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EX CEL L EN CE O F D U RO O D SH A REEF
he Pr ophet of Rehmah, t he I nt er cessor of U mmah, t he
D i st r i but or of N emah

sai d, A l l ah

sends one hundr ed mer ci es on t he one r eci t i ng D ur ood
Shar eef t en t i mes on me.' ( A t t a r g h eeb w a t t a r h eeb , V 2 , P 3 2 2 )

A s soon as t he mont h of Rabi - u n - N oor Shar eef comes,

spr i ngt i me pr evai l s ever ywher e. T he l over s of t he H ol y
Pr ophet become exci t ed and del i ght ed. Ever y t r ue M usl i m
whet her young or ol d expr esses t hei r hear t - f eel i ng.
N i sa a r t er i c h a h a l p a h a l p a r h a za a r ei d a i n r a b i - u l - a w w a l
si w a a i i b l ees k e j a h a n mei n sa b h i t o k h u sh i a n ma n a r a h a y h a i n
We sacrif ice thousands of Eids on the beauty of Rabi-ul-Awal
Everyone is rejoicing in the world except satan
W h en t h e d ar k n ess of d i sbel i ef an d i d ol at r y p r ev ai l ed
ever ywher e i n t he uni ver se, a l i ght shone i n t he sacr ed house of
T
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Sayyi dat una A mi na

i n M akka- t u l - M u kar r ama, whi ch

br i ght ened t he ent i r e uni ver se. T he H ol y Pr ophet , t he most
gener ous, t he N oor i ncar nat e

f or whom t he
t r oubl ed humani t y was anxi ousl y wai t i ng, came as a mer cy f or
al l t he wor l ds.
M u b a r a k h o k e k h a t a - mu l - mu r sa l een

t a sh r eef l a a i a a e
J a n a a b - e- r eh ma - t u l - l i l a a l a meen

t a sh r eef l a i a a e
Congratul ation! The last Prophet

has come
Congratul ation! The mercy f or all the worlds

has come
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T he H ol y Pr ophet

came i nt o t he wor l d on t he
12
t h
of Rabi - u n - N oor Shar eef at t he t i me of dawn and changed
t he dar k ni ght of mi ser i es, di f f i cul t i es, t r oubl es and t r i bul at i ons
i nt o t he br i ght and auspi ci ous mor ni ng of happi ness.

M u sa l ma a n o su b h - e- b a h a r a n M u b a r a k
W o b a r sa a t a y a n w a a r sa r k a a r

a a e
Congratul ation on the arrival of the blessed morning
Our Lord

has come showering Noor (light)

M I RA CL ES
A s soon as A l l ah s

N oor ( l i ght )

ar r i ved
on t he ear t h on 12
t h
Rabi - u n - N oor , t he dar k cl ouds of
oppr essi on and di sbel i ef di sappear ed. A n ear t hquak e st r uck
t he pal ace of K i sr a, t he I r ani an k i ng, f our t een spi k es f el l of f ,
t he f l ame whi ch had been cont i nuousl y bl azi ng f or one
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t housand year s i n I r an was ext i ngui shed, r i ver sava got dr y,
t he K a ba began t o sway and i dol s f el l on t hei r heads.
T er i a a ma d t h i k e b a i t u l l a h mu j r a y k o j h u k a
T er i h a i b a t t h i k e h a r b u t h t h a r t h a r a k a r g i r g a y a
Upon your arrival, the Ka'aba swayed
Every idol f ell tremblingly, i t was af raid

Beyond doubt , t he H ol y Pr ophet

was sent as a
mer cy and i ndeed, t he day when A l l ah's

mer cy descends
i s t he day of happi ness. A l l ah

says i n t he H ol y Qur an,

Par a 11, Sur a Yunus, V er se 58:

Say- you, 'Only Allahs'

grace and only His mercy, on it

therefore let them rejoice. That is better than all their
wealth.
A l l ah- o- A kbar

! T he Qur an i s i t sel f or der i ng us t o r ej oi ce

over A l l ah's mer cy, and A l l ah's

gr eat est mer cy i s i n t he

f or m of t he H ol y Pr ophet

as cl ear l y st at ed i n
t he H ol y Qur an, Par a 17, Su r a A l - A mbi ya, V er se 107:

And We sent you not, but a blessing for all worlds.

