VALENTINE’S DAY (In the light of Quran and Ahadees) - 08

commandments of Shari’ah through improper justifications and reasoning.

So, these were the facts based on the actual situation that exists in reality. This has not just started in the recent past. Instead, Muslims as a nation have been facing such conspiracies and plots since the downfall of the Islamic kingdom in fact even before that. 

While highlighting the same deteriorated state of Muslims, Sadr-us- Shari’ah Mufti Amjad Ali Azami رَحْمَۃُاللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ mentions at one place in his esteemed book, ‘Bahar-e-Shari’at’: 

How much can we wail over the poor state of Muslims? We would not have faced these miserable times if their state had not worsened to this extent. Moreover, when their state of being impressed by others has grown so strong and the power of impressing others has abolished, then how can we still hope for these Muslims to climb the ladder of success when they are living as slaves and until they keep living like this. وَالْعِیَاذُ بِاللہِ تَعالٰی (Bahar-e-Shari’at, Part 9, vol. 2, pp. 451)

The purpose of mentioning few important facts as an introduction is that Valentine’s day, a day that is full of immodesty and sins, which is being celebrated openly with freedom and is becoming highly acclaimed among young boys and girls; similar kind of reasons are found behind it which have been mentioned above. Such as natural weaknesses, innovativeness, hastiness, excess of carnal and satanic desires, distance from Islam, neither staying steadfast ourselves and nor upbringing our offspring to make them steadfast with the Islamic character and etiquette, and Muslim leaders not taking firm actions against the anti-Islamic traditions and festivals within the society on a national level; are all the reasons because of which this immodest day has started to be celebrated among the Muslims. Instead, the rulers are found to be provoking these ideologies against Islam and open transgressions, rather than stopping them. Moreover, the rulers provide all protections and opportunities to spread the evil openly to those who spread these kinds of evils. Every mentioned reason is playing its vital role in embedding these evils in the hearts of Muslims.

Majlis-e-Tarajim (Dawat-e-Islami) Valentine’s Day - PAGE - 08