What is Thanksgiving:
In the 17th century some English immigrants came to the USA. They learned farming from the Redskins who lived there. At the end of Autumn they wanted to be grateful to God and thank those Redskins so they invited them to celebrate and they cooked (Turkey). Then the American people used to celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November every year.
_ This day I have perfected for you your religion:
Our religion has not left a matter related to noble human behavior, correct and respectful action, and moral and good deeds without speaking about it and completing it in the best way possible.
_ Islam is the pride of the whole world, it came to prevail with the decisive light of God, not to be crowded with erratic human desires!
_So even if Thanksgiving giving is a goo d behavior. It doesn’t matter to us (Muslims).
Allah azza wa jall said:
( This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.)
_We don’t need to celebrate it to show gratitude. We show gratitude in every action during our daily life.
*To thank Allah for his provision we give obligatory Zakah and voluntary charity.
* We pray five times a day ( obligatory) and after each Salah we say Alhamdulillah 33 times ( voluntary).
_We thank Allah for his provisions as he ordered us and promised us to increase his bestowed .
And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.’ ”
Ibrahim 7
_We are grateful also to others as our prophet ordered us.
_Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who does not thank the people is not thankful to Allah.
Sunan Abi Dawud 4811
Narrated Usama bin Zaid (RA): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said. “If one is done a kindness and [expresses his gratitude] to his benefactor by saying ‘May Allah give you a good reward’, he has fully expressed his appreciation.” [at-Tirmidhi reported it, and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Bulugh al-Maram 1383
_ Why should not Muslims celebrate any other feasts rather than Al_Fitr and Al Adha:
Because
Feasts are the emblem of religions.
It is not a part of our religion
We should follow our prophet and not imitate or copy other people.
