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Paganism and the Celebration of “Birthdays”
Source: missionislam.com
By: Muhammad ‘Abd al-Haqq
Bismillah. Alhamdulillah wa salatu wasallam ala Rasulillah.
The following is a list of quotes from writings and writers, ancient and modern, religious and secular, attesting to the Pagan origins and nature of celebrating one’s supposed day of birth. Of course many contemporary, secularized people will object and say that “birthdays” no longer have any religious significance(despite the fact that all the ancient pagan rituals are maintained and preserved in the modern celebrations). However if you profess to be a Muslim, a Jew, or a Christian, you should not be doing this; Especially after you become aware that the word “secular” has the same definition as `irjaa(separating beliefs from actions, i.e. separating public actions from privately held beliefs(religion)). Yet “religion” is, from the Latin “religare”, “that which binds”, thus making Secular Humanism a religion in its own right.
Is The End Near For Greece’s Neo-Nazi Party? (Video)
Five years of austerity measures have left Greeks frustrated with their government. In response, some have turned towards the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn party. The group denies it is Neo-Nazi, but its violent past may have caught up with it.