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On the 21 of March 2013 Barak Obama released a video message congratulating the Muslim world on the New Year celebrations of Nauryz. This holiday is widely regarded as Kazakh New Year in Kazakhstan. Oruch Alakhverdiev, Deputy Chairman of ‘Khazar' Azerbaijani Cultural Center, is quoted as saying; "Nauryz is a grand holiday for the entire Islamic and Turkic world. We celebrate it in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and other countries. Nauryz is a holiday of unity and spring. It is a great holiday for all of us."

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In saying these words, leaders of the Muslims declare their allegiance with thoughts and ideas that are opposite to the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. The Prophet (saw) ordered his Ummah to only follow two annual celebrations of Eid in a direct action that opposes the Pagan and idol worshipping traditions. When the Prophet (saw) came to Madinah, he found that people used to celebrate two days during the time of ignorance period (Jahiliyya). The Prophet (saw) said, reported by Sayyidina Uqbah ibn Aamir,

«يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ وَيَوْمُ النَّحْرِ وَأَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ عِيدُنَا أَهْلَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَهِيَ أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْبٍ»

Sayyidina Uqbah ibn Aamir reported that Allah's Messenger (saw) said, "The day of Arafah,the day of sacrifice and the days of tashriq are eid days (festivals) for us, the people of Islam. These are days to eat and drink."

The Nauryz celebrations have their origins in the Zoroastrian pagan traditions of the time before Islam and it represents the following of the solar calendar and the coming of the Spring Equinox that has nothing to do with the Islamic Lunar calendar and the 12 Hijri months.

Barak Obama' message of ‘Happy Nauryz' is a deliberate act to undermine the Islamic values in the Muslim regions. It is well known that the Muslim women of Iran and the Caucuses are often encouraged to take particular interest in the celebration of these false New Year practices by preparing special foods and arranging family gatherings. The women of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir wish to warn all Muslim women to guard against these non-Islamic practices and turn away from following any cultural or traditional practices that are not based on the pure teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. Islam is a complete message with it's own unique identity and celebrations with all of the answers to life's problems and we urge all Muslim women to not waste their precious time and energy in practices that will take them far from success but to put all of their energy into working for the Islamic System - the Khilafah "Caliphate" that will protect us and our children from non-Islamic values and give the truth the highest place in dominating over falsehood as Allah (swt) says in the Quran in Surah At-Taubah.

((هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ))

"It is He Who hath sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans (polytheists/idol-worshippers) may detest (it)." [TMQ 9:33]

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Imrana Mohammed
Member of the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir