Re: Valentines day? - History and Islamic Perspective
Valentine's day as celebrated in non-muslim countries targets any couple - including non-married ones. However, Valentine's Day in places like Pakistan and by Pakistanis abroad is now being celebrated by married couples. If an unmarried muslim couple is celebrating it with gifts and kisses, isn't it already too late to be criticizing them? Clearly, your criticism then should be directed at them even having a relationship in the first place, and the nature of that relationship. Why ask people not to celebrate Valentine's Day? That wont stop unmarried people from hooking up.
If its a married couple, I don't see why they can't celebrate it, as God has clearly stated in the Quran that how they show love to one another and in what pattern is up to a couple and no one else's business.
FYI, in my immediate family, the married couples do celebrate valentine's day. My parents are old as geezers and my dad still brings her roses and chocolates every Valentine's Day. What makes anyone think that they have a right to discourage anyone from that? What goes on in someone's home is their business and no one else's.