Is celebrating love not a part of our culture?

[Muzna]

Re: Is celebrating love not a part of our culture?

@muqawwee123

I didn’t agree with his view, but I did respected his views as I know when it comes to his own life, he will not be a rigid molvi. Sometimes arguing on beliefs does not do any good and we just need to move on.

As far as my personal opinion on romanticism is concerned, I don’t lose any opportunity to bring prophet’s life to convey that we should all be very much caring with our families. A few weeks back, my assistance (again a religious person. He is in Tableegh activities) asked for half day. He himself told that it is his first wedding anniversary and his wife want to celebrate by inviting some relatives on dinner. He was somewhat shy while telling that and added ‘I have told my wife that we are just inviting people for dinner and its not anniversary celebration’. I asked him whats the harm if its an invitation to celebrate an important event in your life. I don’t find any thing un-Islamic in that.

Then I discussed with him (while raising some questions) like why our scholars on mimber only convey one bitter version by quoting ahadees like angels curse all night to a lady who deny right to husband? Why don’t they convey prophet’s life when he used to race with Hazrat Aisha or the way he remembered friends of Hazrat Khadija even after her death. He said that in our Tableeghi dauras, we have been told that Prophet taught Hazrat Aisha how to prepare (goondh) aata for making roti. I asked him that these are not told with that frequency like the ahadees for angels cursing ladies.

Again I would stick to my view that we can eradicate taboos by referring to hidden areas of our culture and religion.

Definitely agree.