tallg...the concept of birthdays existed 1400 yrs ago but the Prophet (pbuh) and the early muslims did not celebrate it. So whether some muslims are celebrating b/ds, valentines days,etc, is really not important. The issue here is what is permissible in Islam and not what some muslims are doing.
Innovations that are not allowed in Islam are those that add to the religion. Cars, tall buildings, big macs :-) don't fall in to this category of innovation as these are just indication of man's technological progress in mode of transport, living space and style of food.
tallg...the concept of birthdays existed 1400 yrs ago but the Prophet (pbuh) and the early muslims did not celebrate it. So whether some muslims are celebrating b/ds, valentines days,etc, is really not important. The issue here is what is permissible in Islam and not what some muslims are doing.
Innovations that are not allowed in Islam are those that add to the religion. Cars, tall buildings, big macs :-) don't fall in to this category of innovation as these are just indication of man's technological progress in mode of transport, living space and style of food.