Thursday, January 17, 2013

3rd Month of Islamic Calendar... Rabi al-Awwal Sharif [URDU]

نثار تیری چہل پہل پر ہزار عیدیں ربیع الاول
سوائے ابلیس کے جہاں میں سبھی تو خوشیاں منا رہے ہیں
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وجہ تسمیہ:

اسلامی سال کا تیسرا مہینہ ربیع الاول شریف ہے۔ اس کی وجہ تسمیہ یہ ہے کہ جب ابتداء میں اس کا نام رکھا گیا تو اس وقت موسم ربیع یعنی فصل بہار کا آغاز تھا۔ یہ مہینہ فیوضات و برکات کے اعتبار سے افضل ہے کہ باعث تخلیق کائنات رحمۃ اللعالمین احمد مجتبیٰ محمد مصطفی علیہ الصلوٰۃ والسلام نے دنیا میں قدم رنجہ فرمایا۔ ١٢ ربیع الاول شریف بروز پیر، مکۃ المکرمہ کے محلہ بنی ہاشم میں آپ کی ولادت باسعادت صبح صادق کے وقت ہوئی۔ ١٢ ربیع الاول ہی میں آپ ہجرت فرما کر مدینہ منورہ تشریف لائے۔ اسی ماہ کی دس تاریخ کو محبوب کبریا صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ام المؤمنین سیدہ حضرت خدیجۃ الکبریٰ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہا سے نکاح فرمایا تھا۔

مشائخ عظام اور علمائے کرام فرماتے ہیں کہ حضور پر نور شافع یوم النشور صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کا وقت ولادت باسعادت لیلۃ القدر سے بھی افضل ہے۔ کیوں کہ لیلۃ القدر میں فرشتے نازل ہوتے ہیں اور ولادت پاک کے وقت خود رحمۃ للعالمین شفیع المذنبین صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم تشریف لائے۔ لیلۃ القدر میں صرف امتِ مسلمہ پر فضل و کرم ہوتا ہے اور شب عید میلاد النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم میں اللہ تعالیٰ نے تمام مخلوقات پر اپنا فضل و کرم فرمایا ۔ جیسا کہ ارشاد ربانی ہے کہ

وَمَا اَرْ سَلْنَاکَ اِلَّا رَحْمَۃٌ لِّلْعٰالَمِیْنَ


بارھویں ربیع الاول مبارک کو یعنی ولادت پاک کے دن خوشی و مسرت کا اظہار کرنا۔ مساکین کو کھانا کھلانا۔ اور میلاد شریف کا جلوس نکالنا اور جلسے منعقد کرنا اور کثرت سے درود شریف پڑھنا بڑا ثواب ہے۔ اللہ تعالیٰ تمام سال امن و امان عطا فرمائے گا اور اس کے تمام جائز مقاصد پورے فرمائے گا۔

مسلمانوں کو چاہئے کہ اس ماہ مبارک میں گنبد خضرا کی شبیہ والے اور صلوٰۃ وسلام لکھے ہوئے سبز پرچم لہرانے چاہئیں اور بارہویں تاریخ کو بالخصوص جلوس میلاد شریف اور مجالس منعقد کیا کریں (ماثبت من السنۃ)

حکایت:

ابو لہب جو مشہور کافر تھا اور سید دو عالم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کا رشتہ میں چچا تھا ۔ جب رحمۃ للعالمین صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ولادت مبارک ہوئی تو ابو لہب کی لونڈی ثویبہ نے آپ کی ولادت باسعادت کی خوش خبری اپنے مالک ابو لہب کو سنائی ۔ تو ابولہب نے حضور اقدس صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ولاد ت کی خوشی میں اپنی لونڈی کو آزاد کردیا۔

جب ابو لہب مرگیا تو کسی نے خواب میں دیکھا اور حال دریافت کیا۔ تو اس نے کہا کہ کفر کی وجہ سے دوزخ کے عذاب میں گرفتار ہوں مگر اتنی بات ہے کہ ہر پیر کی رات عذاب میں تخفیف ہوجاتی ہے۔ اور جس انگلی کے اشارے سے میں نے اپنی لونڈی کو آزاد کیا تھا اس سے مجھے پانی ملتا ہے جب میں انگلی چوستا ہوں ۔

