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Roses are red, violets are blue, and Valentines day is not for you!
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Roses are red, violets are blue, and Valentines day is not for you!
Throughout much of the globe the _expression_ "let the season of love begin" is being heard. It's that time of the year again when roses abound, trinkets are exchanged and confessions of love and promises (which are rarely kept) are declared. February14 th, also known as St. Valentine's Day, is the time of year that for centuries has been dedicated to honour love and the pursuit of romance.
On this day the postal services will be inundated with cards and letters, bearing the responsibility of playing 'cupid', forwarding messages of 'true love'. Youngsters will be making Valentine's cards, or if they're in Wales, they will be making love spoons which they will be encouraged to give to their valentine in the playground. Moreover, the Valentine's Day rituals of anonymous cards, chocolates and gifts are expected between secret admirers.
So what's the harm in all this some may ask? After all, is it not a day to remind your spouse of how much you love them, or for the children to indulge in a bit of fun? Valentine's Day is not simply about showing your affection to your partner or spouse, but it is in fact a day to remove all inhibitions and show your feelings to the person you secretly desire, a colleague, classmate, next door neighbour, relative etc, but someone to whom on any other day of the year it would not be easy to approach.
THE STORY OF ST VALENTINE
During the fifth century the Catholic Church wanted to end a pagan fertility rite that the Romans had practised every year since the4 th century BC. During the month of February a lottery would be held to celebrate a young man's rite of passage to the "god" Lupericus. Young teenage girls participated in this lottery, with their names being placed in a box and drawn at random by young men. Through the lottery these young girls would be assigned to the man who picked them out, in order to enjoy 'mutual pleasure' for the duration of a year until the next year's lottery.
The Church was unhappy with the promiscuous nature of this ritual and tried to end it by selecting a "Lover's Saint", who would be honoured as a replacement of the ritual of Lupericus. They chose a bishop by the name of Valentine who had been executed in the3 rd century AD. His punishment was as a result of his defying the Emperor Claudius who had banned marriages saying that married men made poor soldiers, as they did not want to leave their families during battles. Valentine invited lovers to come to him to be married in secret, a crime for which he was executed. However, before he died he is said to have sent a farewell message to the jailer's daughter with whom he had fallen in love while in prison. It read "From your Valentine."
VALENTINE'S DAY-A celebration of promiscuity
The modern day ritual of Valentine's Day has developed into something quite different from the intentions of Valentine. Indeed, it is ironic to think that what the Church tried to achieve so long ago was the preservation of the institution of marriage, in the guise of St Valentine's Day. The reality of Valentine's Day and what is associated with it is quite different; the return of promiscuity to society, relationships built upon and that result in fornication, unwanted pregnancies, back street abortions and all things that lead to the degradation and loss of honour in society.
Sadly, the corruption that ensues from this celebration of immorality affects all levels of society. Far from being a harmless activity, Valentine's Day is big business in Western society. Television and newspapers will publicise Valentine's Day through their promotion of special programmes, articles and events. Department stores, gift shops, the Post Office and clothes shops will be fully decorated with red roses and heart shaped balloons, enticing customers to purchase all that they will need to make their Valentine's Day dreams a reality.
Throughout the country in the month of February countless numbers of schools, universities and clubs are in preparation for balls and parties, inviting the unsuspecting populace. Regrettably, some Muslims will inevitably be amongst them lured into the havens of free mixing, alcohol, drugs, and illicit sexual encounters.
At school girls and boys will compete with each other to see who received the most Valentines cards and boast about the number of secret admirers they have. Others will be hiding their faces with humiliation in the realisation that nobody wants to show an ounce of romantic interest in them. Teachers and pupils will be organising the annual Valentines party, which for many youngsters will be their first encouragement to partake in the temptations of the opposite sex.
At university students will use 14 February to indulge in all manner of obscene activity. Young men and women will spend the day preparing a repertoire of 'chat up lines', which they will use as a tool for enticing complete strangers in to having 'one night stands' with them. Many may even be competing with each other in the number of people they can seduce in one night so that they can 'kiss and tell' the next day.
