April fool day and Teaching of Islam

Islam is a universal religion and it guided very best to its followers in all the fields of life Islam interdicted from all things which are against humanity rather it will not wrong to say that Islam religion is fit according to human nature but now in developed world many attempts are being done for destroying Islam and particularly to remove Islamic fabric from Muslim's life and this work is going on openly in some countries and surreptitiously in some countries and our distance from education and habit of self centeredness giving incitement to it.

    Solely the purpose of writing this extract is that to aware Muslims from dirtiness namely April fool not only to the Muslim but also all monotheistic and to indigenous people as well and I consider it is my duty to make them understand and it is upto Allah  Almighty to show them right path.

Nowadays customs of Jews and Christian are prevailing in our society among them April fool is also one and according to this custom to deceive people by telling lie on 1st April and in the name of fun to make fool and irritate them it is not considered only legitimate act rather it is being considered smartness.

Who will deceive as much as good with smartness he will be considered more wise and appreciable. This custom is wrong from all aspects morally, religiously and historically and even rationally it is disgraceful.

Historical background of April fool

     If we mull regarding it's historical background so we will get conflicting views  of historian in which the solid view is that of Larousse encyclopaedia and writers told it correct.

   "When jews arrested to Jesus and produced him in the court of Romans they ridiculed him first he was produced in jews patriarch Court and thereafter he has been brought to pontious Pilate for judgment and that Court sent him in herod the great Court and again herod the great Court transmit him in Pilate Court"

In Gospel of Luke it is depicted

       "The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. They blindfolded him and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'  And they said many other insulting things to him."

[The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 22, Verse 63-65]

And in Gospel of Luke it is written so

  "Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate."

[The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 23, Verse 11]

Larousse tell that the purpose of sending to Jesus from one Court to another was that to irritate and ridicule him and this incident occurred on 1st April hence this disgraceful event of April fool is memory of that incident.

    Whenever I read this so I laugh and wrath on Christian if Larousse view is accepted so Christian should have disgusted from April fool but in it Christian are seems most involved and it has entered in Muslims from fake monotheistic it cleared from Larousse that jews started April fool for mimicry of jesus.

     Herod & pontious Pilate adopted which way to derogate Jesus it has become now Custom. Christian should awake. on the one hand Christian tells to Jesus not only Prophet instead son of God and on the another hand they collaborate with jews to celebrating this festival and if Gospel of Luke has any doubt so The Holy Qur'an is clear about it.

     "And, of course, the Messengers were mocked before you too. Then those who ridiculed were beset by the same (torment) they used to make fun of."

[The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 21 Al-Anbiyā, verse 41]

This verse of Qur'an clearly says that prophets had been suffering mimicry regarding their preaching. And there is no space for doubt prophet Jesus might have been mocked and this is ceremony of Jesus's mimicry and to involve in it is equal to make fun of Jesus and to stand in the row of fun maker and this act of Muslims is a source of reaching upto kufr (disbelieving) and if it is observe to April fool is collection of sins first of all it is noticeable it is resembling of disbelievers and Christian and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered to against them and said, "whoever adopted resembling of any community he is among them or he will count in them."

[Mishkat Shareef, Volume 2, p.375]

   If this Hadith is observed so we will know resembling of disbelievers jews and Christian makes you equal of them so what can be the bad more than it for a Muslims that he stands himself from right path to wrong and in the row of foe of Allah & his Prophet. It has passed that April fool is invention of jews and it has come in existence by irritating prophet Jesus inclusion of Muslim in it is double sin first is resembling of jews and another abetment of jews in irritating to prophet Jesus by considering them right and to celebrate with enthusiasm and if according to Hadith due to resembling of jews is becoming reason of apostasy.

In this custom of April fool false fun is also a part of it nowadays jews and Christian do false mimicry and scare to one another so that he considers (to whom you are telling lie) it true for example someone house fired someone's son died in accident etc. and Muslim youngsters who are away from religious education they are getting indulge in it prophet Muhammad (peace  be upon him) told about it, "don't scare to any Muslim because it is a great cruelty" [ Al-Targib wa Al-Tarhib, volume 3, p.484] Prophet Muhammad (peace  be upon him) told cruel to him who scares to Muslim now you should decide yourself where you want to stand in the row of cruels or believers two another thing about which prophet strictly interdicted and that is telling lie & to deceive.

  Lier is victim of curse of Allah and Prophet in the Qur'an Allah says, "and invoke the curse of Allah upon the liars." [The Holy  Qur'an, Chapter 3 Āl Imrān, Verse 61] 

   telling lie is a great sin it can give some benefit in world but in dorsal there is great anguish as said in Qur'an, "There is only a little profit, but the torment for them is painful (beyond proportion)."

[The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 16 Al-Naḥl, Verse 117] and Prophet Muhammad  (peace be upon him)took guarantee of heaven of those who doesn't tell lie. Abu umama bahli Rd. narrated that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him said, "I take guarantee of house in mid of heaven who abandon to speak lie whether in fun." [ Al-Targib wa Al-Tarhib, volume 3, p.589] And at one another place Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)said, "who says lie for laughing people for that be ruiness be ruiness be ruiness." [Termezi Shareef, volume 2, p.55 / Abu Dawood, volume 2, p.681]

      If we speak In light of qur'an and Hadith so the result is that lier is abominable and he is fuel of hell. Prophet thrice prayed of Destruction for lier now you decide that what is acceptable to you by making April fool to be abominable or by avoiding it to be guaranteed heavener prophet prohibited from lie even in fun and remaining questions is of deception so, that is betrayal from Allah. Act of true believers is doing good with each other hence none should deceptive act with anyone a famous Hadith about deceptor, Abu huraira narrated that Prophet Muhammad (peace be  upon him) said, "whoever decepted us (Muslims) he hasn't any relation with us (Muslims)." [Muslim Shareef, Volume 1, p.70]

in simple word deceptor is apostate i.e he isn't Muslim.

    I got conclusion from April fool ceremony that it is nothing except irritating to others and Islam strictly prohibited to it's followers from it. In Hadith perfect Muslim that is who doesn't irritate to another Muslim brother Islam teaches that by a Muslims all world should be safe rather irritating to animals is also admonishable rather it is the reason of distance from Mercy of Allah.

 In saheeh Bukhari Abdullah bin umro bin aas and In Saheeh Muslim jabir bin abdullah narrated Prophet  Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "who is perfect Muslim by whose hand, tongue another Muslim are safe." [Bukhari Shareef, volume 1, p.6 / Muslim Shareef, volume 1, p.48].

   Protected from tongue means don't abuse, lie and use of misappropriate words recognition of perfect Muslim is to treat good others. Abu Bakar Siddique Rd. narrated that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)said, "He is away from Allah's mercy who irritate to believers and commit hypocrisy." [Termezi Shareef, volume 2, p.15] telling lie and from deception people suffer trouble & above extract conclusion is that April fool is a collection of sins this writing is not only for April fool in remaining further days it is same wrong and punishable only the purpose of this writing is that Muslim life be safe from this dirtiness and absurdness and their life and future life (after death life).

I pray for further all Allah  Almighty show them true way in the alms of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)and may Allah protect Muslims from the way of miscreants. Aameen.

                                        - Parvaz Armani,