The religious festival Mawlid al-Nabi marks whose birthday?
"Mawlid Mawlid or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif ( ""mawlidu n-nabiyyi"", ""Birth of the Prophet"", sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic ""mawlid, mevlid, mevlit, mulud"" among other vernacular pronunciations; sometimes ""mīlād"") is the observance of the birthday of Islamic prophet Muhammad which is commemorated in Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. 12th Rabi' al-awwal is the accepted date among most of the Sunni scholars, while Shi'a scholars regard 17th Rabi' al-awwal as the accepted date. The history of this celebration goes back to the early days of Islam when some of the Tabi‘un began to hold sessions in which"
"be related to the actual season. Although historians and scholars disagree on the exact date of Muhammad's birth, it is commonly celebrated on 12th or 17th of Rabi' al-awwal. The celebration of the Mawlid is done differently depending on the country. In some areas celebrations begin as early as the first of the month and can continue till the end of the month. Muslims generally put coloured lights on roads, streets, and their homes and put green flags as well to celebrate. In many countries a procession is also conducted on 12th or 17th of Rabi' al-awwal night and day."
"as the revelation of the first verses of the Qur'an, the Night Journey and the hijra. Ibn Taymiyya's position on the Mawlid has been described as ""paradoxical"" and ""complex"" by some academics. He ruled that it was a reprehensible (makrūh) devotional innovation and criticised those who celebrated the Mawlid out of a desire to imitate the Christian celebration of Jesus' birthday. At the same time, he recognised that some observe the Prophet's birthday out of a desire to show their love and reverence of the Prophet and thus deserve a great reward for their good intentions. The Salafi writer Hamid"
"al-Fiqi (d. 1959) criticised Ibn Taymiyya for holding this view and stating that ""How can they receive a reward for this when they are opposing the guidance of God's Messenger (pbuh)?"". Mawlid is celebrated in almost all Islamic countries, and in other countries that have a significant Muslim population, such as India, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Canada. The only exceptions are Qatar and Saudi Arabia where it is not an official public holiday and is forbidden. However, as a result of Wahhabi and other strict traditionalist Muslim influence, since the last decades of"
"Moulana Sahvi Shah Moulana Sahvi Shah(1923–1979)(Persian/Urdu:) was a Muslim Sufi mystic, saint, scholar, writer and poet from the Indian subcontinent. Moulana Sahvi Shah was born in 1923 in the city of Hyderabad. His father, Ghousi Shah named him after Shaikh-E-Akbar Ibn-E-Arabi as he saw the great saint in a vision before the birth of his son. Moulana Sahvi Shah was born in 1923 in the city of Hyderabad on the day of Urs of Gharib Nawaz which is celebrated by Muslims of India on the 6th of Rajjab every year. When Moulana Sahvi Shah was 4 years 4 months his"
"25 August of each year, this day commemorates the beginning of the new religion by Mujib al-Murshid. In these three days, people make private prayers, dress well and offer desserts as a way of celebration. Salman al-Murshid Sulayman al-Murshid (1907 – 16 December 1946, ) was a Syrian Alawi religious figure, political leader, and the founder of al-Murshidyah religious sect. Sulayman al-Murshid was born as Sulayman Yunus (سليمان يونس) in the village of Jawbat Burghal, in the Latakia Governorate. He rose to power in his teenage years. Though a ""penniless shepherd"" in the words of historian Philip Khoury, al-Murshid was"
"un Nabi is a known religious festival which is celebrated in all over Pakistan. The Milaad is the celebration of the birthday of the Islamic last prophet Muhammad. Muharram is a month of remembrance and modern Shia meditation that is often considered synonymous with Ashura. Ashura, which literally means the ""Tenth"" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. It is well-known because of historical significance and mourning for the martyrdom of Hussein Ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad Shias begin mourning from the first night of Muharram and continue for ten nights, climaxing on the 10th of Muharram,"
"Eid al-Ghadir Eid al-Ghadir (Arabic: عید الغدیر) is an Islamic Eid (holiday), which is considered among the significant feasts of Islam, particularly Shia Islam. It is held on 18 Dhu Al-Hijjah at the time when the Islamic prophet Muhammad was said to have appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor (as following Allah's order). According to hadiths, this Eid has been named as ""Eid-Allah al-Akbar"" (i.e. the greatest divine Eid), ""Eid Ahl al-Bayt Muhammad"" and Ashraf al-A'yaad (i.e. the supreme Eid). According to Islamic lore, ten years after the migration (""hijrah""), Muhammad The founder of islam ordered his followers"
