"Media savvy cleric Salman Al Awdah told viewers during a television show last week that celebrating birthdays and wedding anniversaries was not against Islam, sparking a debate in the kingdom and prompting the Mufti to weigh in."
Salman Al Awdah was NOT agaist celebrating - it was the other cleric who 'weighed in' and and critised Al Awdah.
Also in that article:
"Awdah, who follows a relatively softer line, is widely believed to be favoured by circles close to King Abdullah.
The monarch has repeatedly said that Saudi Arabia needs reforms"
So If it's good enough for the King of KSA and his favoured cleric, what's the problem.
Where in the Koran does it say that celebrating your birthday means you are following another religion?
"Media savvy cleric Salman Al Awdah told viewers during a television show last week that celebrating birthdays and wedding anniversaries was not against Islam, sparking a debate in the kingdom and prompting the Mufti to weigh in."
Salman Al Awdah was NOT agaist celebrating - it was the other cleric who 'weighed in' and and critised Al Awdah.
Also in that article:
"Awdah, who follows a relatively softer line, is widely believed to be favoured by circles close to King Abdullah.
The monarch has repeatedly said that Saudi Arabia needs reforms"
So If it's good enough for the King of KSA and his favoured cleric, what's the problem.
Where in the Koran does it say that celebrating your birthday means you are following another religion?