We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you an Eid Mubarak... Christmas carols like never before
With the Muslim festival of Eid celebrating the hajj last week, and the celebration of Christmas this week, I couldn't help myself but to indulge everyone in a little festive humour. I have taken some beloved Christmas songs, and re-written the lyrics with a twist, and then had the carols performed by traditional carol singers. The result is an acoustic treat.
Enjoy the songs, and the festive season. And if you love them as much as I do, leave your comments and encouragement. Please make sure you credit Spirit21 correctly.
There are two songs, which have been recorded with a live audience:
We wish you an Eid Mubarak -
A timeless classic, with a bit of modern day multiculturalism
We wish you an Eid Mubarak -
A timeless classic, with a bit of modern day multiculturalism
I'm dreaming of a moonsighting -
The new moon tells us when Eid is, but when is the new moon?
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posted by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed at 23:39
5 Comments:
Assalamun Alaikum,
Alhamdulillah it is nice of you to post just a beatiful blog and jsut to comment on moonsighting i would advise all to visit the site moonsighting.com. It is of paramount importance for us to be sure when the moon is actually sighted to carry with our religous obligations e.g. fasting, idd, Hajj etc. Just one incident this year Saudi Arabia declared Idd on Wednesday, however countries like Iraq, India, Paksitan, UK celetrated Idd on Friday i.e. 2 DAYS LATER.
I loved the carols. Hope to see more. Just for your info, Abdul Hakim Murad is doing something similar. Here is the URL: http://www.britishmuslimsong.co.uk/
Enjoy!
Faisal Sadeq Khan
Albeit semi-creative, your effort is commendable. It saddens me to see some of us having to resort to pagag and other cultures while there is ample originality in the islamic traditions that we can draw from.
One of the fascinating things about Muslim cultures is that they absorbed, and then produced new things. All the 'Islamic traditions' that you speak of were not born out of nothingness, but drew on what they found around them. What Islam and Muslims brought to them produced something new, innovative and refreshing, which in turn led to a burgeoning culture which we today call Islamic traditions. I believe that originality stems from seeing new possibilities and connections in what is around us, and infusing them with new values and meanings.
But of course, culture and tradition can be fun and humorous too.
Salaam,
MashaAllah I love your blog! I have only just discovered it. I started one recently also:
www.muslim-blog.blogspot.com
I have added your link there, hope you don't mind. Was wondering, How does one advertise their blog, other than by word of mouth? Sorry am very new to all this! Appreciate any advice...
Jzk sis and keep up the good work
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