Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has instructed public hospitals and health facilities to not allow celebrations of religious or personal birthdays on their premises. This was based on a religious order from Dar Al-Ifta, a government body that represents Islam, as some Muslims commented that celebrating birthdays innovates religious practices not part of Islam since the Prophet Muhammad did not celebrate his birthday. However, before these debates, Arabs traditionally celebrated their birthdays with parties, though there are no specific traditional birthday customs in Saudi Arabia. Celebrations for children tend to be grand occasions.
5. The Health Ministry has instructed all public
hospitals and health facilities not to allow
celebration of “religious or personal” birthdays
inside their compounds.
6. The ministry’s religious awareness department said
that the statement was based on a religious order
issued by the Dar Al-Ifta(a government body
founded to represent Islam and a center for Islamic
7. SOME MUSLIM COMMENTED:
We are supposed to follow
the life of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).
Prophet didn't celebrate his birthday,
Neither did the sahaba of the prophet. And
having this changes is a sin.
Because it said in Qur-an: Whoever innovates
anything in this matter of ours that is not part of it
will have it rejected."
8. BUT BEFORE ALL THESE
DEBATES, ARABS TEND
TO CELEBRATE THEIR
BIRTHDAYS
9. THEY CELEBRATE AS NORMAL AS IT COULD BE.
THERE IS NO TRADITIONAL THINGS TO
CONSIDER
