Abu Janda Wins In A Landslide And Cancels Spending Rp. 50 Million: Islam Does Not Prohibit Christmas Greetings

JAKARTA - Social media activist, Permadi Arya, recently gave a challenge to anyone who can show evidence in the Qur'an or Hadith that can show the prohibition of saying Merry Christmas to Christians.

Unmitigated, Abu Janda - Permadi Arya's nickname - prepared Rp50 million for those who could provide a strong argument.

Unfortunately, this challenge could not be met. The arguments or arguments presented about this prohibition are easily broken. Through his Instagram account (@permadiaktivis2), Abu Janda said opponents were 'forbidden to wish me a merry Christmas' using a logic.

"Clear yes! I'm waiting for 1 day, no one can show you the verses of the Koran or the hadith of the prophet that forbids wishing you a merry Christmas, the arguments given are all COCOKLOGICAL PROPOSALS, matched and matched, and adjusted to the interpreting lust... everything can be broken easily using logic," wrote Abu Janda quoted on Saturday, December 18.

Abu Janda then straightened out the misguided thinking of those who issued several arguments for the prohibition. For example in the @fare**** account who wrote the argument, "The most merciful servants of Allah, namely people who don't want to ATTEND or witness the religious ceremonies of the polytheists (Az-zuur). If you pass a PLACE where a religious ceremony is being used, hurry up. pass with a good attitude (Surah Al Furqon, 72)."

According to Abu Janda, this argument is clearly a matter of being present at the ceremony and different from wishing you a Merry Christmas. "The argument is arbitrary, COCOKLOGI NGAWUR," said Abu Janda.

Furthermore, the Hadith which writes "Do not precede the Jews and Nashara in greeting." (HR. Muslim no. 2167).

According to Abu Janda, this hadith means not to give greetings 'assalamualaikum' to Jews or Christians. So it has nothing to do with wishing you a Merry Christmas.

Furthermore, the argument that states 'whoever resembles a people is part of a people.' Saying Merry Christmas, according to Abu widow, is only a form of etiquette or manners.

"It doesn't mean we agree/admit it, ALSO it doesn't mean we believe in it. If you say congratulations, it's considered a conversion, it's a GOOD BRAIN!" said Abu Janda.

Furthermore, (Allah) neither begets nor begotten (Surah Al-Ikhlas, 3). According to Abu Janda, prohibiting Christmas greetings using this argument is inappropriate because giving a Merry Christmas does not mean that God agrees to have children.

"Saying "happy celebrating" means yes, HAPPY CELEBRATING! DOES NOT mean we agree/acknowledge, nor does it mean we believe in it. CONCLUSION: ISLAM DOES NOT FORbid to say Merry Christmas. It is humans who interpret arguments using lust, not religion," said Widow Abu.