Mawlid an Nabi

Huma Jabri

December 14, 2015

Mention of Mawlid an Nabi in the Holy Quran

There is a verse of the Holy Quran:

O People of the Book! Indeed there has come to you Our Messenger who (clearly) unfolds to you many such things from the Book as you have been concealing and who overlooks many of (your) wrongs (too). There has indeed come to you a light from Allah (i.e., Mohammed ﷺ ) and an Enlightening Book (i.e., the Holy Quran). [Surah Maida (5:15)]

He said that Almighty Allah has addressed the People of the Book

Almighty Allah has first mentioned the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and then the Seerah of the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ and has finished the verse with the mention of the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). Thus, Almighty Allah says at the end of this verse:

The manner and tone of the Holy Quran tells us that to understand the life of the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ and act upon it, the mention of the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is also very important. To thank Almighty Allah for this great bounty, this is very important.

The glimpses of these teachings of the Holy Quran are seen in the life of the Companions as well. In all the books of Hadith, one can find the mention of Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and the excellence of the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ . If the Companions had not described the greatness and excellence of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in their gatherings, how would they be present in the canons of Hadith?

The Companions would make profuse mention of the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ and His greatness. No day would pass when the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ wouldn’t be mentioned. They would mention Him each and every moment and each and every day of the year. Would they have not described the greatness of the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ on the occasion of Mawlid itself? Surely, their practices wouldn’t have changed.

Thus, in light of the Holy Quran and Hadith, to shake the Ummah from its slumber of heedlessness and to enthuse them, the scholars have declared this a commendable act. Especially on the occasion of Mawlid, mention the Holy Prophet Mohammed ﷺ and become aware of His teachings so that through its blessings, the remaining 11 months are also spent acting upon the Shariah.

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