Valentine's Day Celebration Is Not Islamic, Muslims Should Desist

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatuLlahi wabarakaatuh The whole world is warming up to celebrate yet



another Valentine's Day. Muslim Brothers and



Sisters let us ask ourselves these important



questions: 1. What is the genesis of



Valentine's Day celebration? 2. What is the



import or purpose of the celebration? 3.



What is the Islamic perspective and scholarly



opinion on Valentine's Day celebration? A



critical research on the genesis of Valentine's



Day Celebration would afford us the



opportunity of knowing why Muslims should



not celebrate it in whatever form. This so



called festival does not have any bearing or



connection in Islam and its genesis is pagan



in nature. It is clear that the Prophet,



sollaLohu'alaihi wasallam did not bequeath



this practice to us. The Quran say:"Whatever



the Prophet prescribes for you, take it, and



whatever he forbids you from, abstain from



it..."In another verse, Allah says:"Say (O



Muhammad, to your followers) if you believe



in Allah, follow me..."The above verses show



that we must be obedient to the Prophet,



sollaLohu'alaihi wasllam. We cannot know



what Allah, subhanahu wata'aala and His



Messenger, sollaLohu'alaihi wasallam wants



except we learn it or ask the pious scholars



of the Deen. Many Muslim Brothers and



Sisters have already dipped themselves into



this mess over the years, and may not be



able to leave it easily. Hear what Allah says:"It



is not fitting for a believer, man or woman,



when Allah has made a decree, that he or



she should create an option. Whosoever



disobeys Allah and His Messenger, is in plain



error"This Quranic verse shows that we



have no option than to abide by Allah's



dictates. My Sister, my Brother, you might not



know before now that Valentine's Day



celebration is a form of"shirk"and hence



haram. Now, you have known. It is left to you



to amend. Do not take any gift in respect of



it, do not give gift with the intention of



celebrating it. May Allah count us among



those that listen to beneficial advice and



abide by them accordingly. Stop thinking



ignorantly that the practice of Islam is boring



or unlively. It depends on your level of Islamic



orientation. There are many ways we can



enjoy ourselves without breaking the rules



of the shariah. Make Islam easy for yourself



by learning and following its basic rules and



regulations. If Al-jannah is what we want, we



must strive to get it. May Allah protect us



against the punishment of hell-fire. Apart



from the fact that celebrating Valentine's Day



has pagan origin, it promotes promiscuous



and illicit intimate relationship in our society.



Especially our Sisters, they always make sure



they get at least one"maga"as they do call



them, before February 14th, to mark the



unspiritual festival with them. Islam totally



frowns against this. Instead of doing



anything special on 14th February of every



year, why not chose another day to have fun



with your legal lover, and stop spreading



mischief on the land. Love between husband



and wife or other manner of persons is not



meant to be celebrated yearly. The Prophet,



sollaLohu'alaihi wasallam enjoins it at all



time. With this, I might have offended some



people, most especially ladies. But it is better



to offend human beings than to offend Allah.



The message here is clear, let us practice our



religion in the best manner it should be



practiced.



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