Why Muslims Celebrate Jesus but not Easter

By Yūsuf Badāt Originally written for Al-Jami’yyah publication  What Easter Marks Easter is celebrated by Catholic Christians to commemorate the crucifixion (dying on the cross) of Jesus (also known as ʿĪsā in Arabic) – (peace and blessings be upon him). It is the belief of Catholics, that following the crucifixion, he was given a new…