April Fool’s Day
by Most of us celebrate April fool day every year and fool each other. But how many of us know the bitter facts hidden behind it?
It was around a thousand years ago that Spain was ruled by Muslims. And the Muslim power
In Spain was so strong that it couldn’t be destroyed.
The Christians of the west wished to wipe out Islam from all parts of the world and they did succeed to quite an extent. But when they tried to eliminate Islam in Spain and conquer it, they failed. They tried several times but never
Succeeded. The unbelievers then sent their spies in Spain to study the Muslims there and find out what was the power they possessed and they found that their power was TAQWA. The Muslims of Spain were not just Muslims but they were practicing Muslims. They not only read the Quran but also acted upon it. When the Christians found the power of the Muslims they started thinking of strategies to break this power.
So they
Started sending alcohol and cigarettes to Spain free of cost. This technique of the west worked out and it started weakening the faith of the Muslims in particular the young generation of Spain.
The result was that the Catholics of the west wiped out Islam and conquered the entire Spain bringing an end to the eight hundred long years’ rule of the muslims in Spain. The last fort of the Muslims to fall was Grenada (Gharnatah), which was on the 1st of April. From that year onwards, every year they celebrate April fools day on the 1st of April, celebrating the day, they made a fool of the Muslims. They did not make a fool of the Muslim army at Gharnatah only, but of the whole Muslim Ummah.
We, the Muslims, were fooled by the unbelievers. They have a reason to celebrate April fool day, to keep up the spirit.
Dear brothers and sisters, when we join in this celebration, we do so out of ignorance. If we had known about it, we would never have celebrated our own downfall. So now, that we are aware of it, and now let us promise that we shall never celebrate this day. We should learn our lesson from the people of Spain, and shall try to become practicing Muslims, never to let anybody weaken our faith.
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Post CommentRashida
On April 1, 2008 at 4:03 am
Its is very knowledgabale
Husain
On April 1, 2008 at 10:45 am
Its very knowledgable it has bitter facts hidden behind it
Itsme
On April 3, 2008 at 1:31 am
The rulers of spain were BANU UMAYYAH… so it is good they were wiped out. I support April Fools day.
shabbir lightcast
On June 11, 2008 at 4:30 am
intresting fact
Kausar Husain Aga
On October 29, 2008 at 1:05 am
Please provide historical reference. From which historian and from which book you have got it. Pls reply on kausar@aaka.co.cc
M.A.Bhanpurwala
On October 31, 2008 at 11:08 am
sure i will give you reference for this article thanks for comment
benjamin
On January 6, 2009 at 11:21 am
seems to be a true facts
M.A.Bhanpurwala
On January 6, 2009 at 11:22 am
thanks benjamin for your comment
linzard graham
On January 6, 2009 at 11:23 am
i think this is a unique article i had ever read on web
M.A.Bhanpurwala
On January 6, 2009 at 11:25 am
thanks , linzard from which region you are ?
Richard lewis
On January 7, 2009 at 10:56 am
spanish are too good buddy, but i know this facts seems strange to beleive it. are they do this
M A Bhanpurwala
On January 7, 2009 at 10:58 am
thanks richard, this is a true fact about them, i had come through it last here ,you may get some literature about it on internet.
benjamin
On January 18, 2009 at 12:35 pm
informative article
abraar
On January 18, 2009 at 12:35 pm
oh i knew it first time thanks for sharing it
louis krenks
On January 18, 2009 at 12:36 pm
strange truth , thanks for sharing
sophia moses
On January 18, 2009 at 12:38 pm
oh jesus … not knowing till now . strange . thanks for sharing it. god bless
sonika mathur
On January 19, 2009 at 6:47 am
bitter facts , nice article
franky louis
On January 20, 2009 at 5:06 am
good informative article
Mufaddal Poonawala
On January 20, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I am from egypt , you gave me a very informative article for my running thesis, thanks, for sharing it.
