Thanks
Allah. We can meet again here in this cyber world. Once again I’d like to
further our discussion on Valentine’s Day. Now on in this short post I’ll tell
you about the history of this day.
It is said that Valentine’s Day is a
day related to the day of Christian Priests that were martyred years ago. These
priests are called as Valentines as in that year a lot of Christian martyrs were
named as Valentines. While for the Valentines that were celebrated or honoured
on 14th February are Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni.
The Valentine of Rome was martyred about
AD 269 ago and was buried on the Via Flaminia. His relics are in the Church of
Saint Praxed in Rome and in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin,
Ireland.
While Valentine of Terni was a Bishop of Interamna about AD 197 ago and it is said that he has been martyred during the persecution under Emperor Aurelian. He was also buried on Via Flaminia but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni.[1]
While Valentine of Terni was a Bishop of Interamna about AD 197 ago and it is said that he has been martyred during the persecution under Emperor Aurelian. He was also buried on Via Flaminia but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni.[1]
To sum up this short discussion,
Valentine’s Day is a day that is related to the Christian Celebration of their
religious priest that was called as Valentine: a martyr priest. That’s why we,
as Muslim, are not allowed for celebrating this Valentine’s Day.
Yeah, there are arguments that said today celebration of Valentine’s Day is not related to the ancient history of that Valentine but just for romance and love only but still it’s called as Valentine’s Day and yet there are more negative values arise from celebrating this day. How many Malay youngster or Muslim in this country have been caught for doing explicit things on this day? You see and think...it's up to you. Changes start with you, yourself.
Yeah, there are arguments that said today celebration of Valentine’s Day is not related to the ancient history of that Valentine but just for romance and love only but still it’s called as Valentine’s Day and yet there are more negative values arise from celebrating this day. How many Malay youngster or Muslim in this country have been caught for doing explicit things on this day? You see and think...it's up to you. Changes start with you, yourself.
Tokdin Tuman….
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