DDHK News, Indonesia - The Central Executive of the Dai Indonesia Association (IKADI) confirmed the celebration of Valentine's Day (Valentine's Day) on February 14th is haram for Muslims. IKADI assesses that the commemoration of that day is against religious and moral norms.
"Valentine's Day is a day of love for people in the West who are outside of Islam, "explained Prof. Dr. Ahmad Satori Ismail, chairman of PP IKADI to Republika, Monday (10/2).
Judging from the origin, it is clear Professor of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Initial, Valentine is a holiday for non-Muslims in Rome, Italy. "Therefore, Valentine it is haram for those who are Muslim, ”explained Satori.
According to him, a warning Valentine's Day is a culture that is inappropriate to apply in Islamic teachings because it is identical to the freedom of young people to establish or tie a relationship outside of marriage.
"IKADI appeal to all Muslim parents to provide understanding to their children Valentine's Day is not something that should be celebrated, "he emphasized.
He mentioned, the phenomenon of celebration Valentine's Day in recent years it has been very popular in several big cities in Indonesia, such as Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, and other cities.
"Teenagers, even though they are only in the first grade of junior high school, are familiar with this despicable culture. They usually celebrate by holding contests of flirting between the opposite sex, giving flowers and gifts to their girlfriends, holding music parties which are sometimes accompanied by liquor without caring about the mixing of men and women. non-mahram."
In fact, said Satori, the event was used by them to express their lust for the opposite sex, for example kissing the cheek, holding hands, to doing actions that were too much. naudzu billahi min dzalik.
The funny thing is, Satori explained, this celebration was not only done by young people. "Ladies and gentlemen, and also aunts do not miss the 'taklid' celebration of this heretical culture," he said sadly. (ROLLER).