Fakhsad Diwan
On January 20, 2009 at 9:02 pm
some bitter facts, not knowing many of us. thanks for sharing
abdul aziz mirza
On January 21, 2009 at 1:46 am
very informative article..thanks for sharing
jenni
On January 21, 2009 at 6:18 am
i read your article. often, this one is so different, very informative. good work ,
jelvina
On January 22, 2009 at 1:53 am
nice article as well as informative…keep it up
donald ervik
On January 22, 2009 at 1:55 am
hmm… so the real fact of April fool day … nice work
Mackroni peter
On January 22, 2009 at 1:57 am
wow it’s new fact … i never knew this.. nice work dude
Quails Nicole
On January 26, 2009 at 11:55 am
good informative article
sophia moses
On January 26, 2009 at 11:57 am
new, things, i read about april’s fool day
jacky mandela
On January 28, 2009 at 4:39 am
i read in history about banu ummaid during their era on spain, they are very lazy and cruel, so i think spainish were applied those formula to kick off them out the country.. but any ways i real apprieciate your writing, and discoving the truth behind, apri’l fool’s day…. thank you for sharing ….
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Peter dew
On January 28, 2009 at 4:41 am
nice described article, and clear mentioned the truth behind the story …. thanks for sharing
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trishia
On January 28, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Thanks for sharing.I have learned so many things about many pagan holidays-but this is new to me.Thanks for sharing.
Samueel
On January 30, 2009 at 8:54 pm
i think you are right , i read this facts , in my college days.. thanks for sharing
Tenker dios
On January 30, 2009 at 8:57 pm
informative. thanks for sharing
sonika mathur
On January 30, 2009 at 8:58 pm
new information for me..
sandra smith
On January 30, 2009 at 8:59 pm
nicely described , good informative article
nauamz beklems
On January 31, 2009 at 6:21 am
good article, nicely written, thanks for sharing
venzag
On January 31, 2009 at 6:23 am
you have written it nicely. good informative article
yunus
On January 31, 2009 at 6:23 am
is it real fact, i am shocked ,
neha shukle
On January 31, 2009 at 6:25 am
yes i am also very shocked , is that true facts? , but nicely expressed
M A Bhanpurwala
On March 2, 2009 at 12:16 pm
thanks for your comment neha
nothing special
On March 9, 2009 at 4:37 pm
that was fascinating. i never knew that about the history of april fools day. thanks for sharing
Westbrook
On March 9, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I never gave it a thought about the meaning of “April Fool’s Day.” Thanks for the enlightenment.
Alina Beck
On March 11, 2009 at 3:08 pm
This article seriously needs something to back it up. There are literally dozens of theories as to the origins of April Fools Day, many of which relate to the various stages of Calendar reform in Europe. I can’t find any reputable source that supports the theory in this article – rather I’ve found several sources that say that this theory is, in itself, an April Fools hoax! I’d be interested to see evidence from a reputable historical source (not a circulated email!).
Alina Beck
On March 11, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Muslim rule ends in Spain in January 1492, the year Columbus sails to America – we get tobacco from America some time after this. The chances of loads of cigarettes being sent over to Spain in the late 1400s seems a bit unlikely.
Uma Shankari
On April 1, 2009 at 3:49 am
I was ignorant too…
McLaughlin
On April 1, 2010 at 8:39 am
The History of Smoking in a nutshell.
1492: Columbus notes the natives of the New World smoke leaves.
1550: Spaniards begin cultivating tobacco in the West Indies to export to Europe.
1880: Tobacco use is widespread but people only use small amounts.
The first record of a April Fools Day Joke was in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in 1392. Nothing to do with Islam.
Islamic scholars have historically had mixed views about tobacco, and until recently, there has not been a clear, unanimous fatwa to allow or forbid cigarette smoking. In the Qur’an, Allah says, “…he [the Prophet] commands them what is just, and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good, and prohibits them from what is bad…” (Qur’an 7:157)
“In view of the harm caused by tobacco, growing, trading in and smoking of tobacco are judged to be haram (forbidden). The Prophet, peace be upon him, is reported to have said, ‘Do not harm yourselves or others.’ Furthermore, tobacco is unwholesome, and God says in the Qur’an that the Prophet, peace be upon him, ‘enjoins upon them that which is good and pure, and forbids them that which is unwholesome’” (Permanent Committee of Academic Research and Fatwa, Saudi Arabia).
So regarding email claim that April Fools Day is a celebration of the take over of Muslim Spain, the whole thing is lie and a joke on Muslims. This is unacceptable and should be brought to the attention of the one who published this lie. A good Muslim would never accept to repeat lies and fabrications especially in presenting facts about the history of Islam.
AsSalam alaykum,