should you give Muslim neighbours a Christmas card?

[grannyinapram]

YABU
you shouldn't as they don't celebrate
YANBU
you should or else its excluding them

I don'tknow any muslins, so they have Mary and Jesus, but don't believe he's the son of God, how do he figure in Islam then, geniune question, I have no-one to ask

He was a prophet, a very significant one

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam

@IdblowJonSnow

All the muslims I know celebrate Christmas, as in it's a holiday/family time.

If you're friendly with them anyway then I would.

I once worked with a Hindu who was often given Christmas cards by the pupils and he never made an issue of it. If they asked if he celebrated Christmas he explained that they had other celebrations but it didn't stop his children wanting presents!

I give my non-Christmas-celebrating friends a card with a generic snowy scene on it, and inside write 'With best wishes for an enjoyable holiday season, and a very happy New Year".

I give my Hindu neighbours a card every year. I make sure it is a non religious one though.

@Chanjer

I don'tknow any muslins, so they have Mary and Jesus, but don't believe he's the son of God, how do he figure in Islam then, geniune question, I have no-one to ask

He was a prophet, a very significant one

I recall going into an small electrical shop owned by a Muslim family and they were unpacking loads of batteries, We're getting ready for Christmas Day, always worth opening for the morning's rush of panic stricken parents,

I have literally just got back from delivering Christmas biscuits and cards to my neighbours, including Muslim families.

And I absolutely LOVE when they share Eid food with us.

I'm also lucky enough to be given an Eid candle each year by a muslim friend and a Diwali one by a Hindu, so in December I light them together with a special Christmas one of my own

It looks rather nice somehow - a sort of "we're all in this together" thing

Only if they send you a card when it's Eid.

My Muslim friends exchange presents at xmas and have xmas dinner. Nice to enjoy the family time and get time off work. I'm not Muslim I don't believe in any god but still join in with xmas.

Give them a card! It is still a holiday for everyone, if not a religious one for all.

When my mum worked, she had a Muslim colleague and friend, who she used to buy a New Year greeting card for.

All of the Muslims I know make a huge effort to include everyone in their holidays regardless of faith, and I’ve enjoyed all the events I’ve been to (our work are very big on celebrating religious festivals). I always try to do the same at Christmas unless they decline, and all my Muslim work colleagues have signed up for secret Santa! I’ve picked out a vegan gift to make sure it’s suitable for everyone.

Of course you should if you are giving the other side as well, COVID is the only reason they may take offense so don't lick the envelope!

Likewise all your "I don't believe in god or religion" friends can have a christmas card because it's got naff all to do with the religious side for most of the UK and is just a nice gesture.

I always give my Jewish NDN a "seasons greetings" card and she reciprocates. There are lots of religious celebration at this time, and a seasons greetings encompasses them all.

I have cards with happy holidays, season’s greetings or winter wishes which I send to Jewish, Muslim and Hindu friends. Nobody has ever been offended or asked me not to do it again, but then I know them well enough that I can act with confidence. To be honest I don’t think any of them would care if I sent them full-on Christmas cards, but it’s a case of knowing your audience. If you don’t know your neighbours that well, then a more generic greeting would solve the dilemma.

In my extended family there are Christians, Hindu and Muslim. I'm not religious myself and nor is my OH

plenty opportunity for feasting

I would, the only people you wouldn't send a card to are JWs. Just send a non religious one though that is quite easy nowadays

@birdseedpie

Only if they send you a card when it's Eid.

Why should they give a gift on Eid if they weren't given a Christmas card?

Here's hoping they're not petty enough to be playing 'Give to Get' with the neighbours

My brother and his fiancée are Muslim and are coming here for Christmas. They both will give and receive presents and cards, and partake in the festivities.

Jesus was a prophet in the Quran- so whilst they don't strictly celebrate Xmas as Christians do, he is still important in the religion.

I’d only avoid giving a card to those who a timely do t celebrate Christmas eg Jehovah’s witnesses. It can be difficult to know if you don’t know someone that well though. The Muslims I know are happy to receive a card: present, I don’t think it’s incompatible with their own beliefs.

Definitely! I don’t want to generalise but I think most practicing Muslims would appreciate the significance of Christmas and also genuinely appreciate the gesture from you. All the Muslims I’ve had the pleasure to know as friends and colleagues have been amongst the kindest, most sincere people I’ve ever met.

My DGS has a little friend who is Muslim. We gave her a little Xmas gift, as we gave gifts to his other friends. Though I didn't give her parents a card.

Darn right you should. Jesus is more signifiant in Islam than he is to Atheists.

I usually get my first Christmas card from a Muslim family and their kids get gifts from us.