since halloween is coming up - this is food for thought

[Antumul_alona]

Re: since halloween is coming up - this is food for thought

@queer

Halloween does have a rich cultural past and stems from a Celtic/Gaelic harvest festival. but it is thoroughly misrepresented in the video - not surprising as one should never trust missionaries to give you the truth about other cultures and customs. for starters, Samhain is not the name of a god, it is the name of the festival, and means “end of summer”. whats the punishment in islam for spreading lies again?

I agree with you that Samhain is more the end of Summer or a season Marked on the 31st of October.
However, one error in someone statement doesn’t make it a LIE.
It all depends on the intent. And intent is a hidden matter unless disclosed. To judge some one for their undisclosed intent is also a big error.

Those who created this video and sent it out very obviously were trying to tell people of their faith (islam) about the Prophetic command related to imitating people.
In this case imitating may very well be copying paganistic rituals and is not prescribed in the faith and hence they (muslims) are urged that they should reflect upon their actions more before taking part in this holiday.
Their error in quoting Samhain as a god, is very subjective since no one on this FORUM is a celtic expert, does not constitute their effort into a lie.

Peace on those who seek guidance (that includes me as well)