Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14.
It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other;
sending Valentine's cards, or offering candy. It is
very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is
named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine.
The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer
in High Middle Ages, when the tradition of country love flourished.
Ceremony of
Valentine’s Day comes from West (America
and Europe). This day becomes popular because
of respect to Christian martyrs named Valentine. It is western custom. Because
of western custom, it is not appropriate to Indonesia culture also called East custom.
Furthermore Islam is the majority religion professed by most native of Indonesia.
Ceremony of Valentine’s Day becomes a contasting thing to Islam.
Many ways done by Indonesian teenagers to express
love to their boyfriend or girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. Unsual gifts are
given and even almost waste money. To celebrate this day, Indonesian teenagers
also have behavior like teenagers in West. They perform western habit in their
performance and deeds; giving gift by holding hand, kissing and embracing their
boyfriend or girlfriend. Indonesian Moslem teenagers also do the same thing
when celebrating Valentine’s Day. Indonesian Moslem teenagers are influenced by
western custom. Therefore the celebration of Valentine’s Day for Indonesian
teenagers generally, and Indonesian Moslem teenagers specially, is not an
unsual thing.
Valentine’s Day is a part of Christian (Nasrani) rituals.
It is not only related to mere custom but also related to religion istruction
(aqidah). Following other religion instruction is the same thing with believing
the religion. Islam forbids its follower to follow other religion instruction.
Ceremony of Valentine’s Day currently exchanges in its
spirit. In Rome
ages, this ceremony is close related to gods and goddesses and mislead myth. In
Christian ages, this ceremony is a part of religion holiday symbol. Now,
ceremony of Valentine’s Day is identically to a free social intercourse for
teenagers. It can be observed by so many feast, dating, giving gift to each
other, and even having a sexual act outside of marriage. All deeds above are on
the name of love.
Because of spirit of celebrating Valentine’s Day, there is a belief that doing
bad sin (maksiat) and some other religion prohibiton like dating, holding hand,
embracing, kissing, and having a sexual
act outside of marriage are allowed. Moreover, many parents allow their child to
celebrate Valentine’s Day. The reason of all deeds above are love, not a sexual
desire.
Allah SWT reveals in Alqur’an : Al-Isra’ [17:32] You shall not commit adultery;
it is a gross sin, and an evil behavior.[1] And Al-Isra’ [17:36]
You shall not accept any information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have
given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you are responsible for
using them. [2]
Giving a comment of
the two verse above, in Islam, the word “tahu” (know) has the meaning as a
capable of sensing with all of sense organs controlled by heart. It means that
“tahu” is the stage of acquiring knowledge till getting the meaning and essence
(real meaning) of an object. “Tahu” is not only have the meaning of knowing the
history of an event, seeing or listening, but also have a capacity to know more
of a written meaning. Therefore, Islam forbids the belief that comes from the outside of Islamic instruction.
There is a popular hadith
has the meaning that who follow the other (religion instruction) he shall be
the same with the other. man tasyabbaha bi qaumin fa huwa minhum.
This statement gives a clear guidance for us that following anything which
comes from the other is a forbidden thing (religion instruction outside of
Islam).
In conclusion, Islam
forbids to celebrate Valentine’s Day in order to purify the faith of its
follower. Valentine’s Day is a part of Christian ritual instruction. As the
guidance of Alqur’an and hadith said that following any other religion
instruction outside of Islam is a bad sin and the doer is a part of the
religion he/she follows.
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