ابن جوزی رحمۃ اللہ تعالیٰ علیہ فرماتے ہیں کہ جب ابو لہب کافر (جس کی مذمت میں سورہ لہب نازل ہوئی) کو یہ انعام ملا تو بتاؤ اس مسلمان کو کیا صلہ ملے گا جو اپنے رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ولادت کی خوشی منائے۔ اس کی جزاء اللہ کریم سے یہی ہوگی کہ اللہ تعالیٰ اپنے فضل عمیم سے اسے جنات النعیم میں داخل فرمائے گا ۔ الحمدللہ ربّ العالمین ۔

میلاد پاک کرنا اور اس سے محبت کرنا ایمان کی علامت ہے اور میلاد پاک کا ثبوت قرآن مجید، احادیث شریفہ اور اقوال بزرگانِ دین سے ہے۔ میلاد شریف میں ہزاروں برکتیں ہیں۔ اس کو بدعت کہنا دین سے ناواقفیت پر مبنی ہے۔

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محفل میلاد کی حقیقت:

حقیقت صرف یہ ہے کہ مسلمان ایک جگہ جمع ہوں، سب محبت رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سرشار ہوں اور صحیح العقیدہ ، سنی علماء یا کوئی ایک عالم دین مسلمانوں کے سامنے حضور سراپا نور شافع یوم النشور صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ولادت مبارک، آپ کے معجزات، آپ کے اخلاق کریمہ، فضائل اور مناقب صحیح روایات کے ساتھ بیان کرے۔ اور آخر میں بارگاہِ رسالت میں درود و سلام با ادب کھڑے ہوکر پیش کریں۔ اگر توفیق ہو تو شیرینی پر فاتحہ دلا کر فقراء و مساکین کو کھلائیں۔ احباب میں تقیسم کریں پھر اپنی تمام حاجتوں کیلئے دعا کریں۔ یہ تمام امور قرآن و سنت اور علمائے امت کے اقوال سے ثابت ہیں صرف اللہ جل شانہ، کی ہدایت کی ضرورت ہے۔

انعقادِ میلاد، اللہ تعالیٰ کی سنّت ہے:

محبوب کبریا صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کا میلاد شریف خود خالق اکبر جل شانہ، نے بیان کیا ہے ۔

لَقَدْ جَآءَ کُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِکُمْ عَزِیْزٌ عَلَیْہِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِیْصٌ عَلَیْکُمْ بِالْمُوْمِنِیْنَ رَؤُوْفٌ الرَّحِیْم (پ ١١ سورۃ توبہ ١٢٨)
ترجمہ: بے شک تمہارے پاس تشریف لائے تم میں سے وہ رسول جن پر تمہارا مشقت میں پڑنا گراں ہے۔ تمہاری بھلائی کے بہت چاہنے والے ہیں اور مسلمانوں پر کمال مہربان (کنزالایمان)

اس آیت شریفہ میں پہلے اللہ جل شانہ، نے فرمایا کہ ''مسلمانوں تمہارے پاس عظمت والے رسول تشریف لائے'' یہاں تو اپنے حبیب پاک صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ولادت شریفہ بیان فرمائی پھر فرمایا کہ ''وہ رسول تم میں سے ہیں'' اس میں اپنے رسول مقبول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کا نسب شریف بیان فرمایا ہے پھر فرمایا ''تمہاری بھلائی کے بہت چاہنے والے اور مسلمانوں پر کرم فرمانے والے مہربان ہیں'' یہاں اپنے محبوب پاک صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی نعت بیان فرمائی۔

میلاد ِ مروجہ میں یہی تین باتیں بیان کی جاتی ہیں۔ پس ثابت ہوا کہ سرکار ابد قرارا کا میلاد شریف بیان کرنا سنت الٰہیہ ہے۔

عید میلاد النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی دوسری دلیل:

اَللّٰہُمَّ رَبَّنَا اَنْزِلْ عَلَیْنَا مَا ئِدَۃً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ تَکُوْنُ لَنَا عِیْدًا لِّاَ وَّلِنَا وَاٰخِرِنَا وَاٰیَۃً مِّنْکَ ط (پ ٧، سورۃ المائدہ، ١١٤)

ترجمہ: اے اللہ اے رب ہمارے ہم پر آسمان سے ایک خوان اتار کہ وہ ہمارے لیے عید ہو ہمارے اگلوں پچھلوں کی اور تیری طرف سے نشانی ۔(کنزالایمان)