"was Shioua Lovit, and his mother was Lesho Namit. Both Muslims and Jews visit it to pay their respects. On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is December 2. In the Roman Catholic Church, the twelve minor prophets are read in the Roman Breviary during the fourth and fifth weeks of November, which are the last two weeks of the liturgical year, and his feast day is January 15. This day is also celebrated as his feast by the Greek Orthodox Church. In 2011, he was commemorated with the other Minor Prophets in the calendar of saints of"
"religious obligation such as fasting during Ramadan, or the nature of God. The most important communal event of the year for most Tijānī groups is the ""Mawlid an-nabawī"" (known in Wolof as the ""Gàmmu,"" spelled ""Gamou"" in French), or the celebration of the birth of Muḥammad, which falls on the night of the 12th of the Islamic month of Rabīʿ al-'Awwal (which means the night before the 12th, as Islamic dates start at sundown and not at midnight). Most major Tijānī religious centers organize a large ""Mawlid"" event once a year, and hundreds of thousands of disciples attend the largest"
"by offering a congregational prayer in the mosques. Special celebration meals are served. The festival is celebrated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is also celebrated in Malerkotla (Punjab, India) which has a sizable Muslim population where Sikhs and Hindus also participate in the observance. Eid-e-Milad-un- Nabi is an Islamic festival which is celebrated in honour of the birth-day of Prophet Muhammad. The festival is observed in the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar called Rabi'al-Awal. Various processions take place in Lahore to celebrate the festival. According to Nestorovic (2016), hundreds of thousands of people gather at Minare-Pakistan, Lahore, between the"
"between Shia-Sunni. After Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini proposed to call the interval between the two dates as Islamic unity week. Ayatollah Montazeri suggests to ayatollah Khomeini to call the week as Islamic unity week in reaction to the Saudi Mufti's attacks on Sunnis and Shia. The two dates are the twelfth of Rabi Al Awwal, the first week of the third lunar month of the Islamic calendar, according to Sunnis, and the seventeenth of Rabi al Awwal, according to Shia. While Wahhabi clerics regard the celebration of the Holy Prophet's birthday inconsistent with Islam, this claim is refuted by"
"He should be eulogised and eulogise the Prophet [saw] as he should be eulogised. The clerics of today employ more innovations [in their sermons] and these innovations are contrary to the Will of Allah…the commemoration of the advent, birth and demise of our Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is deserving of rewards – I am not one who would create my own Sharia or Holy book."" The Ahmadiyya often celebrate the Mawlid in the form of gatherings and conventions called ""Jalsa Seerat-un-Nabi"" commemorating the life and legacy of the Prophet oriented towards educating both Muslim"
"Muhammad al-Jawad Muhammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Mūsā (Arabic: محمد ابن علی ابن موسی ) (circa April 12, 811 - c. November 29, 835) was the ninth of the Twelve Imams and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. He was also called Abu Ja'far, Ibn al-Ridha (""the son of al-Ridha); al-Jawād (""the generous"") and al-Taqī (""the pious""). His role is celebrated by the largest branch of Shia Islam, the Twelver or ""Athnā‘ashariyyah"" branch. According to Shiite accounts, he was poisoned by his wife and died at age 25, the shortest-lived of the Twelve. Al-Jawad was born circa April 12, 811, in"
"to unite the Muslim ummah was choosing the 12th of Rabi' al-Awal to celebrate the birthday of Muhammad () rather than 17th of Rabi' al-Awal. He deliberately chose this date because it was the one recognized by the Sunni Muslims, and he wished to bring all the Muslims, Shi'is and Sunnis, closer to each other. After observing this event in his mosque, Sayyid Sharaf al-Din would go the Sunnis to celebrate the occasion with them. Sharaf al-Din died in 1957. Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi () was a Shi'a twelver Islamic scholar. Born 1872 in"
"Miloud Miloud(ميلود in Arabic) is a masculine Given name which refers to the birth of the Prophet of Islam Muhamed El Mawlid Ennabawi (and deriving from the latter). In the Middle-East, the name is Miled, with the same root. This name is mainly used in Maghreb and in Europe by families from North Africa living in Europe, notably in France. It is a custom to give a son the name Miloud or Miled if he happens to be born on the day of the Prophet's Birth. A female variant of this name, ""Milouda"", has appeared, mostly in Maghreb and Europe:"
