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Valentine's Day?

Thursday, February 7, 2013 • 7:33 AM • 0 comments

Assalamualaikum :)

It's February~

When it comes to this month

most people would be looking forward to one special date

which is 14th February

Why?

because it's

Valentine's Day

I, too, look forward to this grand day

not for the celebration

but for the sale and promotion

shopping malls usually hold on in conjunction

to this day >.<

What can I say, I'm a shopaholic~

Where was I again?

Oh right, Valentine's Day..

At first it was celebrated to honour a Saint

named Saint Valentine

and then somehow it became a day where

people express their love to one another

because the Saint gave a note to a girl

saying "from your Valentine"

and somehow the tradition continue until now

And "Valentine" was also refereed to "greeting cards"

for more info, check out this website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

because my motif is not to talk about it's history

or Valentine's Day in general..

Specifically, what I want to talk about is

Valentine's Day in a Muslim's perspective..

It is widely known

that, as Muslims, were are prohibited

from celebrating Valentine's Day

because of the 'Saint' thing

Well, that's one of the obvious reasons why

we can't celebrate it

because if we do, it'd be like

we are honouring Saint Valentine

and so it is wrong to do so

I mean, why would we even want to honour him?

He didn't even do anything for us

in particular, Haha...

And some people would fight back

by saying that the purpose of Valentine's Day

is the day of Love and Peace

why can't we celebrate for such an honourable reason?

Well,

There's only Love and Peace for one day?!

Why not make everyday

for Love and Peace?

So, there's only love and peace on

14th of February

and the rest are what?

Hatred and War?

It's just silly

You have everyday to celebrate

love and peace..

I'm not saying it's entirely wrong

I mean there's Father's Day and Mother's Day

and people would say

"so there's only one day to celebrate your parents?

why not everyday?

same goes for Valentine's Day"

Ok, so this time my argument is invalid

The next reason why I think Muslims

are prohibited to celebrate this day is because

it causes free mixing between the Mahrams

and would eventually lead to adultery, baby dumping

and so on...

(worst-case scenario)

Even if you don't actually do adultery

It is wrong to even get close to it

As Allah had said in the Al-Quran

"Dan janganlah kamu menghampiri zina,

sesungguhnya zina itu adalah satu perbuatan yang keji

dan satu jalan yang jahat (yang membawa kerosakan)."

(Al-Isra' 17:32)

"And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse.

Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way."

(Al-Isra' 17:32)

Meaning you can't even do anything

that has the probability of

leading towards Zina

including thinking about your lover at all times,

looking at them all the time

talking between Mahrams about

things which are not beneficial ,

much less, holding hands and other stuff

In Islam, the only sensual form of love

allowed and encouraged

is the love between Husband and Wife

However, Valentine's Day does not promote love

between husband and wife.

It basically promotes extramarital relations

which are not allowed in Islam

And another thing is that

people would normally choose this day

to confess their love

Did you know?

When you like or love somebody

and you try really hard not to tell them

it's called Jihad

and you receive Pahala

for keeping that feelings to yourself

and not telling anyone about it

If you really like that person

Make Du'a

if that person is the right one for you

Allah will put your hearts together

and you'll be happily married together

MARRIED

not a couple

or any of those temporary relationships

If you really want to love and be loved

just get married

it's better to get married at an early age

rather than spending years

committing sins with your lover..

Plus, it's a waste of money..

Baik simpan duit tu,

Pergi Haji or Umrah together

after getting married >.<

So, you can see now

why Valentine's Day is prohibited

If you still want to celebrate it,

I have nothing else to say

just remember, that Hell's fire

is nothing like on earth...

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