Setai..V-day er jonno keu oishob korte wait korena :P So V-day ke
dosh diye labh nai.
--- In Shadeshi_Bondhu@yahoogroups.com, "♪ bLuE BoY ♪ «««"
<pramiti.riday@...> wrote:
>
> kinda agree wid Anika.. n dere r also some historical stories which
says
> different thing abt dis day.. where i didnt find any nasty thing..
so u neva
> knw which oen is actually true.. may b none of dese r true!
> n.. as Shuman vai mentioned, many indecent n illegal things happen
on dis
> day.. BUT, dat is done by several ppl, not all. n dey never waited
for
> V-day.. b4 it came to BD, dey did da same.. i randomly found on a
syt where
> some1 was asking if anyone wanna "share his bed with" on da
vacation of
> Eid.. now, shud we say Eid day has becum bad 4 dis?
>
>
> On 2/13/08, ~*aNiKa*~ <martamforever@...> wrote:
> >
> > I don't care about the religious perspective of V-day! Doesn't
matter
> > to me what the pagan bla bla bla history say. Its a special day to
> > spend with the loved ones, to tell them that I love them, to let
them
> > know that I care about them. Its a day to express and celebrate
love!
> > And love is a beautiful thing! :P
> > Besides, religion doesn't have to be pushed into everything that
we
> > have and celebrate in life. Lets just be positive and enjoy every
> > moment in life.
> >
> >
> > --- In Shadeshi_Bondhu@yahoogroups.com, ShumaN's Salam To You
> > <free_happysoul@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear brothers/Sisters
> > >
> > > Assalam
> > >
> > > On February 14, Valentine's Day or " The Festival of Love" Is
> > Being observed all over the World. In Bangladesh, Valentine's Day
is
> > being Celebrated as "BishShaw Bhalobasha Dibosh" for the last few
> > years. Celebrating Valentine's Day has become increasingly popular
> > among the Members Of Young generation.This day is currently
> > celebrated almost Openly in Bangladesh despite some restrictions
made
> > by government. Some Newspapers/Weeklies are encouraging its
> > observance. A group of Businessmen and Hotel-owners are
encouraging
> > it for business gain and profit. Florists & Card Sellers consider
> > February 14 as one of their best business days. Special St.
> > Valentine's Day cards (Which are painted with pictures of a Pagan
> > God "Cupid" - meaning "DESIRE" and hearts,and decorated wirh silk,
> > lace And Flowers) are very Popular among Teen-agers. Many hotels
in
> > Dhaka Put On Valentine's dinners and St. Valentine's balls....
> > >
> > > Maybe Some of You are Expecting Valentine Messages/Gifts from
> > your Dear ones.....or U have a plan to send Val Messages To your
> > friends/Husband/Wife/ Gf/Bf.....
> > >
> > > But Shuouldn't we respect Our Religions' opinion on the "Love
> > Festival"? That is why We must know the history and basis of this
> > Valentine's Day.
> > >
> > > Many of us think that It's a Christian Custom. But it is not
> > true.It is never mentioned in the Bible as a practice of the New
> > Testament Church. For this reason, The (so callled) Conservative
> > Christians React Against The celebrations of This Day.(visit-
> > http://www.biblestudy.org / http://www.thercg.org/)
> > >
> > > As innocent and harmless as St. Valentine's Day may appear,its
> > traditions and customs originate from the most Sexually Perverted
> > pagan festival of ancient history: Lupercalia. Celebrated on
February
> > 15, Lupercalia (known as the "festival of sexual license") was
held
> > by the ancient Romans in honor of Lupercus, god of fertility and
> > husbandry, protector of herds and crops, and a mighty hunterâ€"
> > especially of wolves.The Romans called the festival
the "Lupercalia."
> > The custom of exchanging valentines and all the other traditions
in
> > honor of Lupercus - the deified hero-hunter of Rome- was also
linked
> > anciently with the pagan practice of teen-agers "going steady." It
> > usually led to fornication. Today, the custom of "going steady" is
> > thought very modern. It isn't. It is merely a rebirth of an old
> > custom "handed down from the Roman festival of the Lupercalia,
> > celebrated in the month of February, when names of young women
were
> > put into a box and drawn out by men as chance directed."
