the birthday of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. It occurs on the 12th
Rabi-ul-Awal. Nowadays, many muslims practise it. Some even go on to
call it a duty of a muslim to celebrate this day; But have we ever
stopped andconsidered the validity of this festival?
Most Muslim scholars are of the view that celebrating a fully blown
festival is considered a bidaa. They cite that during the times of
Prophet Muhammed himself such festivals werenever celebrated. Also, In
support of this argument i the fact that even during the times of the
companions of Muhammed PBUH such celebrations were not common and
widespread. Leading to an opinion thatEid Milad-un-Nabi or Al-Mawlid
is wrong to celebrate.
Many say the that this celebration is not rightly an 'Eid' ( I slamic
Festival) thus it is downright unlawful to celebrate during these
times.
The flip side of this coin are the supporters of thesecelebrations.
One of the most ardent supporters of this festival is Ibn-Kathir
(acelebrated muslim scholar)who says:
"Ibn Kathir says in his "Mawlid," page 30: "The Prophet's (s) uncle
al-'Abbas (r) composed poetry praising the birth of the Prophet (s),
in whichare found the following lines: `When you were born, the earth
was shining, and the firmament barely contained your light, and we can
pierce through, thanks to that radiance and light and path of
guidance.' "
There are also other supporters of this version which seem reasonable enough.
Now lets try to look at thislogically, sending praise and good wishes
to Prophet Muhammed PBUHis fine by all means but one shouldnt make a
mountain out of a mole hill (like huge processions, Praise Poems/Songs
on Loud Speakers/Disrupting City Life/Abandoning Salah), especially if
there are notclear cut explanations from Quran.
But these are just some peoples views.. What about yours? Do you
celebrate this day? If you do, Why do you think its allowed in Islam?
If not, Why do you think its dis-allowed?
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