Celebrations and Customs

Q: How should a bridal shower be held and what should be done at such a gathering?

Q: I know that nikaah is not prohibited in any month of year. But my question is that, other ceremonies like birthdays, engagements, and any other celebration is permissible in Muharam and Safar month?

Q: I want to ask regarding celebrating family kids birthday parties. My in laws are not very religious so if someone's kid in their family celebrates a birthday party or celebrates a birthday party at home, what should I do?

I tell them that birthdays are not allowed in Islam and they even say "yes we know, we just doing it to keep the kids happy they can get toys or clothes on this occasion". If I don't go then my husband and in laws get upset and they tell me that I am not part of the family.

Q: Can a Muslim attend his tribal cultural festival??

Q:

1. Is it permissible to place a Christmas tree or Christmas decorations in our Muslim shops?

2. And if we are employee in a non Muslim shop, and the employer ask us to decorate with Christmas decorations etc, is it permissible for us to do so?

3. In our homes, is it permissible to place Christmas tree or Christmas decorations?

Q: In Islam there are only two celebrations, namely Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; anything other than these two celebrations is an innovated festival or occasion and it is not permissible to celebrate it or to help others to do so. Is this ruling correct? I got this from website.

Also is celebrating birthday not allowed due to this if so?

Q: Can we eat Easter eggs at other times besides the time of Easter?

Q: What is the ruling with regards to selling items related to Easter such as Easter eggs and other similar items like hot cross buns, etc.?

Q: What do we do if my brother in law invited us for his wife's birthday. We already told them that we do not celebrate birthdays. His wife even asked us for a birthday gift. We asked if we could just do dinner and not call it a birthday party. I told my husband that I'm not going, so he said that I am being more bad to them. So what do you advise?

Q: Is it permissible to celebrate a wedding anniversary, not on a large scale but just a little surprise for my husband within the budget of aprox. R500?