Ahlus Sunnah Foundation of Canada
In Praise of Commemorating Eid Mawlid an-Nabi, and the Meaning of Jum'ah By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin Deputy of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani Q. Is celebrating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), also known as Mawlid an-Nabi, allowed and can you prove this through Qur'an and Sunnah? And is it permissible to call Mawlid an-Nabi "Eid", as is the practice in some parts of the Muslim world, including North Africa and the Indo-Pak subcontinent? A. In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, the Majestic, who sent His Beloved Prophet; the Blazing Lamp, and the Mercy to the Worlds, with His religion and the Truth, even though the polytheists dislike it. Peace and salutations be upon the Choicest of Choices, the Light of Creation; Habibina Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Mutallib ibn Hashim, al-Qurayshi, al-'Arabi, al-Makki, al-Madani, az-Zam Zami (sallallahu alaihi wa 'ala aalihi wa sallam). Our answer is that celebrating the birth of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa 'ala aalihi wa sallam) is valid according to the scholars of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah and proven through the Qur'an and Sunnah. To call this holy celebration 'Eid' Mawlid an-Nabi is valid and absolutely correct. To celebrate the birth of the Prophet is to celebrate the realization of the Covenant of Abraham for which Muslim males are circumcised, it is to celebrate the beginning of the manifest transfer of the Divine Favor of Prophethood (Nabuwah) to the Arabs and the Quraysh (descendents of Ishmael ie. Banu Hashim) and also to celebrate the birth of Islam. All of these enlightening things and more, manifested themselves to the world only upon the noble birth of Allah's Prophet, may peace and blessings be upon him and his family perpetually and abundantly, and as such to praise him, and give thanks to Allah for his Prophethood and birth is praiseworthy and of tremendous merit. Based upon what has reached us, the only groups who refused to rejoice on that auspicious day were the Shayateen (Devils), because they were barred from the Heavens from then onwards, and the unbelievers from amongst the Bani Israel (Children of Israel), because they lost Divine Favor (of Manifest Guidance and Leadership) to the Bani Ishmael (Children of Ishmael) from that holy day onwards. That being said, from the writings of the Ulema of Ahlus Sunnah, including the Al Azhar Fatwa on Mawlid, we learn that to openly celebrate Mawlid is not only valid but rather praiseworthy. As such, all Believers are obliged to celebrate it and give thanks.... To Continue Reading Further In This Article Follow The Link Below Source: http://www.alsunnahfoundation.org/mawlid.htm --------------------------------- Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
