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First question we have.

Any practical advice about how I can explain to my children why we do not celebrate Christmas.

When we drive around we find all of the lights and all of the

you know celebrations there and my young child any practical advice. al-Salam mia kahminika I'll arerijana.

I'll a region nuh

nohi, he lah him.

Passa no,

al-Agla vikriy, poumleth. So this is a psychological question more than a fichy one. The parent is saying how do I explain to my I'm assuming very young children that we are not celebrating and the other culture is celebrating so I think that this is a very

A question that is very sensitive to the age of the child and if you ask those

who are more age appropriate.

This is not a Fich question but I'll give you some generic advice. If they're very young, I think one of the best ways is

Surat al-Ichlach, because this is a beautiful to the point Surah, we explain

Lame Yedid, Wala'uulad, Wala mikalocouffu and a-had. We explain that every Uma, every nation has its rituals, has its festivals, we are Muslims, we are Muslims, we have our two Eads.

If they're a little bit older,

we can present them evidences from the Quran

and from the Sunna about this issue of them

is that when the Prophet Sosim came to Medina

and he found they were celebrating two festivals.

He said that every nation has his festival.

Allah has given you two festivals better than this one,

the Idul Abhah and the Idul Fytr.

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