What is Pagan?

Prophet Abraham built the Kaaba for people to worship God. While pagan Arabs admitted this fact and even kept the stone where he used to stand to build the Kaaba (Abraham's station), they brought idols to the Kaaba and worshiped them to get closer to Abraham's Lord, Allah, God of gods. Prophet Muhammad came with the monotheistic message of Islam. Arabs defended these idols and refused to give up the religion of their fathers and grandfathers.

No, this is a entirely false claim that originally originated from a Christian pastor named Robert Morey; Islam explicitly refutes this idea, maintaining that Allah is the all-powerful, unique Creator of the entire universe and not a pagan entity or a creation like the moon.

Pope Gregory I (540-604 CE), a famous Christian leader encouraged accomodating pagan customs and beliefs. So if pagans worshipped a Tree or Spirit abiding in it, rather than shun the pagan worship, he urged priests to somehow link the worship to Jesus Christ, and allow them to continue their Tree or pagan idol worship.

Any believing Christian who is aware of the historical, pagan 'Sun-Baal' connections of this date should entirely avoid celebrating Christmas. It points to certain denominations, such as Jehovah Witnesses, who explicitly refuse to participate in the celebration for this very reason.

December 25th was the most important of Sun Festivals, the new birth of the God, rising three days after 'dying' at the winter solstice. Today, the celebration continues and its many features can be witnessed. A few of these include:

* Excessive eating, drinking and merry was commin in Saturnalia festival
* Father Christmas (Red Man) - who was originally Apollo, the Sun-God or Thor God depicted as an elderly man, jovial or friendly, of heavy build with a long white beard who drove a chariot through the sky
* Fireplace - the fireplace in pagan homes was sacred to Thor God which he would descend though the chimney
* Giving of gifts - a feature of Saturnalia festival
* Christmas card bearing the cheeky robin bird (with its chest bearing the flame symbol)
* Snowman - who melts when the Sun comes out (is defeated by the Sun)
* Fir-tree trinkets and decorations, symbolising life in the 'dead' parts of the world
* Holly - to deflect evil goblins in winter solstice
* Ivy - the female version of the 'male' holly
* Mistletoe - used by pagan druids in their worship
* Yule Log - sacred to the Thor God which is symbolised today as a chocolate cake

Ancient triadic deities in the Roman Empire were depicted in art and monuments as a single, unified figure featuring three distinct faces or heads to illustrate their triune nature.

Yes, the core teachings of modern Trinitarian Christian churches do not come from Jesus, but were pagan three-in-one concepts that existed long before his arrival and were later adopted by Christians to make their doctrine highly appealing to idol-worshipping masses.

It is probable the reason why the Church priests burned and destroyed the earlier records of pagan Gods was to hide the evidence for the real origins of their own Christian mythology.

Academic Islamic scholarship clarifies that verses in the Quran addressing warfare against non-Muslims were historically revealed during active, state-level conflicts with the pagan tribes of Mecca and their military allies. Mainstream historians emphasize that these specific martial passages must be read within their situational context of self-defence and treaty violations, rather than as an open-ended command to attack peaceful non-Muslims.

The historical context is that this Quran verse was revealed at the Battle of Badr, a battle in which the pagans of Makkah traveled over 200 miles to destroy the Muslims of Madinah. The Pagans of Makkah had an army of about 1000 while the Muslims were only 300 followers. Muhammad and his followers had suffered severe persecutions and torture for 13 years in the city of Makkah. Having fled from Makkah to the safety of Madinah, they found that they were once again threatened.

From a historical and textual context this Quran verse does not promote the killing of innocents.

Like many ancient religious scriptures, including the Hebrew Bible, the Quran contains passages dealing with warfare, military engagement, and state-level defense. Academic historians note that these specific verses were revealed chronologically during the 7th century to regulate battle conduct, enforce military discipline, and motivate the early Muslim community when they were heavily outnumbered by hostile pagan forces in Arabia.

Yes. Jesus taught the absolute oneness of God within the established Jewish monotheistic tradition, rejecting pagan polytheism.

Yes, Elijah is mentioned by name in the Holy Quran (in Surah Al-An'am and Surah As-Saffat). He is praised as one of the righteous prophets who warned his people against worshipping the pagan idol Baal and called them to worship God alone.

Ezekiel recorded dramatic visions, including God's mobile throne chariot (Merkavah), the inevitable fall and destruction of Jerusalem due to idolatry, divine judgments on surrounding pagan nations, and the eventual construction of a restored, ideal Temple.

According to historical and rabbinic traditions (such as the Midrash), Terah was a high-ranking sculptor and merchant of pagan idols in Ur. His household served as a major center for idol crafting, which placed him in direct religious opposition to his son Abraham's uncompromising monotheistic faith.

While Asatru is based on the pre-Christian historical traditions, folklore, and mythologies of Northern and Central Europe, the formal religion practiced today is a modern reconstructionist movement. It was revived and officially recognized as a state religion in Iceland in the early 1970s via organizations like the Islenska Asatruarfelagio. Because there is a historical gap in continuous practice, it is classified as a modern Pagan religion rather than a direct, unbroken line from the Viking Age.

Jehovah Witnesses do not celebrate major religious or national holidays including Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or the 4th of July. They also do not celebrate birthdays. Their rejection of these events stems from the belief that these celebrations have pagan origins or promote a nationalistic spirit that honors humans rather than God. The only major event they formally observe is the annual Memorial of Christ's Death (also known as the Lord's Evening Meal).

Wicca is a modern, earth-centered pagan religion that developed in England during the first half of the 20th century. It was popularized in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant who claimed to have been initiated into a surviving medieval witch coven. Wicca draws heavily on ancient European pagan traditions, folklore, ceremonial magic, and 19th-century romanticism, framing itself as a revival of pre-Christian nature worship.