"of the celebration, this specific clash took place in the context of rising tensions between the two groups [(Sufi and Salafi)], that arose after unknown persons dug up and burned the tomb of a Sufi on 2nd December 2011. The exhumed body was that of Sheikh Idris oud al-Arbab ... The Sufi sects had accused the Salafi groups of desecrating and burning the tomb; the Salafis had denied any involvement, but the relationship between the two groups became increasingly tense leading up to the assault on the mawlid on 31st January 2012. Following this disturbance and complaints by Sufis, the"
"that of Báb ""are accounted as one in the sight of God"". Twin Holy Birthdays The Festivals of the Twin Birthdays or the Twin Holy Birthdays refers to two successive holy days in the Bahá'í Calendar that celebrate the births of two central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. The two holy days are the birth of the Báb on the first day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar (20 October 1819) and the birth of Bahá'u'lláh on the second day of Muharram (two years prior, on 12 November 1817). They are observed on the first and the second day following"
"centuries. Candles Convoy of Salé Candles Convoy of Salé, also called Moussem of Candles, is a festival in Salé, Morocco. It is organised once every year during the period of Mawlid (birth of prophet Muhammad). During the reign of Ahmed al-Mansour between 1578 and1603, the Sultan was impressed by a convoy of candles in celebration of the Mawlid during his exil (between 1557 à 1576) to Istanbul. The Sultan decided to imitate this Ottoman celebration and bring it to Marrakech. He ordered to have candles convoys in all parts of the kingdom including Salé. This tradition continued around Salé for"
"and non-Muslim audiences about the Prophet's life, example and teachings. These gatherings could be held in the month of the Mawlid, but not necessarily on a specific date, rather they are promoted often throughout the year. The Mawlid was not accepted by Wahhabi and Salafi. Taj al-Din al-Fakihani (d. 1331), an Egyptian Maliki, considered Mawlid to be a blameworthy innovation that was either makruh or haram. This view was shared by fellow Egyptian Maliki Ibn al-Haj al-Abdari, who added that the celebration was never practiced by the Salaf. However Ibn al-Haj affirms the auspicious qualities of the month of the"
"it is merely the feminine derivation of Miloud and has the same meaning. Miloud Miloud(ميلود in Arabic) is a masculine Given name which refers to the birth of the Prophet of Islam Muhamed El Mawlid Ennabawi (and deriving from the latter). In the Middle-East, the name is Miled, with the same root. This name is mainly used in Maghreb and in Europe by families from North Africa living in Europe, notably in France. It is a custom to give a son the name Miloud or Miled if he happens to be born on the day of the Prophet's Birth. A"
"Twin Holy Birthdays The Festivals of the Twin Birthdays or the Twin Holy Birthdays refers to two successive holy days in the Bahá'í Calendar that celebrate the births of two central figures of the Bahá'í Faith. The two holy days are the birth of the Báb on the first day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar (20 October 1819) and the birth of Bahá'u'lláh on the second day of Muharram (two years prior, on 12 November 1817). They are observed on the first and the second day following the occurrence of the eighth new moon after Naw-Rúz, as determined in"
"that Muhammad al-Jawad Muhammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Mūsā (Arabic: محمد ابن علی ابن موسی ) (circa April 12, 811 - c. November 29, 835) was the ninth of the Twelve Imams and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. He was also called Abu Ja'far, Ibn al-Ridha (""the son of al-Ridha); al-Jawād (""the generous"") and al-Taqī (""the pious""). His role is celebrated by the largest branch of Shia Islam, the Twelver or ""Athnā‘ashariyyah"" branch. According to Shiite accounts, he was poisoned by his wife and died at age 25, the shortest-lived of the Twelve. Al-Jawad was born circa April 12, 811,"
"– that is implicit in it, and because of the expression of joy and happiness on his – may God bless him and grant him peace – noble birth."" The Shafi'i scholar Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d 852 A.H.) too approved of the Mawlid and states that:""As for what is performed on the day of the Mawlid, one should limit oneself to what expresses thanks to God, such as the things that have already been mentioned: [Qur'anic] recitation, serving food, alms-giving, and recitation of praise [poems] about the Prophet – may God bless him and grant him peace – and asceticism"
"1535, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent had a ""turba"" (dome) built over the shrine, which exists to this day. 1 Ramadan is celebrated as the birthday of Abdul Qadir Gilani while the death anniversary is on 11 Rabi us Thani though some scholars and traditions say 29 Shaban and 17 Rabi us Sani as birth and death day respectively. The later is called in the Subcontinent as Giyarwee Shareef or Honoured Day of 11th. Abdul Qadir Gilani ʿAbd al-Qādir Gīlānī, (, formally Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sālih ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Gīlānī al-Ḥasanī wa'l-Ḥusaynī (, , , ), known"
