Comments on: Nooruz as a National holiday http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/ neweurasia\\\'s Kyrgyzstan blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Ataman Rakin http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/#comment-30894 Ataman Rakin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:53:03 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/#comment-30894 [cross-posted from UZ branch] Nawruz is indeed haram in Wahhabism, Salafism and similar currents. But these do not have the monopoly over Islam. One of Hanafi Sunnism’s characteristics is, that pre-Islamic elements can be integrated in Islam if they support the propagation of Islam. In that respect, I find Nawruz to be much more meaningful than the Western/Soviet new year which is merely a technical/calendar day with no further meaning than a pretext for boozing and gluttony. Nawruz is the beginning of spring, of new life in nature, Allah’s creation. Only too bad that it has been sanitised by kafir and munafiq regimes. [cross-posted from UZ branch]

Nawruz is indeed haram in Wahhabism, Salafism and similar currents. But these do not have the monopoly over Islam. One of Hanafi Sunnism’s characteristics is, that pre-Islamic elements can be integrated in Islam if they support the propagation of Islam. In that respect, I find Nawruz to be much more meaningful than the Western/Soviet new year which is merely a technical/calendar day with no further meaning than a pretext for boozing and gluttony.

Nawruz is the beginning of spring, of new life in nature, Allah’s creation. Only too bad that it has been sanitised by kafir and munafiq regimes.

]]> By: Uzbek from the Valley http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/#comment-30848 Uzbek from the Valley Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:02:31 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/#comment-30848 Ataman Rakin If you meant by "good faith" those of good Muslims, you should take a note that Navro'z is essentially a pagan holiday which has nothing to do with Islam and good Muslims refrain from it. Ataman Rakin
If you meant by “good faith” those of good Muslims, you should take a note that Navro’z is essentially a pagan holiday which has nothing to do with Islam and good Muslims refrain from it.

]]> By: Ataman Rakin http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/#comment-30823 Ataman Rakin Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:46:30 +0000 http://kyrgyzstan.neweurasia.net/2008/03/21/nooruz-as-a-national-holiday/#comment-30823 Nawruz mobarak to all of good faith! It's only a pity that it's sometimes turned into a hollow carnival. For those who are interested on the origin and meaning of Nawruz (which is not a 'Kyrgyz holiday' actually), please have a look at an earlier thread on this subject: http://www.neweurasia.net/2006/03/20/nawruz-mubarak-nawruzungar-menen%E2%80%A6/ Nawruz mobarak to all of good faith!

It’s only a pity that it’s sometimes turned into a hollow carnival.

For those who are interested on the origin and meaning of Nawruz (which is not a ‘Kyrgyz holiday’ actually), please have a look at an earlier thread on this subject:

http://www.neweurasia.net/2006/03/20/nawruz-mubarak-nawruzungar-menen%E2%80%A6/

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