14th of February. A day that never misses loving couples throughout the world. Boxes of chocolates and roses exchange hands between each couple swaying in the winds of love, and of course it only happens once in a year where these so called couples 'show their love' to their pair. Realize it or not, it seems that those who celebrate Valentines Day are only into their couples a day annually. Many may not know why such a day exist in the calendar.
To couples, Valentine's Day might be a memorial day as where loves are confessed and gratitude are shown. On the other, those in the world of business, make profit from the chocolates and roses, and perhaps organizing fun parties and accommodations for couples to do their desires.
A glimpse of history regarding the Valentine's Day. Two version of stories exists.
1. In the most popular legend,Valentine's Day dated back to the year 269, 14th of February where a Saint named Valentine was executed by King Cladius II. Basically what St. Valentine did was approving marriage to couples at the time when King Cladius II stated a law where marriage to young men are forbidden. Cladius believed that doing this would make men a better soldier. Such an act during this Rome empire may affect its campaign conquering lands. Others say, St. Valentine helped prisoner's escape prison and at the same time introducing Christian to them. Thus he was killed for the raid and marked to as a savior of Christianity. Another legend says, the Valentine's Day originated from Lupercalia, a ritual of love during the Rome empire.
2. Some say that Valentine's Day was a day to remember the collapse of the Islamic Caliph in Andalusia, Spain in the year 1492. St. Valentine at that period may have been an important figure for the fall in Andalusia. Consequently, he was celebrated as a people's lover as he said the he had saved them from the cruel Islamic ruling.
Looking from the history in both versions, Islam has offered its own explanation in the Valentine's Day celebration. The Islamic teachings forbids Muslims to celebrate as the rituals and the freelancing relationship between men and women. Not to mention that the day has a historic value to the Rome empire and to the Christian world. This adds why Valentine's should not be a day in the Muslim calendar.
One may ask a question, why not just have Valentine's as a day of love? What's so wrong with it?. Islam has its own 'halal' way of celebrating loving couples which is through marriage. Valentine's day seems to lack the true nature of love in humans, as should, love has to be exalted upon couples every day, and of course married couples. Statistically, according to a Women Institute in Malaysia, cases of pregnancies resulting from adultery increases in late February and early March. Obviously its a result of sexual intercourse done in mid February which in turns to be Valentine's Day. Such a situation of babies without approved couples is a big problem for the Islamic society.
Here I state words from the Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. I can't find the translation in English, so here's what our Prophet said prohibiting Muslims not to follow acts in other religion,
“Barang siapa menyerupai sesuatu kaum, maka dia termasuk dalam golongan mereka”
(Riwayat Imam Abu Dawud, hadis no: 3512)
A verse in the Al-Quran,
Bagi tiap-tiap umat, Kami adakan satu syariat yang tertentu untuk mereka ikuti dan jalankan, maka janganlah ahli-ahli syariat yang lain membantahmu dalam urusan syariatmu; dan serulah (wahai Muhammad) umat manusia kepada agama tuhanmu, kerana sesungguhnya engkau adalah berada di atas jalan yang lurus. (surah al-Hajj: ayat 67)
Finally to young couples out there, just know that Valentine's Day celebration is Haram, and if you really want to show love to him or her, why just not engage into marriage, and enjoy the life of being moms and dads just some of our friends. Sheikh al-‘Utsaimin revealed these statements about Valentine's Day: “Celebrating Valentine's Day means celebrating and remebering St. Valentine, and without doubt that he is a non-believer. If so you don't mean to but just followings others doing it, that is not but he has done a big sin"
WallahuA'lam
*please comment, for so I may have made mistakes in this writings, thank you.
0 comments:
Post a Comment