Yus & Mr Ghanim: In Islam we do not innovate we follow the Holy Qur'an and the sunnah of the prophet(pbuh). Because we grew up in a society(Gambia) that allowed and encouraged our participation in non-muslim celebrations and holidays doesn't make it right. It is okay to live peacefully and be nice to non-muslims, but not to the extended that we part take in their religious activities. There are only two days that we celebrate in Islam: the two Eids. Muslims have a new year, and when it comes we do not celebrate it we just make dua'. In a Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud, the Messenger of Allah(sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Whoever imitates (or resembles) a people is one of them." I lifted the above hadith from the article you responded to. Mr Ghanim you have not offended me at all. You are just responding to an article I forwarded. Maybe we can learn a thing or two from each other. Take care, MJohnson _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>