> > > When Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official
religion
> > of the Roman Empire there was some talk in church circles of
> > discarding this pagan free-for-all. But the Roman citizens
wouldn't
> > hear of it! So it was agreed that the holiday would continue as it
> > was, except for the more grossly sensual observances.It was not
until
> > the reign of Pope Gelasius that the holiday became a "Christian"
> > custom. " As far back as 496, Pope Gelasius changed Lupercalia on
> > February 15 to St. Valentine's Day on February 14." (p.172
> > of 'Customs and Holidays Around the World' by Lavinia Dobler).
> > >
> > > Every year Religious activists in India and Pakistan begin
> > separate protests against Valentine's Day celebrations. They
Believe
> > that the " Festival of Love" has a corrupting influence on the
morals
> > of young men and women....Their belif is not Baseless indeed. No
> > doubt that there are many IMMORAL PRACTICES that occur on that
day,
> > and those practices are capable of dissuading people from the true
> > meanings of love and altruism to the extent that the celebration
is
> > reduced to a moral decline. In Banhgladesh, it has become a medium
> > for free mixing of some young people and for
> > adultery/fornication,date rape, pre-marital sex.. Now let us look
at
> > the state of affairs in western societies Mainly where Valentine's
> > Day is celebrated. what is the state of marriage relationships in
> > those societies, and do these celebrations have any positive
effect
> > on interactions between husbands and wives/ Brother and sisters/
> > Girlfriends and Boyfriends?
> > >
> > > Dear Readers, I want to share An article Written By A Major
> > Muslim scholar Named Dr. khalid Beig ( An engineer by profession,
> > Khalid Baig has been writing on Islam and current affairs since
1986.)
> > >
> > > Plz Read & try to Realize. You will know the REAL TRUTH behind
> > St. Valentine's Day. Moreover,you will know what Allah expects
you to
> > do about it!
> > >
> > > Then It will be Easier To take steps to stop Its observation
in
> > Your Family.......
> > >
> > > May Allah Almighty gather us together under the umbrella of
His
> > All-encompassing Mercy.
> > >
> > > Allah hafiz
> > > Shuman
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Valentine Day, Birthdays, and Other Daze
> > >
> > > What commercial and cultural propaganda presents as beautiful
is
> > rooted in ugly paganism but most blind followers do not know.
> > >
> > >
> > By Dr.Khalid Baig
> > >
> > > There is a group of practices that we can consider as the twin
> > sister of bid'ah (i.e.Innovations). Like bid'ah they flourish on
the
> > twin foundations of ignorance and outside influence. Like bid'ah
they
> > entail rituals. But unlike bid'ah the rituals have not been given
an
> > Islamic face. They are followed because they are considered an
> > acceptable cultural practice or the hottest imported "in" thing.
> > >
> > > Most of those who indulge in them do not know what they are
> > doing. They are just blind followers of their equally blind
cultural
> > leaders. Little do they realize that what they consider as
innocent
> > fun may in fact be rooted in paganism. That the symbols they
embrace
> > may be symbols of unbelief. That the ideas they borrow may be
> > products of superstition. That all of these may be a negation of
what
> > Islam stands for.
> > >
> > > Consider Valentine's Day, a day that after dying out a well
> > deserved death in most of Europe (but surviving in Britain and
United
> > States) has suddenly started to emerge across a good swath of
Muslim
> > countries. Who was Valentine? Why is this day observed? Legends
> > abound, as they do in all such cases, but this much is clear:
> > Valentine's Day began as a pagan ritual started by Romans in the
4th
> > century BCE to honor the god Lupercus. The main attraction of this
> > ritual was a lottery held to distribute young women to young men
> > for "entertainment and pleasure"--until the next year's lottery.
> > Among other equally despicable practices associated with this day
was
> > the lashing of young women by two young men, clad only in a bit of
> > goatskin and wielding goatskin thongs, who had been smeared with
> > blood of sacrificial goats and dogs. A lash of the "sacred"
thongs by
> > these "holy men" was believed to make them better able to bear
> > children.
> > >
> > > As usual, Christianity tried, without success, to stop the
evil
> > celebration of Lupercalia. It first replaced the lottery of the
names
> > of women with a lottery of the names of the saints. The idea was
that
> > during the following year the young men would emulate the life of
the
> > saint whose name they had drawn. (The idea that you can preserve
the
> > appearance of a popular evil and yet somehow turn it to serve the
> > purpose of virtue, has survived. Look at all those people who are
> > still trying, helplessly, to use the formats of popular television
> > entertainments to promote good. They might learn something from
this
> > bit of history. It failed miserably) Christianity ended up doing
in
> > Rome, and elsewhere, as the Romans did.
