I don't get why so many people say that just visiting a non-Muslim religious festival, such as Diwali or Christmas, is Haram if not outright Shirk in Islam.
I don't get why so many people say that just visiting a non-Muslim religious festival, such as Diwali or Christmas, is Haram if not outright Shirk in Islam.
How can the act of merely visiting a Temple and looking at an idol can be haram in any way if you aren't worshipping said idol?
From what I know about Islam, there shouldn't be anything wrong with attending a non-Muslim festival as long as you refrain from taking part in any religious ritual that takes place there.
Religion is a tool of control for the weak.. The more strict a religion, the weaker the proponent. Making it wrong to even attend a different religious festival is the pinnacle of weakness because it shows juat how much their beliefs can't stand up to any alternatives.