. P. Douglas says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 5:32 pm

    Since old “Mo” and his band of criminals were obsessed with certain bodily functions, perhaps I can just say this party was to Celebrate my first successful “Bowel Movement” of the new year?
    Will that satisfy Satanic Law? And keep these savage, barbaric Children of SATAN of my ass???????

  15. gravenimage says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 10:26 pm

    Iraq’s Grand Mufti: “It is not permissible to celebrate the New Year,” to do so is un-Islamic
    …………………..

    There is no fun, joy, or hope in Islam.

    Meanwhile, Happy New Year to all the civilized Anti-Jihadists here!

    • Sahani says

      Jan 1, 2019 at 3:59 pm

      So true in Islam . No art . No science no music no enjoyment . Their god so weak he needs them to spread his name no one knows how the god looks or his wishes and these fool want to kill all he created stating it was created for their use . Looks like a selfish thinking .
      God created all so different that diversity be appreciated and loved and enjoyed not destroyed . .

      • gravenimage says

        Jan 2, 2019 at 9:07 pm

        All very true!

  16. somehistory says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 11:25 pm

    CNN reports a stabbing at Manchester Victoria Station. A BBC producer was on the scene, just feet away as the perp stabbed two men and a woman. He said that he clearly heard “allah” but the rest was unclear.

    Quote: Shortly after the incident, Clack said this on Twitter:
    “Just been very close to the most terrifying thing. Man stabbed in Manchester Victoria station on tram platform. Feet from me, I was close to jumping on the tracks as attacker had long kitchen knife. Totally shaken. This is seriously messed up.”

    The celebrations in the city went on as scheduled.

  17. Maurie Martin says

    Dec 31, 2018 at 11:37 pm

    What a heap of pure crap…this Poofti Mufti’s declaration accurately defines the stupid rubbish the Koran promotes…Islam is nothing more that an ignorant cult…let Allah be braised and slip another koransky on the barbie…how does a mounted Muslim martyr look his seventy virgin donkeys in the face…bollocks, bollocks and more bollocks is the appropriate chant to Islam…and conjuring Aussie Islamic banter is so humorously rewarding…more is readily available on demand!

  18. zimriel says

    Jan 1, 2019 at 10:18 am

    1 January is also the Solemnity of Mary, Dei Genetrix. January wasn’t the first month in the original Julian calendar (which is how come SEPT-ember is, now, ninth); it was Catholics who boosted January’s profile.
    So the mufti has a point, that celebrating the new year on 1 January is doing so on Christian terms.

  19. Arish sahani says

    Jan 1, 2019 at 3:47 pm

    God created each human being different . Few foolish people want all to behave and follow a book only and lose the freedom given by god .
    What a shame millions still don’t get it and ready to live in bondage follow a book only .

  20. Sahani says

    Jan 1, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    How a god can depend on his own creation to promote him . Looks funny , he is so weak he needs uneducated people from
    Middle East to spread his teaching of hate and killing and reward them with heaven for sex
    Only fools will follow this idea.

  21. Sarash says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 11:09 am

    No fun, no joke, no humour makes a Muslim a dull boy. A law which is difficult to enforce is a bad law in our planet. You must be deprived of these emotions to enable you to kill ( ch 2:216 ) ! How can you be in a happy mood or kill another human being jokingly? It is not surprising so many Muslim terrorists suffer from mental diseases! Why there are so few ( if any) non-Muslims with mental health problem but with no intention to kill?

  22. Guy Jones says

    Jan 2, 2019 at 8:55 pm

    Ayatollah Khomeini seems ill-versed in the admittedly limited — but, still present — history of humor in Islam, specifically, the tales of the clumsy Turkish loafer, Hoja Nasreddin. These stories are actually pretty funny.

    Reading the Tales of the Arabian Nights and Nasreddin, and, eating Tabouleh and falafel, are as close as I will ever come to the ideology of “Submission.”

    • gravenimage says

      Jan 2, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      Remember that the stories in the Arabian Nights were told by a sex slave to avoid being murdered.

      And an Israeli journalist a few years ago set out to find out once and for all if Falafel was originally a Jewish or Arab recipe, and found that it was first used b y the Copts as a dish for meatless Fridays.

      Many of the good things in Islam are not really Islamic.

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