On Valentine's Day Student Unions will be issuing free condoms, college bars will be subsidising exotic cocktails, and drug-pushers will be stocking up on the latest line of 'date rape' pills. This is all part of the package that goes along with the illicit relationships, fornication and adultery that is celebrated around Valentine's Day.
BITTEN BY THE LOVE BUG? No, it's just another STD
The consequences of the activities that many will take up on 14 February and beyond are clear to see. In a report made by the 'Roofie Foundation', named after the slang use for the commonly used date-rape drug Rohypnol, the number of people who claim to have been sexually assaulted after drugs were put in their drinks rose to1 , 000this year. Their latest breakdown of British survivors of the crime of drug related rape and sexual abuse through having their drinks spiked reached a total of6 ,008, including 5278 female and 730 men.
In August 2002 the Observer Newspaper published the findings of an Observer / ICM poll on sexual attitudes and behaviour of Britons. A total of1 , 027people aged 16 and above were questioned about their views of sex in the21 st Century. It found that more than half of Britons have had a 'one night stand' and that the average number of sexual partners in the UK stands at10 .
The promiscuous activity within society has led to astronomical rises in the diagnoses of acute sexually transmitted diseases (STD). So much so, that the NHS has been thrown into an STD crisis. According to statistics compiled by the Brook Advisory clinic and Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM) clinics in England and Wales, in 2002 they diagnosed81 , 680cases of Chlamydia,69 , 417 cases of genital warts,24 , 953cases of gonorrhoea,18 , 392cases of genital herpes and1 , 193cases of syphilis. The same year saw the largest annual number of newly diagnosed HIV infections, with5 , 338reported cases. It is now estimated that some41 , 200 people are living with HIV in the United Kingdom around a third of whom are undiagnosed.
The Brook Advisory clinic also found that in2000 ,185 , 375 abortions took place in England and Wales with the abortion rates being highest amongst women between the ages of 16 and24 . The UK has the highest rates of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe and the second
highest rate in the developed world. Figures published by the Office of National Statistics, based on the 2001 Census revealed that over the last decade there had been a 10 per cent rise in births outside of marriage, from 30 per cent in 1991 to 40 per cent in2001 .
THE PATRON SAINT OF SEXUAL FREEDOM
The reality of Valentine's Day reflects a problem that does not end with 14 February. For the same concept, which drives people to stretch the limits of conventional morality on that day, is the same concept that Western society functions on every day of the year - sexual freedom.
The notion of 'sexual freedom' is central to the core values of secularism that the Western world has built as the foundation of its viewpoint in life. By separating religion from life's affairs, all values of morality and self-restraint have been subjugated to the whims and desires of individuals. While freeing people from the oppressive subjugation of the leaders of the16 th Century European Church, secularism has enslaved mankind into an even more disastrous predicament - the relentless pursuit of personal pleasure.
In the name of 'freedom', hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost through wars that have purported to spread it, such as recent the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a result of 'freedom', people throughout the Western world are subjected to an increasing danger and fear of robbery, attack, and rape, by people who have been brought up in the belief that freedom to pursue ones desires is a license to relieve their needs at the expense of innocent bystanders .When the concept of freedom is applied to the relations between men and women, then this 'sexual freedom' inevitably leads to chaos, anarchy and misery in society.
ISLAM REJECTS SEXUAL FREEDOM
In light of the above issues the Muslim Ummah must be vigilant and recognise the mechanisms deployed by the enemies of Islam to reshape our understanding of the Islam. When Muslims are encouraged to engage in St. Valentine's Day they are being asked to discard the Islamic morals, standards of behaviour, respect and dignity that is commanded from men and women.
It is essential for Muslims to realise that Islam demands that the point of reference is exclusively the Ahkham Shari'ah (divine rule). This is the only valid source of the rites, traditions or practices that Muslims are permitted to follow. Islam is in complete opposition to the secular concept of separation of religion from life. Nor does it give any credence to the false notion of individual freedom. Instead, Islam came to completely organise the affairs of humans in all aspects, liberating mankind from subjugation to other people, or their own base desires, and guiding them to the perfect laws of their Creator (swt).