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T H E N I GH T GREA T ER T H A N SH A B- E- Q A D R
Sayyi duna Shei k h A bdul H aq M uhaddi t h D ehl vi

says,
I n d eed , t h e n i gh t of t h e bi r t h of t h e H ol y Pr op h et

i s gr eat er t han even Shab- e- Qadr whi ch i s one

of ni ght s gi ven t o t he H ol y Pr ophet

. I n f act ,
t he ni ght whose gr eat ness l i es i n t he ar r i val of t he H ol y
Pr ophet

i s mor e sacr ed t han t he ni ght whose

gr eat ness l i es i n t he ar r i val of t he angel s. ( M a sa b a t b i su n n a h , p 2 8 9 ,
K a r a c h i )
EI D O F EI D S
A l hamdu - L i l l ah

! T he 12
t h
of Rabi - u n - N oor i s t he Ei d of
al l t he Ei ds f or M usl i ms. I ndeed, i f t he H ol y Pr ophet

had not come i nt o t hi s wor l d, t her e woul d be

no Ei d and no Shab- e- Bar a at . I n f act , al l t he gl or y and
gr eat ness of t he wor l d as wel l as t he her e- af t er i s due t o t he
bl essed ar r i val of t he H ol y Pr ophet

.

W o j o n a t h a y t o ku c h n a t h a a , w o j o n a h o o n t o k u c h n a h o
J a a n h a i n w o j a h a a n k i , j a a n h a i t o j a h a a n h a i
Without him was nothing--without him is nothing
He is the essence, wi thout soul is no being
A BU L A H A B A N D M I L D
A f t er t he deat h of A bu Lahab, some of hi s f ami l y member s had
a dr eam i n whi ch t hey saw hi m i n t r oubl e, t hey ask ed how he
was t r eat ed af t er deat h. H e r epl i ed, 'I di d not get any goodness
af t er l eavi ng you, however , I get wat er f r om m y i ndex f i nger
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because I f r eed my sl ave gi r l , Su wai ba, wi t h i t s gest ur e. ( B u k h a r i ,
V 1 , P 1 5 3 , H a d i t h N o . 5 1 0 1 )

M U SL I M S A N D M I L D
Comment i ng on t he f or egoi ng nar r at i on, Sayyi duna Shei k h
A bdul H aq M uhaddi t h D ehl vi

st at es, I n t hi s i nci dent

t her e i s cr edi bl e evi dence f or t hose who cel ebr at e t he bi r t h of
H ol y Pr ophet

and spend t hei r weal t h on t hi s

occasi on. A bu Lahab, who was a st aunch di sbel i ever , was al so
gi ven a benef i t because of r ej oi ci ng and f r eei ng hi s sl ave gi r l ,
Su wai ba f or br east f eedi ng, upon hear i ng t he news of t he
bl essed bi r t h of t he H ol y Pr ophet

now
i magi ne, how gr eat r ewar d t he M usl i m spendi ng hi s weal t h
whol e- hear t edl y on t hi s occasi on wi l l at t ai n. H owever , i t i s
necessar y t o avoi d songs and musi c i n M i l d gat her i ngs.
( M a d a a r i - j u n - n u b u w w a t , V 2 , P 3 4 )

CEL EBRA T E M I L D EN T H U SI A ST I CA L L Y
D ear I sl ami c Br ot her s! M ar k t he bl essed bi r t h of t he H ol y
Pr ophet

ent husi ast i cal l y. Even a st aunch

di sbel i ever l i ke A bu Lahab was al so benef i t ed due t o expr essi ng
happi ness over t he bi r t h of t he H ol y Pr ophet

,
we ar e A l hamdu- Li l l ah

M usl i ms, A bu Lahab r ej oi ced over

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t he bi r t h of a nephew, not t hat of t he Pr ophet of A l l ah

, st i l l he was benef i t ed. I f we cel ebr at e

M i l d wi t h l ove and honour , how can we be depr i ved of
r ewar d?
G h a r A mi n a k e sy ed e a b r a r

a g a y a
K h u sh i y a n ma n a o g h a mza d o g h a mk h a a r

a a g a y a
In Amina's

house, Prophets' King

has come
Rejoice, O, the troubled, your comf orter

has come

H O L Y PRO PH ET

GET S PL EA SED W I T H
T H O SE W H O CEL EBRA T E H I S BI RT H
A n I sl ami c schol ar says he saw t he H ol y Pr ophet

i n hi s dr eam and ask ed, Ya Rasool - A l l ah

,
do you l i k e M usl i ms' cel ebr at i ng your bi r t h ever y year ? T he
H ol y Pr ophet

r epl i ed, I get pl eased wi t h t he

one who get s pl eased wi t h me. ( T a zk i r a - t u l - w a i zeen , P 6 0 0 )
FL A GS I N T H E H A PPI N ESS O F M I L D
Sayyi d at u n a A m i n a

