01-08-2005, 01:17 AM
Assalamu alaikum,
I just want to say briefly what I said in my earlier posts, perhaps it was not clear or maybe some missed it, so I will be brief.
The celebration and wishing of a happy new year stems from pagan traditions, so it is in fact a religious celebration. not of the christian religion, but of the pagan religion. christians have adopted it as something they celebrate, as with christmas and easter. So to join in the celebrations or wishing happy new year is to participate in a pagan holiday.
wasalam