ﻥﺎﻛ ﺎﻤﻬﻴﻓ ﻥﻮﺒﻌﻠﻳ ﺔﻨﺳ ﻞﻛ ﻦﻣ ﻥﺎﻣﻮﻳ ﺔﻴﻠﻫﺎﺠﻟﺍ ﻲﻓ ﺔﻨﻳﺪﻤﻟﺍ ﻞﻫﻷ
ﻥﺎﻣﻮﻳ ﻢﻜﻟ ﻥﺎﻛ ﺪﻗ ﻝﺎﻗ ﺔﻨﻳﺪﻤﻟﺍ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﻠﺻ ﻲﺒﻨﻟﺍ ﻡﺪﻗ ﺎﻤﻠﻓ
ﻡﻮﻳﻭ ﺮﻄﻔﻟﺍ ﻡﻮﻳ ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻣ ﺍﺮﻴﺧ
ﺎﻤﻬﺑ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻢﻜﻟﺪﺑﺃ ﺪﻗﻭ ﺎﻤﻬﻴﻓ ﻥﻮﺒﻌﻠﺗ ﺮﺤﻨﻟﺍ
It is reported that Anas Bin Malik (ra) said; "When the Prophet (saw) came to Medina, the people had two holidays from the days of Jahiliyyah. He (saw) said, "When I came to you, you had two holidays you used to celebrate in jahiliyyah. Allah has replaced them for you with better days, the day of Fitr and the day of slaughter (Adha)."
From this basis it is clear that Islam prohibits the celebration of festivals, whether they are Easter, Christmas or Shrove Tuesday. From its origin St. Valentine's Day is a pagan festival that encourages sexual relationships in society and is far away from anything a Muslim could contemplate. Therefore, observing its rituals and anything associated with it is prohibited for the Muslims and is rejected by Islam.
RELATIONSHIPS IN ISLAM
In Islam the relations between a man and woman are clearly regulated and their interaction is not built upon arousing the sexual instinct in each other or viewing each other as a form of sensual gratification. Hence activities that permit the mixing of the sexes or encourage the close proximity to each other are stopped. Involvement in or attendance of Western style pubs, club, parties, or any other such social function is completely prohibited to Muslims.
Any signs of intimacy and passion are confined to the correct form of relationships between men and women, which is through marriage.
ﺎﻳ ﺾﻏﺃ ﻪﻧﺈﻓ ﺝﻭﺰﺘﻴﻠﻓ ﺓÁﺎﺒﻟﺍ ﻢﻜﻨﻣ ﻉﺎﻄﺘﺳﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺏﺎﺒﺸﻟﺍ ﺮﺸﻌﻣ
Áﺎﺟﻭ ﻪﻟ ﻪﻧﺈﻓ ﻡﻮﺼﻟﺎﺑ ﻪﻴﻠﻌﻓ ﻊﻄﺘﺴﻳ ﻢﻟ ﻦﻣﻭ ﺝﺮﻔﻠﻟ ﻦﺼﺣﺃﻭ ﺮﺼﺒﻠﻟ
Ibn Mas'ud narrates that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said; "Oh you youngsters. Whosoever amongst you can afford to marry should marry, because it will help you to lower his gaze, and guard his modesty (i.e. private parts from unlawful sex). And whosoever is not able to marry he should fast, because it will be protection for him."
The implementation of Islam ensures that the society established upon it will be free of promiscuity and will exhibit a high level of moral awareness. The Shari'ah recognises the needs and instincts of both man and woman. The family is protected and strengthened by the prohibition of fornication, adultery, free mixing of the sexes and the regulation of the dress code. By these injunctions, Islam prevents the possibility of its society being plagued by the same sexual ailments as those seen in the West.