"(Farvardin 13; 2 April), and the political events of Islamic Republic Day (Farvardin 12; 1 April), the death of Ruhollah Khomeini (Khordad 14; 4 June), the Khordad 15 event (Khordad 15; 5 June), the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution (Bahman 22; 10 February), and Oil Nationalization Day (Esfand 29; 19 March). Lunar Islamic public holidays include Tasua (Muharram 9; 30 September), Ashura (Muharram 10; 1 October), Arba'een (Safar 20; 10 November), the death of Muhammad (Safar 28; 17 November), the death of Ali al-Ridha (Safar 29 or 30; 18 November), the birthday of Muhammad (Rabi-al-Awwal 17; 6 December), the death"
"Khadija bint Khuwaylid Khadijah bint Khuwaylid () or Khadījah al-Kubra (Khadijah the Great) 555 (or 567 CE)– 22 November 619 CE) was the first wife and first follower of the Islamic prophet (, prophet), Muhammad. She is commonly regarded by Muslims as the ""Mother of the Believers"". Khadijah is regarded as one of the most important female figures in Islam, like her daughter, Fatimah. Muhammad was monogamously married to her for 25 years. After the death of Khadijah, Muhammad re-married. Khadijah was the closest to Muhammad and he confided in her the most out of all his following wives. It"
"the birthdays of Sufi saints, and dhikr (""remembrance"" of God) ceremonies are bid‘ah or impure innovation, and polytheistic (Shirk). At least 305 people were killed and more than 100 wounded during a November 2017 attack on a mosque in Sinai. Abdul-Qadir Gilani (1077–1166) was a Persian Hanbali jurist and Sufi based in Baghdad. Qadiriyya was his patronym. Gilani spent his early life in Na'if, the town of his birth. There, he pursued the study of Hanbali law. Abu Saeed Mubarak Makhzoomi gave Gilani lessons in fiqh. He was given lessons about ""hadith"" by Abu Bakr ibn Muzaffar. He was given"
"Promised Reformer Day The Promised Reformer Day (Urdu: ""Yawm-e-Musleh Maud"") is celebrated by Ahmadi Muslims annually on 20 February in remembrance of the prophecy concerning the birth of an ""illustrious son"" to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad whom the Ahmadis regard as the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, and its fulfilment in the person of Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad, the second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is not a celebration of Mahmud Ahmad's birth which occurred on 12 January, but rather the commemoration of the prophecy and its fulfilment in his person. In the 1880s, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad confronted several Hindu"
"Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti Sidi Bel Abbas or Sidi Ahmed abu al-Abbas al-Khazraji as-Sabti (Ceuta 1129 - Marrakesh 1204) is the patron saint of Marrakesh, in the Islamic tradition. He is also one of the ""Seven Saints"" (Sabʿatou Rijal) of the city. His festival was founded by Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi at the instigation of Moulay Ismael. Al-Abbas was born in Ceuta, but moved to Marrakesh in 1145-6, during the final weeks of the Almohad siege of the city. For a number of years he lived in a cave on the hill of Igilliz outside Marrakesh, only coming into town on"
"Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti Sidi Bel Abbas or Sidi Ahmed abu al-Abbas al-Khazraji as-Sabti (Ceuta 1129 - Marrakesh 1204) is the patron saint of Marrakesh, in the Islamic tradition. He is also one of the ""Seven Saints"" (Sabʿatou Rijal) of the city. His festival was founded by Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi at the instigation of Moulay Ismael. Al-Abbas was born in Ceuta, but moved to Marrakesh in 1145-6, during the final weeks of the Almohad siege of the city. For a number of years he lived in a cave on the hill of Igilliz outside Marrakesh, only coming into town on"
"Candles Convoy of Salé Candles Convoy of Salé, also called Moussem of Candles, is a festival in Salé, Morocco. It is organised once every year during the period of Mawlid (birth of prophet Muhammad). During the reign of Ahmed al-Mansour between 1578 and1603, the Sultan was impressed by a convoy of candles in celebration of the Mawlid during his exil (between 1557 à 1576) to Istanbul. The Sultan decided to imitate this Ottoman celebration and bring it to Marrakech. He ordered to have candles convoys in all parts of the kingdom including Salé. This tradition continued around Salé for many"
"Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (, ""our master""), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (, ""my master""), and more popularly simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of South Asia have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into"