Should Mother's Day be Celebrated?

I really don't like this concept of Mother's day .. Father's day .. Best Friend's day .. Cleaning day .. Watchman day .. etc etc. One's love/care/attention should not be bound to days. I think a son/daugther should buy their mom/dad gifts every now and then much similar to when mom/dad used to buy them gifts (when they were little). They didn't have to wait for birthdays or Son's/Daughter's Day?

As for the question, I really don't mind giving my wife a present on mother's day. I would think she is a brilliant mom (for my kids) hence deserves appreciation.

PS: I again say I do not believe in these days.

I strongly agree to Aadi here .. This concept is not islamic either. I always tell my mom how much she means to me and i love her more than anything in the world. I do not need a special day to express my feelings for her. She is God gifted.

Why? Next you'll be pushing to buy presents for wives on labour day (they do that too).

I beg to differ. I am not always around and I can't tell them how precious they're (of course they will be fed up and tell me to STFU) 24/7/365. Applying what you said above, we should not be celebrating Eid every year. Lets slaughter a lamb every day, shall we? Mothers do a lot for their children and I think they deserve a day of their own when we, their ungrateful children, can spill some gratitude. No one is saying that we should limit our love to a day and forget about them until of course next year. Instead, the day calls for appreciation & gratitude from the masses.

ma sis: kids tau waise bhi buy kar rahe hain..usually kids start collecting money before the day even comes...and showering her with cards made by them saying i love u mom...ok yah i got ur reply...its no.

Tulip: oh ok..got that.

Aadi:brother has already explained that in a v.good way...and a bit of addition is here..
where the whole world is celebrating mother day...a special day..when u show ur love...this can be done other days of the year also ..but this day might be special for her ...expecting for something to comes in..u never know... u love ur mother and u respect her too..but i think on mothers day we respect not only our mother...but every mother in the world...

oh thats great Aadi...keep it up..but why not give her every week...

Nina: Yah it doesnot come in Islamic culture..and i will not dare to add it...cause islam believes in a child who dont use uff for their parents... obeying them, taking care of them even for slightest thing, making them sleep first before u do...keeping ur parents ahead of ur self...talking to them politely no matter how angry or stressful u hve been...but how many do that???life has got so busy that ppl are found doing that rarely...office, home and sleep...some even dont remember which color dress their mom wore today..i know color has nothing to do with it with ur feelings for her...but slightest things matter...which tells u didnot meet ur mom today or didnot notice her...so if u do it...what is bad?

Brother Endurer:..yah quiet possible..but not pushing...asking and yah then later the next question would be...should a son buy her mom present on his every birthday?

Thanks everyone for ur reply

I agree with you 100% on the non-islamic part. But to mention it in here is gona create a war zone

Bring it on

This somewhat justifies my post above. People tend to take a day for granted and for the rest of the year its FA.

Your trying to mix two different things here. But since you've mentioned it I'll try to explain from that. Ever heard of the term 'Ramdan ke Musalmaan'. Its the same concept bro, people tend to do it one day of a year and forget for the rest.

I think this comment is directed towards this part of my post:
I'll clarify this a bit. These days were not just started to appreaciate but to create awareness. I don't like these concepts because these days no longer serve their purpose.

My simple question to you sister is: Do we really have to confine the respect of all the Mothers of the world to one day ? I love my mother and I would love to tell her that every day. She loves me and has been telling me that since I was a day old! I believe these days 'help' those people who have put there moms/dads in Old Age Homes and just have a 'day' to go out and tell them how much they love them

Well, that's totally different thing and has nothing to with mother's day i belive. It depends on how parents have raised their children .. every single effort matters. Children will be obeying if they are taught to respect their parents. If they have been given a chance to slip away from performing their duties then i believe they are missing a big thing in their lives. I agree, it does happen but then again i will say not 'everyone' is like that. However, why should a person need a day to come out with his/her feelings on the special day? when you can do any time of the day/month/year/decade n so on..

With pleasure.

I agree aadi, though, however, it was important to mention it for some ..

I don't think they forget them for the rest of the year otherwise you and I'd still be unhappy about the outcome.

In any case, their faith is still intact. And it's not two different things; Eid brings the feeling of brotherhood, sisterhood and solidarity among ourselves out of the box. Of course no one is telling you to limit your feelings to a day, you can go on and have it done every day.

And can someone bring the unislamic side of it out in the public? It it were for the St.Valentine's day, I'd give credence to your claims. Mothers day?

"We have enjoined man to respect his parents; his mother bears him with fainting after fainting, while his weaning takes two years. Thank Me as well as your parents; towards Me lies the goal" (The Qur'an 31:14)

I hope we don't get lost in the clutter, again.

well this answer can be given the other way..suppose there is No mother day in the whole year...wouldnot u want to hve one special day to appreciate them???even though u do confess ur love everyday...i personally would want one...
..well jin bachon k paas apne parents ko ghar nahi dene k liye...do u think they will come to old age homes and wish them and actually able to show them how much they love them...words without feelings is incomplete...and to me it has no meaning.

yah...and if there is a special day for their honour...then whats bad.?