Islam & Valentine's Day?
93549
of course it's okay to celebrate the valentine's day. I am a muslim and I have already made plans with my boyfriend!
953666
So you read my answer, didn't you? Thanks...\n\nWe don't celebrate it coz our Great Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) didn't celebrate it, so as his followers, we don't celebrate it too. \n\nIf we'd like to thank to God, we dont have to wait until thanksgiving or other holidays. We can do that in our Shalat, in our pray, or by sharing with the others, at anytimr
650016
ISLAM OR ELSE..THE RELIGIONS MENT TO BE LOVE.\nLOVE THE FELLOW MANKIND.\n\nBUT..\n\nDID THEY FOLLOW THAT?
121508
Nobody "cancelled" it - The Roman Catholic Church just didn't include it on their official calendar of feastdays that year.  And not because of consumerism, but because of confusion concerning its historical origins.\n\nhttp://www.americancatholic.org/Features/ValentinesDay/
97052
"SHERI":\n         No problem with this one.....!\n         Valentine's Day contains all of the hooks,snares,bells and whistles that men feel confident with as a means of "getting a foot in the door".Also,it gives them one day out of the year in which material extortion (candy,flowers,etc.)are perfectly alright are needn"t be thought of as gratuitous......I"m a man, I ought to know!......
708575
I say nonChristians can kiss my white Christian behind.  They say I cannot pray in school, yet set aside special prayer rooms for Ramadan.  Maybe Christians need to start car bombing and beheading folks.
150438
*sigh*\n\nOk call me a fuddy duddy. But I guess I just don't feel that love should be celebrated on this one day because we are supposed to. Love should be shown every day. I sooooooooo prefer someone doing something for me spontaneously on some odd day just cause they so want to, instead of because they feel obligated to. Soooo, I plan on ignoring the day........and surprising someone I truly care about when he least expects it. It's just so much more meaningful that way! *sorry for being a little poopy head when it comes to Valentine's day**
78357
im not sure this will really help you much but i am married and i am really looking forward to valentines day this year. I am a chef and for the first time in 20 years i dont have to work that night.  I plan on taking my wife to a nice show and cooking a really elegant dinner for her and making the most pationate love ever to her.\n\nhopefully something nice like that will happen for you
992624
right ...thanx for sharing ... i would give some references from Quran , which would tell how much Islam respects Jesus and Marry :\n\nAnd when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation.[AlQuran 3:42]\n\nAnd remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). \nHe will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is of the righteous. [AlQuran 3:44,45]\n\nAnd because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.\n[AlQuran 4:157]
818834
All muslims are not terrorists and all terrosits are not muslims. Men at various time in history have resorted to violence in the name of God.  There have always been men who believed in the power of sword and there always have been men who believed in the power of love. The fact that the world has survived till date proves that the believers of love have till now been more successful than believers in blood.\n\nAll of us who believe in Love are stopping those who belive in blood by loving those around us.
139049
Gave my loving wife an pink iPod Mini. Not a real Valentines Day fan, but hey, she's worth it.\n\nAnd BTW. I'm a "Iraqi Ex-Muslim Abroad" fan. You rock bro. ;)
117123
Valentine's Day occurs annually on Februay 14. Modern day customs include sending greeting cards known as valentines to loved ones. School rooms are often decorated with lace and paper hearts. Gifts of candy and flowers are also common at this time.\n\nThe origins of Valentine's Day are uncertain. Many experts believe that it originated with Lupercalia, a Roman celebration honoring the wolves Romulus and Remus. During this festival, young men struck women with a goatskin hide called a februa. Receiving the blows was thought to make women more fertile and to ease childbirth. At Lupercalia, the names of all the young women in the city were placed in a box. Young men drew a name from the box and the couple would be paired until the next Lupercalia. Lupercalia was replaced with Valentine's Day by Christians.\n\nOthers trace Valentine's Day back to the rule of the Roman emperor Claudius II. In the 200's C. E., Claudius become frustrated when he had trouble recruiting soldiers into his army. Believing that the young men did not want to leave their wives and children, Claudius banned all marriages of single young men. However, a priest named Valentine disobeyed Claudius and performed secret marriages. Claudius found out about the marriages and sentenced Valentine to prison until his death on February 14, 270 C. E.\n\nMany historians believe the custom of sending poetic verse on this day originated with the capture of Charles, Duke of Orleans, during the Battle of Agincourt. From his prison cell in the Tower of London, Charles sent his wife a rhyming love letter.\n\nValentine cards became popular in Great Britain in the nineteenth century. Noted artist Kate Greenaway created cards which featured joyful children and beautiful gardens. Esther Howland was one of the first Valentine card manufacturers in the United States. Inspired by a British card, she began production in 1847. Her cards featured lace and paper flowers and leaves. Other card manufacturers emphasized Cupid, the pudgy, winged son of Venus, the goddess of love. In Roman lore, Cupid is known as Eros, the son of Aphrodite.
170553
Valentine's Day is a celebration of love associated with St. valentine.  It a holiday now trivialized by cards, chocolates, and gifts.  The original message is still carried over as union of two people.  As for your personal views, the commecilization of the holiday puts soo much emphasis on being with someone.  No you shouldn't change your attitude to mix in with the common view some people share.
1002529
I am Muslim, and this religion is very important, and strict. We have to pray five times a day, and women must show nothing but hands and face and we must give and our holiday is called Ramadan, when we fast, and then after that is a four to three day celebration, it's like halloween.
159932
We don't HAVE to celebrate Valentine's Day. There is NO law that says you Have to but it is a day inwhich one can express their feelings towards their loved ones. Too bad, we don't express these feelings each and every day, isn't it?
503981
I have learned a lot from my new friend about Islam. I am especially thankful for her tolerance of me as a Christian.\nI have a whole lot to learn and our relationship will grow through our teaching each other.
387783
Has anybody bothered to report this guy yet? I haven't. I just keep taking his bait. What a glutton for punishment I am.\n\nI hear a Muslim yell it five times a day every day. Usually I stop and listen because it's beautiful. It's very romantic - like church bells in the distance.\n\nNot how you'd react, of course. You wouldn't know beauty (and tolerance) if it bit you on the a*se.