مندرجہ بالا دعا حضرت عیسیٰ علیہ السلام سے منسوب ہے کہ انہوں نے اللہ تبارک و تعالیٰ کی بارگاہ میں ایک خوانِ نعمت اللہ کی نشانی کے طور پر نازل ہونے کی دعا کی ، اور نزول آیت و خوانِ نعمت کو اپنے لیے اور بعد میں آنے والوں یومِ عید قرار دیا، یہی وجہ ہے کہ خوانِ نعمت کے نزول کے دن ''اتوار'' کو دنیائے عیسائیت عزت و احترام کی نگاہ سے دیکھتی ہے اور اس دن روز مرّہ کے کام کاج چھوڑ کر بطور تعطیل مناتی ہے ۔
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عید میلاد النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی تیسری دلیل:


اللہ تعالیٰ حکم فرما رہا ہے ،

قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّٰہِ وَ بِرَحْمَتِہ فَبِذٰلِکَ فَلْیَفْرَحُوْا ہُوَ خَیْرٌ مِّمَّا یَجْمَعُوْنَ (پ ١١، سورۃ یونس، ٥٨)
ترجمہ: تم فرماؤ اللہ ہی کے فضل اور اسی کی رحمت ، اسی پر چاہئے کہ خوشی کریں، وہ ان کے سب دھن دولت سے بہتر ہے (کنزالایمان)

مفسرینِ کرام مثلاً علامہ ابن جوزی (م ۔٥٩٧ھ) ، امام جلال الدین سیوطی (م۔ ٩١١ھ) علامہ محمود آلوسی (م۔ ١٢٧٠ھ) اور دیگر نے متذکرہ آیت مقدسہ کی تفسیر میں ''فضل اور رحمت'' سے نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو مراد لیا ہے (حوالے کیلئے دیکھیں: زاد المسیر، جلد ٤، صفحہ ٤٠۔ تفسیر درِّ منثور ، جلد ٤، صفحہ ٣٦٨۔ تفسیر روح المعانی ، جلد ٦، صفحہ ٢٠٥) مفسرینِ کرام کی وضاحت و صراحت کے بعد یہ ثابت ہوگیا کہ اللہ تعالیٰ کے فضل و رحمت کے عموم میں کائنات اور اس کے لوازمات بھی شمار ہونگے لیکن فضل و رحمت سے مطلق نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ذات مراد ہوگی کہ جملہ کائنات کی نعمتیں اسی نعمتِ عظمیٰ کے طفیل ہیں اور اس ذات کی تشریف آوری کا یوم بھی فضل و رحمت سے معمور ہے، پس ثابت ہوا کہ یومِ میلاد، آپ ہی کی ذاتِ با برکات کے سبب اس قابل ہوا کہ اسی دن اللہ کے حکم کے مطابق خوشی منائی جائے۔ اس سے یہ بھی معلوم ہوا کہ میلاد کی خوشیوں کےلئے یوم کا تعین کیا جاسکتا ہے ۔

خیمہ افلاک کا ایستادہ اسی نام سے ہے
نبض ہستی تپش آمادہ اسی نام سے ہے


قارئین کرام! اگر قرآنِ مجید سے مزید دلائل پیش کئے جائیں تو عرض ہے اول تا آخر مکمل قرآن نبی پاک صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی نعت اور صفات بیان کرتا ہے، پارہ ٣، سورۃ آلِ عمران، آیات ٨١ اور٨٢ میں اس مجلس میلاد کا ذکر ہے جو اللہ تعالیٰ نے عالمِ ارواح میں انبیاءِ کرام کو جمع کرکے منعقد فرمائی۔

میلاد بیان کرنا سنت مصطفی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ہے:


بعض لوگ لا علمی کی بنا پر میلاد شریف کا انکار کردیتے ہیں ۔ حالانکہ محبوب کبریا صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے خود اپنا میلاد بیان کیا ہے۔ سیدنا حضرت عباس رضی اللہ عنہ، فرماتے ہیں کہ سید العرب و العجم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو یہ اطلاع ملی کہ کسی گستاخ نے آپ کے نسب شریف میں طعن کیا ہے تو ،

