deep enough to recognize the One we cannot see
but expressions of His love are scattered all
around us? Oris tshallow thatit begins and ends
only with humans who need them the most,
‘whose love brings heartbreak and depression
and who will be the first to leave us when we
depart from this world?
‘Ask yourself how much do I love Prophet
Muhammad && whohad said: “By Him in Whose
Hands my life is, none of you will have faith ll
be loves me more than his father and his children
andall mankind” Sot}
Did you ever wonder how wecan get Allah to
loveustoo?
‘Ask yourself why do llove the people Ido? Are
the motives all worldly like their looks or money
oris it something deeper ike their piety or good
seeds?
Is Valentine's Day anything but obeying our
‘baserdesites and following our lusts?
Are we only like cattle following our needs
‘and the desires without knowing why, without
understanding?
In Islam there is no concept of a boy-gtl
friendship. Qualities of women are described in
Quranas:
“Chaste, not lustful nor ones taking
secret friends” avin)
“Muslims havea beautiful institution of marriage
‘where romance isnot a summer fling nor is it
‘based on superficial looks, but on a serene
relationship of mutual affection, kindness and
responsibility
TRUE LOVE
Among all love and affections, the primary
essential love and the love which isthe most
nique and highest of all is the indispensable
Tove for Allah Almighty. This is because Allsh
Almighty has the most unique attributes, thus
being the Inventor, Maker, and Creator of al
Muslims havea day of Bid al-Adha for expressing
theirlove to Allah, when they scrifce animals only
to plese Him and to revive the sunnah of Prophet
Ibrahim 2.
owe have pure and intense love for our Lord in ou
Life? Who do we love the mostour own deste or
willofour Creator?
Iwelove lla, how can we celebrate pagan custom
‘when our Lord abhors paganism more than anything
lee?
‘A Muslim bas purposeful fe s0 it love is
‘meaningful and exprestion of Love is useful, since
instead of spending thousands on flowers and cars,
con Bid al-Adha meat i provided to poor, jabs are
reed for many ana skins oo se eater
Let us then find TRUE LOVE.
‘True love secks sacrifice and I've given it all
“Thus, this is tue love in it's puest form,
tum my face towards You now
‘The Lord of my world and the Heavens above
‘Tam Yours and Yours, alone
My prayer, my stcrifices are only for You
‘My life and death are Yours to take
‘A promise Tmake
‘To lay my life for You
‘An oath that worship
‘No-one bat You.
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LOVE- one of the strongest emotion -a power
‘that ean run or redeem alife- that ean bring joy |
‘orapainful heartbreak,
Today as the world celebrates this emotion on|
‘Valentine's Day, we soe shapes of ears of all
sizes all around, heats of chocolate, satin, red
roses, posty, candies and aboveall LOVE!
Where did Valentin
Day comefrom?
‘There are many traditions about its origin, but
the most authentic seems to be the one fom
Encyclopedia Britannic that says that this day
Jas nothing fo do with Saint Valentine, instead it
is related fo the Roman pagan festival of their
od, Lupercalia
ivas celebrated on 15"February and in honour
ofthe goddess Juno Febmat, the names of irs
‘vere placed in nur and the men would draw
fot thename of gil atrandom who would then
‘become theirdate forthe remaining festival
‘When Christianity came to Rome, they tied 10
CCristianize tis obscene yet popular festival by
replacing the name of girls by thse of sins
‘The men were then supposed to emulate the
ssnt, whose name they Grew, for the ret ofthe
year However this attempt proved unsuccessful
ndthouse of gins namesroturmed.
‘Many associated it with Cupid (the vitally
naked god of love), the central character of)
Valentine's Day. paraphernalia, which shoots
people wit is arows to make them fal iniove
His mother said to be Venus (goddess of love)
and apparently therose washer favourite lowes.
‘Another tadtion speaks of a Saint Valentine
‘who was killed on 14" Feb, by Emperor Claudius
for secredyaranging the” marages of is
solders whomhehad banned from matvege.
‘The Bishop is sid to ave fallen in ove withthe
ale’: daughter during his imprisonment ed
‘wrote alter signed Your Valentine which
became « tradition for people to come. In 496
Pope Gelasius officially replaced the pagan
festivalof15*Feb with St Valeatine's Day on 14°
Feb.
Valentine's Day Today
‘Whatever the origin ofthis day, today it seems to
have returned to its pagan, vulgar roots with the
child-god cupid and open dating being very
‘much a part of it. The valentine jttery eaused
severe problems in France and was banned
completely in 1776. Later Italy, Hungary,
Astria and Germany also rid themselves ofthis
jbscene custom. England remained safe until it
‘was under Puritan rule but thon Charles Il started
itagainand from there it entered America, where
it was first commercialized by EA Howland,
who made 5000 dollars from selling Valentine
cards. In 1995 one billion valentine cards were