says, w h en H ol y Pr op h et

was bor n I saw t hat t hr ee f l ags wer e hoi st ed,

one i n t he east , one i n t he west and one on t he r oof of t he
K a ba. ( K h a sa i s- e- k u b r a , V 1 , P 8 2 )
Ru - h u l - a meen n ei n g h a a r a k a b a y k i c h a t t p a y j h a n d a
T a a r sh u r r a p h a r a i r a su b h - e- sh a b - e- w i l a d a t
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Rooh-ul-Ameen erected a f lag onto the roof of Ka'aba
That will f ly up to the Arsh on the Blessed Morning
PRO CESSI O N W I T H FL A GS
W h i l e m i gr at i n g t o M ad i n a, w h en t h e H o l y Pr op h et

r eached a pl ace, near M adi na, known as

mo za ai ghameem , Bar eeda A sl ami al ong wi t h sevent y
hor semen f r om t he t r i be of bani Sehm chased t he car avan wi t h
t he i nt ent i on of capt ur i ng t he H ol y Pr ophet

but t hey t hemsel ves got capt i vat ed by t he l ove of t he H ol y
Pr ophet

and embr aced I sl am.

T hey sai d, Ya
Rasool - A l l ah

, we wi l l wel come you i n

M adi na wi t h f l ags. T her ef or e, t he hor semen t ook of f t hei r
t ur bans, pl aced t hem on t he t op of t hei r spear s and moved t o
M adi na. ( W a f a u l w a f a , v1 , p 2 4 3 , B ei r u t )

A W A Y T O PRO T ECT Y O U R I M A A N ( FA I T H )
Shei k h- ul - I sl am A l l ama i bn e H aj ar M ak k i

wr i t es i n
A nn- e- ma- t ul - k ubr a ( page 24) 'Sayyi duna Junai d Baghdadi

sai d, 'T he f ai t h of t he one at t endi ng t he M i l d- I j t i ma

r ever ent l y wi l l r emai n saf e.' I n shaa- A l l ah

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T H E FA M I L Y T H A T U SED T O CEL EBRA T E M I L D
T her e was a pi ous per son whose name was I br aheem l i vi ng i n
M adi n a- t u l - M u n awwar a. H e was a t r ue l over of H ol y Pr ophet

. H e al ways ear ned H al aal money and used t o

save
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hal f of hi s ear ni ngs f or t he cel ebr at i on of t he bi r t h of t he
H ol y Pr ophet

.
W hen t he mont h of Rabi - u n - N oor Shar eef woul d come, he
used t o cel ebr at e M i l d ent husi ast i cal l y, abi di ng by t he
commandment s of Shar i ah. H e woul d di st r i but e a l ot of f ood
among t he peopl e f or t he Esaal - e- sawaab of H ol y Pr ophet

. H e woul d spend hi s money i n good ways. H i s

wi f e was al so a gr eat l over of t he H ol y Pr ophet

.
She woul d al so co- oper at e wi t h her husband wi t h hear t and
soul i n t hi s r i ght eous deed. A f t er a f ew year s, hi s wi f e passed
away but he cont i nued t he pr ocess of cel ebr at i ng M i l d.
One day, I br ahi m cal l ed hi s son and made hi s wi l l , D ear son! I
wi l l di e t oni ght ; I have 50 di r hams and 19 yar ds of cl ot h. U se
t he cl ot h f or my shr oud and spend t he money i n any good
way. H avi ng sai d t hese wor ds, he r eci t ed t he K al i ma and hi s
soul l ef t hi s body.
T he son bur i ed hi s f at her accor di ng t o hi s wi l l but he was
r at her conf used about spendi ng t he money hi s f at her l ef t .
W hen he sl ept t hat ni ght , he had a dr eam i n whi ch he saw t hat

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Woul d that we woul d al so save ei ther 12% or at l east 1% of our income for
the cel ebration of the bi rth of the Hol y Prophet

and spend i t
on the promoti on of reli gion.
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t he D ay of Judgement had occur r ed and ever yone was
ext r emel y f r i ght ened. T he f or t unat e peopl e wer e goi ng
t owar ds H eaven wher eas t he unf or t unat e ones wer e bei ng
dr agged i nt o H el l . H e st ood shi ver i ng wi t h f ear as t o what hi s
dest i nat i on woul d be! M eanwhi l e, an announcement was
made, Let t hi s young man ent er H eaven .
T her ef or e, he ent er ed t he H eaven happi l y wher e he wander ed
f ear l essl y. A f t er vi si t i ng seven H eavens, when he r eached t he
gat e of t he 8
t h
H eaven, he was t ol d t hat onl y t hose who
cel ebr at ed t he bi r t h of t he H ol y Pr ophet

