“Valentine’s Day”. Just like ‘Basant’, this is also a tradition of the non-Muslims, which consists of many evils. It is with great disappointment that just like ‘Basant’, on this occasion, many people exceed the bounds of the Shari’ah and indulge in all kinds of sin. Young males and females meet shamelessly and without being veiled properly. They exchange gifts and commit all kinds ofindecencies, whether it is publicly or in secret, according to their ability. The queues in the gift shops and florists increase, and those who purchase these things are young men and women. Hotel bookings increase as compared to other days. Allah Forbid! The sale of alcohol increases and there is a great show of shamelessness and immodesty that takes place on the beaches.

Those countries in which the non-Muslims are free to do every act of immodesty that they wish, under the law, on that day, even they become fed up at times and campaign against such events. However, it is a matter of great sorrow and regret that, just like the non-Muslims, many Muslims are also involved in such acts of immodesty; they throw aside the pure commandments of Allah Almighty and his Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by openly committing sins, which not only fills their book of deeds with sins, but soils the pure Muslim society. Unlawful glances, improper veiling, immodesty, strange boys and girls mixing, laughing and joking the exchanging of gifts and reaching a stage where fortification takes place; all of this occurs on this day. No Muslim can have any doubt regarding these satanic works being impermissible and haram because the unlawfulness and impermissibility of these actions are proven from the glorious verses of the Quran and the sayings of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Therefore, it is imperative that we stay away from such senseless actions and busy ourselves with those actions that incur