Allah (swt) says
ﻻóﻭ Áﺎóﺳóﻭ ðﺔóﺸöﺣﺎóﻓ óﻥﺎóﻛ õﻪóøﻧöﺇ ﻰóﻧöøﺰﻟﺍ úﺍﻮõﺑóﺮúﻘóﺗ ó ðﻼﻴöﺒóﺳ
'Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils)' [TMQ Al-Isra:32 ].
ﺎﻳ ﻦﻫﻮﻛﺭﺪﺗ ﻥﺃ ﻪﻠﻟﺎﺑ ﺫﻮﻋﺃﻭ ﻦﻬﺑ ﻢﺘﻴﻠﺘﺑﺍ ﺍﺫﺇ ﺲﻤﺧ ﻦﻳﺮﺟﺎﻬﻤﻟﺍ ﺮﺸﻌﻣ
ﻥﻮﻋﺎﻄﻟﺍ ﻢﻬﻴﻓ ﺎﺸﻓ ﻻﺇ ﺎﻬﺑ ﺍﻮﻨﻠﻌﻳ ﻰﺘﺣ ﻂﻗ ﻡﻮﻗ ﻲﻓ ﺔﺸﺣﺎﻔﻟﺍ ﺮﻬﻈﺗ
ﻢﻟ
ﺍﻮﺼﻘﻨﻳ ﻢﻟﻭ ﺍﻮﻀﻣ ﻦﻳﺬﻟﺍ ﻢﻬﻓﻼﺳﺃ ﻲﻓ ﺖﻀﻣ ﻦﻜﺗ ﻢﻟ ﻲﺘﻟﺍ ﻉﺎﺟﻭﻷﺍﻭ
ﻥﺎﻄﻠﺴﻟﺍ ﺭﻮﺟﻭ ﺔﻧﻮﺌﻤﻟﺍ ﺓﺪﺷﻭ ﻦﻴﻨﺴﻟﺎﺑ ﺓﺎﺸﻟﺍ ﻻﺇ ﻥﺍﺰﻴﻤﻟﺍﻭ ﻝﺎﻴﻜﻤﻟﺍ ﻢﻬﻴﻠﻋ
ﻢﺋﺎﻬﺒﻟﺍ ﻻﻮﻟﻭ Áﺎﻤﺴﻟﺍ
ﻦﻣ ﺮﻄﻘﻟﺍ ﺍﻮﻌﻨﻣ ﻻﺇ ﻢﻬﻟﺍﻮﻣﺃ ﺓﺎﻛﺯ ﺍﻮﻌﻨﻤﻳ ﻢﻟﻭ ﻢﻟ
ﺍﻭﺪﻋ ﻢﻬﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻂﻠﺳ ﻻﺇ ﻪﻟﻮﺳﺭ ﺪﻬﻋﻭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﺪﻬﻋ ﺍﻮﻀﻘﻨﻳ ﻢﻟﻭ ﺍﻭﺮﻄﻤﻳ
ﺏﺎﺘﻜﺑ ﻢﻬﺘﻤﺋﺃ ﻢﻜﺤﺗ ﻢﻟ ﺎﻣﻭ ﻢﻬﻳﺪﻳﺃ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻣ ﺾﻌﺑ
ﺍﻭﺬﺧﺄﻓ ﻢﻫﺮﻴﻏ ﻦﻣ
ﻢﻬﻨﻴﺑ ﻢﻬﺳﺄﺑ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻞﻌﺟ ﻻﺇ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻝﺰﻧﺃ ﺎﻤﻣ ﺍﻭﺮﻴﺨﺘﻳﻭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ
Abd Allah ibn Umar said, 'The Prophet (saw) came to us and said, 'Oh Muhajireen, you may be afflicted by five things; God forbid that you should live to see them. If fornication should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new diseases befalling the people which their forbears never suffered. If people should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their rulers oppressing them. If people
should withhold zakat, you should realise that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allah and His messenger, you should realise that it has never happened without Allah sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force. If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah making them into groups and making them fight one another' [Ibn Majah].
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