فَقَالَ النَّبِیُّ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم عَلَی الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ مَنْ اَنَا فَقَا لُوْ اَنْتَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰہِ۔۔ قَالَ اَنَا مُحَمَّدُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللّٰہِ بْنِ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبْ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَجَعَلْنِیْ فِیْ خَیْرِ ہِمْ ثُمَّ جَعَلَہُمْ فِرْقَتَیْنِ فَجَعَلْنِیْ فِیْ خَیْرِ ہِمْ فِرْقَۃً ثُمَّ جَعَلَہُمْ قَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلْنِیْ فِیْ خَیْرِ ہِمْ قَبِیْلَۃً ثُمَّ جَعَلَہُمْ بُیُوْتًا فَاَنَا خَیْرُ ہُمْ نَفْسًا وَخَیْرُہُمْ بَیْتًا
(رواہ الترمذی ، مشکوٰۃ شریف رضی اللہ تعالی عنہ ٥١٣)

ترجمہ: پس نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ممبر پر تشریف لائے اور فرمایا کہ میں کون ہوں؟ صحابہ کرام علیہم الرضوان نے عرض کیا کہ آپ اللہ تعالیٰ کے رسول ہیں ۔ فرمایا میں عبدالمطلب کے بیٹے کا بیٹا ہوں۔ اللہ تعالیٰ نے مخلوق پیدا کی ان میں سب سے بہتر مجھے بنایا پھر مخلوق کے دو گروہ کئے ان میں مجھے بہتر بنایا پھر ان کے قبیلے کئے اور مجھے بہتر قبیلہ بنایا پھر ان کے گھرانے بنائے مجھے ان میں بہتر بنایا تو میں ان سب میں اپنی ذات کے اعتبار اور گھرانے کے اعتبار سے بہتر ہوں۔

اس حدیث شریف سے ثابت ہو اکہ حضور پر نور شافع یوم النشور صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے بذاتِ خود محفلِ میلاد منعقد کی جس میں اپنا حسب و نسب بیان فرمایا ۔ نیز یہ بھی ثابت ہوا کہ محفل میلاد کا ایک مقصد یہ بھی ہے کہ اس مجلس و محفل میں ان لوگوں کا رد کیا جائے جو آپ کی بدگوئی کرتے ہوں۔

اعلیٰ حضرت امام اہلسنت علیہ الرحمۃ فرماتے ہیں

سارے اچھوں میں اچھا سمجھئے جسے
ہے اس اچھے سے اچھا ہمارا نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم

سارے اونچوں سے اونچا سمجھئے جسے
ہے اس اونچے سے اونچا ہمارا نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم
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وَزَکِّرْہُمْ بِاَ یَّامِ اللّٰہِ ط (پ ١٣۔ سورۃ ابراہیم)
اے موسیٰ ان کو یاد دلاؤ اللہ تعالیٰ کے دن

ہر عام و خاص جانتا ہے کہ ہر دن اور رات اللہ تعالیٰ ہی کے ہیں۔ پھر اللہ کے دنوں سے کیا مراد ہے؟ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ان دنوں سے مراد خدا تعالیٰ کے وہ مخصوص دن ہیں جن میں اس کی نعمتیں بندوں پر نازل ہوئی ہیں۔ چنانچہ اس آیت کریمہ میں سیدنا حضرت موسیٰ علیہ السلام کو حکم ہوا کہ آپ اپنی قوم کو وہ دن یاد دلائیں جن میں اللہ جل شانہ، نے بنی اسرائیل پر من و سلویٰ نازل فرمایا۔

مقام غوریہ ہے کہ اگر من و سلوٰی کے نزول کا دن بنی اسرائیل کو منانے کا حکم ہوتا ہے تو آقائے دوجہاں سید کون و مکاں صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی ولادت پاک (جو تمام نعمتوں میں اعلیٰ اور افضل ہے) کا دن بطور عید منانا، اس کی خوشی میں جلوس نکالنا، جلسے منعقد کرنا ، مساکین و فقراء کے لئے کھانا تقسیم کرناکیوں کر بدعت و حرام ہوسکتا ہے؟

حدیث شریف سے تعیّن یوم پر دلیل:

عَنْ اَبِیْ قَتَا دَۃ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰہِ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم عَنْ صَوْمِ یَوْمِ الْاَثْنَیْنِ فَقَالَ فِیْہِ وُلِدْتُ وَفِیْہِ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیَّ (مشکوٰۃ صفحہ ١٧٩)