i n t he
wor l d ar e al l owed t o ent er t hi s H eaven. U pon hear i ng t hi s, he
envi si oned t hat hi s par ent s woul d be t her e. A voi ce was t hen
hear d, Let t hi s young man ent er ; hi s par ent s want t o meet
hi m.
T her ef or e, he went i n and saw hi s mot her si t t i ng near t he
st r eam of K au ser . N ear by, t her e was a t hr one on whi ch an
honour abl e l ady was si t t i ng. T her e wer e al so some ot her chai r s
on whi ch many vener abl e l adi es wer e si t t i ng. H e ask ed an
angel , W ho ar e t hey?
T he angel r epl i ed, T he one si t t i ng on t he t hr one i s
Sayyi dat una Fat i ma Zahr a

and ot her l adi es on t he

chai r s ar e K hadi j a- t ul - K ubr a, A i sha Si ddi qa, Sayyi dat una
M ar yam, Sayyi dat una A si a, Sayyi dat una Sar a, Sayyi dat una
H aj i r a, Sayyi dat una Rabi a and Sayyi dat una Zubai da

.

H e became ver y happy and r esumed wal k i ng and saw an even
mor e f ai t h- r ef r eshi ng scene. H e saw a ver y bi g t hr one on
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whi ch t he H ol y Pr ophet

was seat ed. A r ound

t he t hr one, t her e wer e f our chai r s upon whi ch t he K hu l af a- e-
Rashi deen ( cal i phs)

wer e seat ed. A t t he r i ght si de,

t her e wer e gol den chai r s upon whi ch t he Pr ophet s

wer e si t t i ng and at t he l ef t , t he mar t yr s wer e seat ed. T he young
man saw hi s f at her I br ahi m amongst a cr owd near H ol y
Pr ophet

.
I br aheem hugged hi s son happi l y. T he son ask ed, 'D ear f at her ,
h ow d i d you at t ai n t h i s st at u s?' I br ah i m r ep l i ed ,
A l hamdu- L i l l ah

I have been bl essed wi t h t hi s st at us due

t o cel ebr at i ng t he bi r t h of t he H ol y Pr ophet

.
On t he mor ni ng, he sol d hi s house and pr epar ed a f east wi t h
t he money he got by sel l i ng hi s house al ong wi t h hi s f at her 's 50
di r hams. H e i nvi t ed I sl ami c schol ar s and pi ous M usl i ms and
ser ved t hem. A s he was no l onger i nt er est ed i n t he wor l d, he
deci ded t o st ay i n a M asj i d and spent t he r est of hi s 30 year s
wor shi ppi ng A l l ah

. A f t er hi s deat h, someone saw hi m i n

a dr eam and ask ed what had happened t o hi m. H e r epl i ed,
W i t h t he bl essi ngs of cel ebr at i ng M i l d Shar eef , I have al so
got t he same st at us whi ch my f at her has i n t he H eaven.
( T a zk i r a - t u l - w a i zeen , U r d u , P 3 2 1 )
B a k sh d a y mu j h k o I l a h i

! B eh r - e- M i l d - u n - N a b i

N a a ma - e- A ma a l i sy a a n se mer a b a r p o o r h a i
Almighty

, f orgive me f or Mil d's sake

Though my book of deeds is replete wi th sins

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REW A RD O F CEL EBRA T I N G M I L D
Shei k h A bdul H aq M uhaddi t h D ehl vi

says, T hose
r ej oi ci ng at t he ni ght of t he bi r t h of T he H ol y Pr ophet

wi l l ent er Jan n a- t u n - N aeem wi t h t he mer cy of

A l l ah

.

M usl i ms have al ways been cel ebr at i ng t he bi r t h of t he H ol y
Pr ophet

by cook i ng f east s, i nvi t i ng guest s and

gi vi ng Sadqah ( al ms) i n abundance. T hey expr ess t hei r
happi ness, spend whol e- hear t edl y, hol d congr egat i on f or t he
cel ebr at i on of t he bi r t h of t he H ol y Pr ophet

,

decor at e t hei r houses and A l l ah

shower s H i s bl essi ngs on
t hem due t o t hese bl essed deeds. ( M a sa b a t a b i s su n n a , P 2 9 0 )
JEW S EM BRA CED I SL A M
Sayyi duna A bdul W ahi d bi n I smai l

nar r at es t hat a
gr eat l over of T he H ol y Pr ophet l i ved i n Egypt . H e used t o
cel ebr at e t he bi r t h of t he Pr ophet of A l l ah

wi t h f ul l zeal and zest .
A Jewi sh f ami l y l i ved i n hi s nei ghbour hood. W hen t he mont h
of Rabi - un- N oor Shar eef came, t he Jewi sh woman asked her
husband W hy does our M usl i m nei ghbour ar r ange such a bi g
f east dur i ng t hi s mont h? H er husband r epl i ed, I n t hi s
mont h, hi s Pr ophet

was bor n, t her ef or e, he

does so t o cel ebr at e hi s Pr ophet s

bi r t h and
M usl i ms honour t hi s mont h a l ot . U pon hear i ng t hi s, t he wi f e