The ruling on calling for the establishment of Islamic recitation festivals?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, we hear and read a lot in the newspapers and some promotional magazines about people calling for the establishment of Islamic recitation festivals,

The Shaykh:
recitation festivals.

The questioner:
Yes, Islamic ones. Are they like the ones the author mentioned regarding the Sufis?

The Shaykh:
We do not introduce into Islam matters that have no precedent in the Shari'ah of Allah, the guidance of the Salaf, the words of Allah, and the words of the Messenger of Allah. These festivals, in fact, the name came from the Zoroastrians, because they have two festivals: the festival of Nowruz and the festival of Mehragan.
One is in the spring season, and one is in the autumn season. One is at the beginning of the spring season, which is the festival of Nowruz, and one is at the beginning of the autumn season, which is the festival of Mehragan. This is from the Persians. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah and they were holding these festivals, he said: "Allah has replaced your two festivals with the festival of 'Id al-Fitr and the festival of 'Id al-Adha." Yes.