The Impact Of Non-Islamic Festivals On The Society

Abstract

This Paper attempts  to  analyse  the  negative  impacts  of  un-Islamic  festivals,  Customs and traditions which have crept into the Muslim society. Needless  to say that  the  original Pristine Islam that was visible during the time  of  the  Holy  prophet  and  the  rightly-guided Caliphs soon got Corrupted  and gave way to countless extraneous customs and traditions which could be Placed under  the  rubric  of  Popular  religion.  Apart from maintaining religious accretions, the Muslim society started observing such practices which were totally alien to Islamic culture such as Basant, Saint Valentine Day, New Year Day, and a host of other observances. These customs and rituals are not only a total wastage of time and money but  some  are  in  fact  very  Fatal such  as  Basant  and  occasionally  take     precious  lives.  These  rituals could  not  be  totally  eliminated  from  the Muslim Society; however , their negative impacts could be neutralized by making an appeal to Islamic Consciousness and identity on the one hand  and  Popularizing general  education  tinged with Islamic values on the other.