KINIKILIG PO BA KAYO SA TUWING DARATING ANG FEBRUARY 14 O VALENTINE'S DAY? IF YES, KUNG GAYON, ANG MENSAHENG ITO AY PARA PO SA INYO!
If Yes, kung gayon, ang mensaheng ito ay para po sa inyo!!!
The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Still others insist that it was Saint Valentine of Terni, a bishop, who was the true namesake of the holiday. He, too, was beheaded by Claudius II outside Rome.
Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to
commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death or burial–which probably
occurred around A.D. 270–others claim that the Christian church may have
decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February IN AN
EFFORT TO “CHRISTIANIZE” THE PAGAN CELEBRATION OF LUPERCALIA. Celebrated at the
ides of February, or February 15, LUPERCALIA WAS A FERTILITY FESTIVAL DEDICATED
TO FAUNUS, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders
Romulus and Remus.
Lupercalia was an ancient pagan festival held each year in Rome
on February 15. Although Valentine’s Day shares its name with a martyred Christian
saint, some historians believe the holiday is actually an offshoot of
Lupercalia. Unlike Valentine’s Day, however, Lupercalia was a bloody, violent
and sexually-charged celebration awash with animal sacrifice, random
matchmaking and coupling in the hopes of warding off evil spirits and
infertility.
To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman
priests, would gather at a sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the
founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa.
The priests would sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.
They would then strip the goat’s hide into strips, dip them into the
sacrificial blood and take to the streets, gently slapping both women and crop
fields with the goat hide. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed the
touch of the hides because it was believed to make them more fertile in the
coming year.
Valentine's day IS NOT "Day of Hearts" BUT "DAY
OF PAGAN ILLEGAL SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS aka "Zina or Fornication
Day"!!!
Ikaw po ba ay isang Muslim? If yes, then layuan po ninyo ang
festival na ito kung ayaw po ninyong maging kabilang sa mga pagano!!!
It is not permitted for Muslims to participate in the festivals
of non-Muslims and invented (bid'ah) festivals by ignorant Muslims because it
is a kind of cooperation in the disobedience of Allah.
Allah Almighty said:
وَتَعَاوَنُوا
عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوٰى ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوٰنِ ۚ
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
"...And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not
cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in
penalty."
(QS. Al-Maaida 5: Verse 2)
Prophet Muhammadﷺ said: "Whoever imitates a nation is
but one of them." [Abu Dawood]
Celebrating festivals such as Christmas Day, Halloween,
Valentine's Day, Foundation Day, National Day etc. comes under the falsehood
that should be avoided.
Allah Almighty said:
وَالَّذِينَ لَا
يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا
"And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and
when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity."
(QS. Al-Furqaan 25: Verse 72)
Many scholars of Qur'an like Ibn Seereen and Mujahid interpret
"falsehood" as the festivals of unbelievers.
Ang tanging valid o legal na festival ng mga Muslim ay Eidul
Fitr at Eidul Adha!!!
Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: "The Prophet
came to Madeenah while they had two days they celebrated. The Prophet asked,
"What are these two days?" They said, 'These are two days we used to
celebrate in our pre Islamic era. The Prophet said: "ALLAH HAS REPLACED
THEM with two better days: 'Eed Al-Adh-Haa and 'Eed Al- Fitr." A person
came to the Prophet and said: "I have taken a vow to sacrifice a camel at
Buwaanah.” The Prophet asked: “Did the place contain any idol worshipped in
Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic times)?” They (the people) said: “No.” He asked: “Was
any pre-Islamic festival observed there?” They replied: “No.” The Prophet said:
“Fulfil your vow, for a vow to do an act of disobedience to Allah must not be
fulfilled, neither must one do something over which a human being has no
control."
No doubt celebrating such feasts is actually imitating disbelievers.
Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn al-'Aas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Whoever
celebrates the Persian New Year's Day or their carnival and imitates them till
his death he will be resurrected with them on the Day Judgment.”
Therefore, a MUSLIM IS NEITHER ALLOWED to celebrate such
festivals nor is he allowed to congratulate non-Muslims for their feasts
because congratulating them for their feasts is synonymous of accepting their
wrongdoing and disbelief in Allah. It is also accepting their rites and rituals,
which are nothing but disbelief.
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim reported the consensus of all scholars that
congratulate non-Muslims for their religious occasions is forbidden. He said:
“As for congratulating the unbelievers for their rituals, it is forbidden according
to the agreement of all scholars like congratulating them for their feasts and
fast by expressing good wishes: happy feast or enjoy your feast… etc. If the
Muslim who says this does not become a disbeliever himself, he, at least,
commits a sin as this is the same as congratulating him (a non-Muslim) for his
belief in the Trinity, which is a greater sin and much more disliked by
Almighty Allah than congratulating him for drinking alcohol or killing a soul
or committing fornication or adultery…etc.”
Therefore, NO MUSLIM IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE in the festival
celebration of non-Muslims or greet them on this occasion. Know that partially
participating in such occasions is enough to involve one in sin even if one
does not intend to participate wholly in the celebration.
Finally, if they congratulate us for our feasts, we do not
congratulate them for their feast as we are on the right path and they are in
error. Allah says (what means): {And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam,
it will never be accepted of him and in the Hereafter he will be one of the
losers} [Quran 2:85].
If a Muslim behaves in a good manner within the community of
non-Muslims throughout his stay with them, then they would certainly conclude
that a Muslim is not rude and he is not a person of a bad character even if he
does not participate or congratulate them on the day of their celebration.
Indeed, being rude is when one disobeys Allah. It is an obligation on a Muslim
to fear Allah and endeavor in calling the non-Muslims to Islam but not be kind
to them at the expense of his religion and creed. It should also be noted that
pleasing Allah comes in priority over pleasing His creation, and that whoever
pleases people by ensuing the wrath of Allah, Allah will be angry with him and
He will make people be angry with him.
...Allah Almighty Knows best.
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