Is celebrating Christmas as an occasion for one to self-reflect permissible in Islamic law?
The ruling on celebrating birthdays has been previously clarified. What the questioner mentioned is not considered a justification for permitting its celebration, because self-accountability is a daily duty for a Muslim, and celebrating birthdays is an imitation of the disbelievers.
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