> > >
> > > The only success it had was in changing the name from
Lupercalia
> > to St. Valentine's Day. It was done in CE 496 by Pope Gelasius, in
> > honor of some Saint Valentine. There are as many as 50 different
> > Valentines in Christian legends. Two of them are more famous,
> > although their lives and characters are also shrouded in mystery.
> > According to one legend, and the one more in line with the true
> > nature of this celebration, St. Valentine was a "lovers'" saint,
who
> > had himself fallen in love with his jailer's daughter.
> > >
> > > Due to serious troubles that accompanied such lottery, French
> > government banned the practice in 1776. In Italy, Austria, Hungry,
> > and Germany also the ritual vanished over the years. Earlier, it
had
> > been banned in England during the 17th century when the Puritans
were
> > strong. However in 1660 Charles II revived it. From there it also
> > reached the New World, where enterprising Yankees spotted a good
> > means of making money. Esther A. Howland, who produced one of the
> > first commercial American Valentine's Day cards called--- what
else---
> > valentines, in the 1840s, sold $5,000 worth--when $5,000 was a lot
> > of money--the first year. The valentine industry has been booming
> > ever since.
> > >
> > > It is the same story with Halloween, which has otherwise
normal
> > human beings dressing like ghosts and goblins in a reenactment of
an
> > ancient pagan ritual of demon worship. Five star hotels in Muslim
> > countries arrange Halloween parties so the rich can celebrate the
> > superstitions of a distant period of ignorance that at one time
even
> > included the shameful practice of human sacrifice. The pagan name
for
> > that event was Samhain (pronounced sow-en). Just as in case of
> > Valentine's Day, Christianity changed its name, but not the pagan
> > moorings.
> > >
> > > Christmas is another story. Today Muslim shopkeepers sell and
> > shoppers buy Christmas symbols in Islamabad or Dubai or Cairo. To
> > engage in a known religious celebration of another religion is bad
> > enough. What is worse is the fact that here is another pagan
> > celebration (Saturnalia) that has been changed in name ---and in
> > little else--- by Christianity.
> > >
> > > Even the celebration considered most innocent might have pagan
> > foundations. According to one account, in pagan cultures, people
> > feared evil spirits - especially on their birthdays. It was a
common
> > belief that evil spirits were more dangerous to a person when he
or
> > she experienced a change in their daily life, such as turning a
year
> > older. So family and friends surrounded the person with laughter
and
> > joy on their birthdays in order to protect them from evil.
> > >
> > > How can anyone in his right mind think that Islam would be
> > indifferent to practices seeped in anti-Islamic ideas and beliefs?
> > Islam came to destroy paganism in all its forms and it cannot
> > tolerate any trace of it in the lives of its followers.
> > >
> > > Further, Islam is very sensitive about maintaining its purity
and
> > the unique identity of its followers. Islamic laws and teachings
go
> > to extra lengths to ensure it. Salat is forbidden at the precise
> > times of sunrise, transition, and sunset to eliminate the
possibility
> > of confusion with the practice of sun worship. To the voluntary
> > recommended fast on the tenth of Muharram, Muslims are required to
> > add another day (9th or 11th) to differentiate it from the then
> > prevalent Jewish practice. Muslims are forbidden to emulate the
> > appearance of non-Muslims.
> > >
> > > A Muslim is a Muslim for life. During joys and sorrows, during
> > celebrations and sufferings, we must follow the one straight
path ---
> > not many divergent paths. It is a great tragedy that under the
> > constant barrage of commercial and cultural propaganda from the
> > forces of globalization and the relentless media machine, Muslims
> > have begun to embrace the Valentines, the Halloween ghost, and
even
> > the Santa Claus.
> > >
> > > Given our terrible and increasing surrender to paganism the
only
> > day we should be observing is a day of mourning. Better yet it
should
> > be a day of repentance that could liberate us from all these days.
> > And all this daze.
> > >
> > > Source : www.albalagh.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > " Man is eyes, the rest is only flesh: But the true eyes are
those
> > that see the Friend (i.e Allah) ; .......Merge the whole of
yourself
> > in your eyes, Go towards the vision, go towards the vision, go
> > towards the vision."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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