ترجمہ: سیدنا حضرت ابو قتادہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ، فرماتے ہیں کہ رسول کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے پیر کے دن روزہ رکھنے کے متعلق پوچھا گیا تو آپ نے فرمایا کہ میں اسی دن پیدا ہوا۔ اور اسی روز مجھ پر قرآن نازل ہوا۔

اس حدیث شریف نے واضح کردیا کہ کسی دن کا تعین و تقرر کرنا ناجائز نہیں ہے۔ سرکار دو عالم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے لئے بروز پیر دو نعمتیں نازل فرمائی گئی تھیں ایک ولادت مقدسہ اور دوسرے نزول قرآن، اسی لئے آپ نے پیر کے دن کو روزہ رکھنے کے معیّن فرمایا۔

ماہِ ربیع الاول شریف کیلئے خصوصی ہدایات:

ربیع الاول شریف کے مقدس مہینے میں حصول برکات کیلئے، عبادات کی کثرت (نماز، روزہ اور صدقات و خیرات) کیجئے۔ گناہوں سے بچنے کا خصوصی اہتمام اس مہینے میں کرنا چاہئے، جھوٹ ، غیبت، چغلی، ایذا رسانی، الزام تراشی، غصہ و برہمی وغیرہ سے اپنی ذات کو آلودہ نہ کیجئے، عید میلاد النبی
ؐ کے دن اپنے چہروں پر مسکراہٹ سجائے رکھئے، کسی سے بھی (اپنا ہو یا پرایا) جھگڑا کرنے سے اجتناب کیجئے۔ 

ایک خاص تحفہ:

ماہ ربیع الاول شریف کی کسی بھی جمعرا ت کے دن یا شبِ جمعہ گلاب کے چند پھول لے کر اپنے گھر میں باوضو ہوکر بیٹھیں، پھولوں کو سامنے رکھیں، درود شریف تین مرتبہ پڑھیں پھر

اَللّهُ نَاصِرٌ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ اَللّٰهُ حَافِظٌ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ اللّٰهُ الصَّمَد

٣١٣ مرتبہ پڑھیں اور تین مرتبہ درود شریف پڑھ کر پھولوں پر دم کردیں، اور یہ پھول مٹھائی وغیرہ کے ساتھ ملا کر کھالیں، مشائخ سے منقول ہے کہ جو ایسا کرے گا پورے سال بھر رزق میں برکت ہوگی، مفلسی قریب نہیں آئے گی۔

ماہِ ربیع الاول میں کائنات کا اہم ترین اور مبارک واقعہ

١٢ ربیع الاول شریف عین صبح صادق کے وقت آقائے دوجہاں علیہ الصلوٰۃ والسلام کی دنیا میں تشریف آوری پیر کا دن ، ٢٢ اپریل ٥٧١ء ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٣ قبل ہجری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١ماہ بشینس ٣٦٧٥ طوفان نوح ۔۔۔۔۔۔ یکم جیٹھ ٣٦٧٢ کُل جگ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٠ ماہ ہفتم ٢٥٨٥ ابراہیمی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ یکم جیٹھ ٦٢٨ بکرمی شمسی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٠ نسیان ٨٣٣٢ خلیقہ یہودی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٠ نیسان ٨٢٢ سکندری

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ماہ ربیع الاو ل میں وفات پانے والے صحابہ کرام و بزرگانِ دین

یکم ربیع الاول

٭حضرت مولانا محمد زاہدخشی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٣٦ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ محمد زاہد سندھی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٤٤ھ٭حضرت شیخ عبدالرشید جالندھری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٢٠ھ٭٭حضرت سید محمد سلیمان اشرف بہاری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٥٨ھ٭فاضلِ کبیر مولانا برکات احمد بن دائم علی حنفی ٹونکی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٤٥ھ یا ١٣٤٧ھ

٢ ربیع الاول

٭ حضرت شاہ احمد سعید مجددی دہلوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٧٧ھ٭ شیر ربّانی حضرت میاں شیر محمد شرق پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٤٧ھ

٣ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت خواجہ فضیل بن عیاض موسیٰ صفات ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٨٧ھ٭حضرت خواجہ بزرگ بہاؤالدین محمد نقشبند بخاری (روحِ رواں سلسلہ نقشبندیہ) ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٩١ھ/١٣٨٩ء ٭حضرت شاہ رضی الدین علی لالا ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٤٢ھ٭حضرت شاہ عبدالواحد چشتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٧٥ھ ٭حضرت سید معین الدین کڑوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٠٤ھ ٭پیر عبداللہ جان سرہندی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٩٣ھ

