Festival threat to our traditional values, corrupting minds of youth
Un-Islamic festivals part of cultural war imposed on Muslims
Western holiday seen as cultural pollution, part of Western imperialism
Islamabad: [Feb 14 PR] The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday called for
banning Saint Valentine’s Day celebrations in Pakistan terming it an immoral
activity which promote social ills.
Asking someone to be their valentine will provoke the wrath of
Allah as such a request would be idolatrous, it said.
Religious institutions should spread anti-Valentine's Day
message while government should immediately slap a ban on the cultural
pollution which is against Islam, said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President Pakistan
Economy Watch.
Talking to a delegation led by Ashfaq Ahmed, he said that the
celebrations practiced since 1700 years belongs to pagans and Christians which
has nothing to do with the Islam, he added.
He said that a day dedicated to romance, love and passion
keep youth busy in worthless matters which is damaging for the society.
Dr. Murtaza Mughal said that Hindus, Jews and Christians
would never observe any Islamic celebration but we would blindly and proudly follow
western holidays which speak of our mental and social decline.
We are very slow in adopting ethics, morality, science and
technology and other developments of the Christian society, he observed.
He said that Pakistan was made in the name of Islam where
many Islamic values are openly violated while the state plays role of a silent
spectator.
Every religion has distinct traditions, festivals and
lifestyle which are their identity; we should keep our identity intact lest
others spoil our new generations.
At the occasion Ashfaq Ahmed said that the growing trend of
un-Islamic celebrations is part of the cultural war imposed on us which
represents a dire threat to our traditional values.
The shameless festival is breaking our family system; it is part
of the rampant globalization, western imperialism and exploitation by western
nations, he said.