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I concur with Kaleem and others.
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It is supposed to be a month of sadness and mourning because the Shias believe that Hz. Hussain and Hassan 
were martyred on this day so to remember them, the Shias mourn the entire month…
So in order to not trample on their sentiments, most Sunnis refrain from wishing each other a happy new year…
That however does not stop the Shias from insulting and ridiculing the beloved personalities of the Sunnis, so now most Sunnis openly wish each other a happy new year and a blessed Muharram…
Happy new year and a blessed Muharram brother…
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And as a Sunni, I do not mourn the Shaheed for the Quran expressly forbids it…For me as a Muslim, Hz. Hussain and Hz. Hassan are alive and sitting happily and in great and superb honour…That is the promise of Allah :swt:…
As a Muslim I don;t go against the Quran, so why would I mourn the ‘death’ of someone who is alive and has attained Allah :swt:'s ultimate grace and beneficence?
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I get it that certain groups consider it a mourning period, not that its justified but fine! But what really annoys me is when Sunnis follow suit... there have been many shaheeds before and after the incidence of Karbala but no one mourns over them (May they be blessed with Jannat-ul-Firdous)... absoloutely no happiness can be had... no one gets married, nothing is celebrated... why on earth have sunnis prohibited themselves from such things?
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did the concept of wishing a Happy and Blessed New Year exist for the Prophet and Caliphs though?
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^ I dont think so…
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=21290&ln=eng
according to this; it is neither Sunnah nor forbidden.
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did the concept of wishing a Happy and Blessed New Year exist for the Prophet and Caliphs though?
That is besides the point. Why take the banner away because some one's panties get knotted up in a bunch over a non-islamic activity?
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^ 
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refer to my post #17 
it’s just the politically correct thing to do i suppose.
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^ I do not believe in political correctness. :)
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^ I do not believe in political correctness. :)
But it is a decent thing to do...I agree with AE...
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Decent thing to do or not wanting to call it as you see it?
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Salam every one.
after reading all your comments above, my question is are Mrophet Muhammad (SAW)'s family are above the law of quran and sunah?
In quran Surah Al Kahaf V110: Say: "I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your God is one God: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and, in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner.
If Allah is comparing Prophet Mohammad (SAW) with us (normal people) what wrong in comparing his family with us.
I have heard lot of time story of karbla and i have never beleived it can be a true story.
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not sure everyone is staying on topic here.
its a valid question to ask, why remove the banner if it isnt in your view Islamically valid to mourn for longer than 3 days. but then shouldnt you also ask why you’re exchanging greetings specifically on a day that the Prophet never ascribed any significance to… since you’re basing your greetings/non-greetings on Islamic tradition.
Posters here object to celebrating basant for example, on the grounds that the Prophet designated certain days for celebrations, and we should stick to them, and not be influenced by other cultures. It is a pagan tradition to celebrate their respective new years too, I dont see them raising the same objection here 
, dare i say hypocricy?
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^ Ravage, I dont know if I have participated in those debates related to other matters. All I am objecting to is the removal of the word “happy” when there is no valid reason for it. Does saying Happy new year on 1st of Muharram make you a non-muslim because it was never said so by Prophet Muhammad:saw:, of course not. Removal of the word “happy” because shais believe that it is the time of mourning is unjustifiable and in appropriate.
- Shias are indeed a minority.
- Islam prohibits mourning past three days.
- There is nothing wrong with saying Happy new year on 1st of Muharram.
I know you will have counterpoints and I look forward to seeing them.
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^ and not saying "Happy" make you a non-Muslim? Why is that even an argument? There is no Islamic basis for saying "Happy Muharram" or exchanging greetings or marking it as a significant day or whatever, so you cant really argue for saying it in Islamic terms.
You can only say that it is harmless and of no religious significance to sunnies.
Clearly it is of significance to Shias. Without going into whether it is right or not for them, I can certainly understand why if a sizable minority finds something offensive, and it has no special religious significance for the majority, it just makes sense for a bulletin board not to put it in the banner.
For instance, all Muslims (and plenty of Christians) believe that 25th of December has no particular significance, and it originates from a pagan ritual. We dont really feel compelled to put a banner up saying "JESUS WASNT BORN TODAY DAMMIT AND HE NEVER CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY". We could, ofcourse by your logic, since Christians are a minority, our religion says Hazrat Isa wasnt born on the 25th of December, and there is nothing wrong with saying "JESUS WASNT BORN TODAY DAMMIT AND HE NEVER CELEBRATED HIS BIRTHDAY" on the 25th of December.
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That is besides the point. Why take the banner away because some one's panties get knotted up in a bunch over a non-islamic activity?
and why are your panties in a bunch just because the banner was modified? HaiN? I can bet you do not celebrate Islamic new year, the way gregorian new year is celebrated, lekin just because shia's mourn, you want to celebrate it now.
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Muslims all over the world do not feel any joy at the reference of the events of Aashora-e-Muharram (first ten days of Muharram). I believe it was the right decision by administration of this website.
Any further querries should be raised at feedback forum for more detailed response from administrators.