٤ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت خواجہ یوسف بن محمد سمعانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٤٦٩ھ ٭حضرت ابو علی فضیل فارمدی طوسی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٤٧٧ھ٭حضرت ملا نور اللہ مشہور بہ نور بابا ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٩٥ھ ٭خواجہ توکل شاہ انبالوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣١٥ھ ٭شہید اہلسنّت، مناظر اسلام مولانا محمد اکرم رضوی شہید (گوجرانوالہ) ٭حضرت شیخ ہندی لاہوری ٭ مولانا معین الدین کروی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٠٤ھ٭ علامہ مولانا غلام احمد بن شیخ احمد حنفی کوٹی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٢٥ھ

٥ ربیع الاول

٭ شہادت حضرت ابی محمد امام حسن مجتبیٰ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٤٩ھ ٭حضرت شیخ حمزہ چشتی جونپوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٥٨ھ ٭حضرت سیدنا یوسف جمیل اللہ ٭شیخ کبیر چشتی

٦ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شاہ عبداللہ چشتی صفی پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٦٣ھ ٭حضرت زرزری زر بخش دولہا (خلد آباد) ٭حضرت شیخ العلما گھوسی ٭حضرت علی بن عبداللہ بن نور اللہ حسینی گجراتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣١٣ھ

٧ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ منتخب الدین ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٩٥ھ٭ حضرت شیخ کبیر چشتی احمد آبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٥٨ھ ٭حضرت شیخ نظام الدین عرف الہدیہ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٩٣ھ ٭حضرت شیخ محمد معروف میاں میر ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٤٥ھ ٭ حضرت شاہ احمد سعید مجددی دہلوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٧٧ھ ٭خواجہ غلام فرید فاروقی چشتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣١٩ھ٭حضرت پیر دستگیر بالا پیر میاں میر لاہوری ٭حکیم احمد حسین بن بدر الدین عثمانی حنفی الٰہ آبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٥٢ھ ٭میاں غلام اللہ شرقپوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٧٧ھ/١٩٥٧ء

٨ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت امام حسن عسکری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٦٠ھ ٭حضرت سید عثمان شاہ جھولہ لاہوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩١٢ھ ٭خواجہ فیض اللہ ترابی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٤٥ھ

٩ ربیع الاول

٭جمال الابرار حضرت خواجہ جمال الدین عرف جمن ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٩٤٠ھ ٭حضرت شیخ محمد اعظم چشتی احمدآبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٤٢ھ ٭حضرت شاہ صفی اللہ سیف الرحمن ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٨٠ھ ٭حضرت سید عبدالقادر بخاری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٥٠ھ ٭حضرت عبدالکریم بربری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٤٥ھ ٭حضرت شیخ محمد معصوم سر ہندی بن امام ربانی مجدد الف ثانی

١٠ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت سیدنا ابراہیم رضی اللہ عنہ، ابن رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩ھ ٭شیخ الاسلام حضرت تقی الدین السبکی الشافعی (آٹھویں صدی ہجری کے معاون مجدد، ابن تیمیہ کا زبردست علمی ردّ کرنے والے) ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٦٥ھ ٭حضرت شیخ عبداللہ ٹھٹھوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٣٧ھ ٭حضرت پیر مکی ٭حضرت داتا ملک جمال بلواروی ٭شیخ یعقوب دہلوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٢٤ھ

١١ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت امام المسلمین سیدناابو محمد حسن بن علی سبطِ نبی کریم (علیہ الصلوٰۃ والسلام) ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٠ھ٭حضرت شیخ بقری خراسانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٠٠ھ ٭حضرت سید جھولن شاہ مشہور بہ گھوڑے شاہ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٠٣ھ ٭حضرت شاہ ابو المعالی چشتی انبیٹھوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١١٦ھ ٭حضرتسید سردار علی شاہ شہید ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٢٨ھ٭حضرت مولوی شاہ حسین بخش لکھنوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٧٨ھ ٭حضرت سید حسین اکبر حامانی

