Wasim Kempson – How to Deal With My Non-Muslim Family at Christmas

			Somebody can walk into law. When a Muslim has family members who have celebrations and Christmas and
Easter and other festivities to do with other religions, the Muslim faces a number of challenges if
they are your family members, you're constantly invited to participate and to to be part of that
celebration. So what do we do as muslims? Do I simply participate in their acts of worship not
wanting to offend them? Or do I hold my Islamic identity to tell them what it means to be a Muslim,
and that not participating in something doesn't mean that I'm disrespecting you, but this is who I
am now. And I think the best way to get through this is to explain to our family members with
		

			wisdom, being respectful, what it means for you to be a Muslim with us celebrating means that it is
part of your of your worship. So we have either fitted and aided and this is what you follow, and
that at all other times of the year when you want to be good to them and serve them and because they
of course they are your family members. It doesn't mean that when you don't participate with their
celebrations you are disrespecting them. I think this is one of the best ways to get through these
difficult times is to educate them what it means to be a Muslim and alumnus