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By Sodiq Lawal
The Chief Imam of Ife Land, Sheikh Alhaji Abdul-Samih Abdul-Hamid has warned Muslim youths to avoid celebrating the Western celebration of Valentine’s day, calling it a corrupting influence.
While addressing newsmen on Monday, the Chief Imam cautioned youths that the celebration is a waste of time and money that could be better spent actually preparing for marriage rather than encouraging temptation by taking romantic strolls.
According to him, “Muslim youths should avoid Valentine celebration totally. They should not indulge in fornication.
” A man and a woman in a secret place, the third person with them is Shaytan.
“In Islam, we don’t show love to people with just a day. We show love everyday. Valentine celebration is immoral. Any Muslim that indulge in it, has followed the path of Shaytan.
” Valentine is not part of Islam because temporary love is not allow in Islam. Our love in Islam is well organised.”
Historically, Valentine’s day is celebrated in February 14th to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death or burial–which probably occurred around A.D. 270–others claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in an effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Lupercalia. Celebrated at the ides of February, or February 15, Lupercalia was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. The day is associated with Romantic love and originated as a Saint’s day.
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It is indeed an unimportant celebration, as i see no point in it