١٢ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت سردارِ انبیاء قبلہ اصفیاء سیدنا و مولانا ابو القاسم احمد مجتبی محمد مصطفی صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ وَ آلِہ
ٖ وَبَارِک وَسَلَّم ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١ھ (تاریخ وصال میں مؤرخین کے نزدیک اختلاف ہے، بعض ٢ ، ١٠، ١٧ ربیع الاول لکھتے ہیں)٭حضرت شاہ بدر گیلانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٦٨ھ ٭حضرت امام احمد بن ابو حنیفہ ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٨٩ھ٭حضرت امام المسلمین سید نا احمد بن حنبل ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٤١ھ ٭حضرت عبدالغنی بن عثمان ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٧١ھ٭حضرت خواجہ عبدالحق غجدوانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٧٥ھ ٭حضرت سید احمد ختلانی روح المقدس طوسی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٠٦ھ ٭حضرت شاہ رزاق پاک بغدادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٥٧ھ٭حضرت شاہ جمال بغدادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٠٠ھ ٭حضرت نعمت شاہ دہلوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٢٥ھ٭سید محمدبن احمد حسینی لاج پوری سورتی بھوپالی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣١٣ھ ٭حضرت شاہ عبدالعزیز خالص پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣١٩ھ٭مولانا عنایت علی بن کرامت علی اسرائیلی دہلوی حیدرآبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٢٧ھ ٭حضرت سید محمد حسین شاہ علی پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٨١ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ صوفی نواب الدین

١٣ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت ابو الفتح جونپوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٥٨ھ ٭حضرت شیخ شریف شہاب الدین ابو العباس احمد بدوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٧٥ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ مخدوم علاؤلدین علی احمد صابر کلیری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٩٤ھ ٭حضرت شیخ جلال الدین کبیر الاولیا ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٧٥ھ ٭حضرت بندگی ابو المکارم اسمٰعیل چشتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٦٠ھ ٭حضرت سید محمد اسمٰعیل بغدادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٠٥ھ ٭حضرت شاہ عاشق محمد قلندر ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٨٩ھ٭حضرت شیخ دانیال خضری جونپوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٩٤ھ ٭حضرت سید دوست محمد جذابی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٤٧ھ ٭حضرت سیدنا موسیٰ قادری

١٤ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت سید عبداللہ حنبلی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٤٧٣ھ٭حضرت عبدالصمد مکی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٤٨ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ قطب الدین بختیار کاکی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٣٢ھ٭حضرت شیخ محمد عیسیٰ جونپوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٧٠ھ ٭حضرت شیخ بہورے بن قاضی بڈھن ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩١٥ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ ضیاء اللہ مجددی کشمیری ٭حضرت شیخ مصطفی رفیقی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٩٤ھ

١٥ ربیع الاول

٭ حضرت ابو عبداللہ محمد جوئی خراسانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٣٠ھ٭حضرت ابو علی بن مسلم عراقی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٩٤ھ ٭حضرت شمس الدین صحرائی سمرقندی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٩٩ھ٭حضرت خواجہ محمد ہاشم وہیدی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٤٦ھ ٭مفتی محمد ابراہیم بدایونی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٧٦ھ ٭قاضی عبیداللہ بن صبغۃ اللہ مدراسی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٤٦ھ٭ مولوی غلام محمد بن خان محمد حنفی کوٹی فتح پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٠١ھ

١٦ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ ابو عبداللہ عثمان مکی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٣٩٧ھ ٭حضرت شاہ فتح محمد سلطان العارفین ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٨٧ھ٭حضرت سیدی ابو عبداللہ محمد بن سلیمان جزولی (مصنف دلائل الخیرات) ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٧٠ھ٭حضرت شیخ سعد الدین چشتی خیر آبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٢٢ھ ٭حضرت شاہ ابو المعالی لاہوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٢٤ھ ٭حضرت سید ابو المعالی خیر الدین کرمانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٢٤ھ ٭حضرت ولی محمد عیسٰی کشود ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٠٣ھ ٭حضرت شاہ درگاہی فتح پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٠٢ھ٭حضرت شاہ لطیف کرشکی

١٧ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ عبود بزازی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٠٠ھ ٭حضرت ابو عمر و دمشقی اسفرائینی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٣٢٠ھ ٭حضرت سید محمد مورث ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٤١٥ھ ٭حضرت ابراہیم طاقی مرشدآبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٦٥ھ ٭حضرت شاہ عبدالرحیم بن عبدالسلام ہراتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٥٩٧ھ ٭حضرت ابو الخیر خواجہ محمود ففنوی بخاری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧١٥ھ ٭حضرت لال قطب قلندرملتانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٢٥ھ ٭حضرت دیوان محمد یونس ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٥٦ھ٭حضرت شیخ محمود چشتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٩٧ھ٭حضرت شاہ لشکر محمد عارف ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٠١ھ٭حضرت شیخ سعد بن احمد مقری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٢٧ھ٭حضرت سید آل احمد اچھے میاں مارہروی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٣٥ھ ٭حضرت تاج الدین عبدالرزاق ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٥٤ھ ٭حضرت شاہ ابو المعالی قادری ٭حضرت شاہ محمد غوث لاہوری

