Muslims Celebrating Valentine's Day
(Shams Tabrez Qasmi, Delhi)
Muslims Celebrating Valentine's
Day. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His
Messengers. It is unfortunate that many Muslims tend to copy and
imitate others without understanding the backgrounds. Muslims must not dissolve
the marked features of their identity. Muslims are only allowed to celebrate `Eid
Al-Fitr and `Eid Al-Adha. Adding other days to the importance of `Eid is
completely unacceptable and a blind imitation to un-Islamic traditions.
We are cautioned against blindly following others. We should copy people in
doing what is good and right, without compromising our faith. We should feel
proud of our Islamic way of life.
Allah Almighty knows best.