Halloween in Islam

• “Trick or Treating”: It is widely believed that during the Feast of All Saints, peasants went from house to house asking for money to buy food for the upcoming feast. Additionally, people dressed in costumes would often play tricks on their neighbours. Blame for the resulting chaos was placed on the “spirits and goblins.”

• Images of bats, black cats, etc.: These animals were believed to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Black cats especially were believed to house the souls of witches.

• Games such as bobbing for apples: The ancient pagans used divination techniques to foresee the future. There were various methods of doing this, and many have continued through traditional games, often played at children’s parties.

• Halloween has pagan roots.

• It is associated with celebrating superstition, black magic, and devil worship.

• Costumes are often inappropriate and immodest.

• Trick or treating can be seen as either blackmail or begging and Muslims are not supposed to beg or extort people.

Halloween in Islam