١٨ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت مخدوم شیخ عبدالقادر ثانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٤٠ھ٭حضرت سید عبدالقادر لاہوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٤٢ھ ٭ حضرت سلطان شاہ قندھاری

١٩ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت خواجہ شبلی پانی پتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٥٢ھ ٭حضرت شیخ عبدالجلیل لکھنوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠١٦ھ ٭مولوی غلام قادر چشتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٢٧ھ

٢٠ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت خواجہ علاء الدین عطار ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٠٢ھ ٭حضرت شاہ رزق اللہ قنوجی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٨٩ھ٭ مولانا غلام نبی اللہی حنفی نقشبندی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٠٠ھ

٢١ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت اخون سالار دہ رومی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٠٥ھ٭حضرت شیخ محقق شاہ عبدالحق محدث دہلوی (گیارہویں صدی کے مجدد) ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٥٢ھ٭حضرت شاہ افہام اللہ چشتی صفی پوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٩٦ھ ٭حضرت شاہ حسین عطا کریمی چشتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٩٧ھ ٭حضرت قاری شاہ عبد الکریم نصیر پور گلاں، ٭حضرت شاہ عبد الرحیم

٢٢ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ حاجی یکتاش ولی عرف شیخ عدی طہر بن موسیٰ برقی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٣٥٩ھ ٭حضرت ابو القاسم عبدالکریم قشیری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٤٦٥ھ ٭حضرت محی الدین ابو نصر نبیرہ غوثِ الاعظم ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٥٦ھ ٭ حضرت شیخ عمر یاغستانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٩٨ھ ٭حضرت شیخ ابو حاکم حمید الدین قریشی ہنکاری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٧٣٧ھ ٭حضرت شیخ سعد اللہ ترک بخاری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٢٨ھ ٭حضرت حاجی محمد سندھی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٤٧ھ ٭شیخ طریقت فضل الرحمن گنج مراد آبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣١٣ھ

٢٣ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ الاسلام شیخ سعد اللہ کمنددری فراز لکھنوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٢٩ھ ٭سلطان العلماء حضرت مولانا نور الحق فرنگی محلی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٨٣ھ

٢٤ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ حسن طاہر دہلوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٩٠٩ھ٭حضرت شیخ کلیم اللہ جہاں آبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١٤٢ھ/١٧٢٩ئ

٢٥ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شاہ اعلی عبدالسلام پانی پتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٣٣ھ

٢٦ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت سید علاؤالدین لاہوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٧٧ ٭حضرت غوث علی شاہ قلندر ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٩٧ھ ٭حضرت غوث علی شاہ قادری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٢٩٨ھ٭حضرت شیخ سید میراں حسین زنجانی ٭حضرت میاں عبدالبصیر عرف اللہ ہُو میاں

٢٧ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ ابو نصر صیلادی کوفی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٧٧ھ٭ حضرت ابو اسحق خواص ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٩١ھ٭حضرت شمس الدین محمد بن علی تبریزی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٤٥ھ ٭حضرت شیخ یٰس مغربی (حجام) ٦٧٧ھ٭حضرت شیخ عباس نیشا پوری٭حضرت سید احمد شاہ کوہاٹی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٥٠ھ ٭حضرت سیدنا محی الدین ابو نصر ٭حضرت شاہ شرف الدین بو علی قلندر ٭حضرت برہان الملت مولانا برہان الحق جبل پوری (خلیفہ اعلیٰ حضرت) ٭محترم صالح سراج الدین بن عثمان حنفی نقشبندی ڈیروی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٣٣

٢٨ ربیع الاول

٭شیخ داؤد طائی (تلمیذ امام اعظم ابو حنیفہ) ٭حضرت خواجہ محمد باغبان غزنوی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٦٧٤ھ ٭حضرت علامہ محمد شریف نوری قصوری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٩٢ھ ٭پیر غلام محی الدین بزمان شریف ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٩٥ھ / ١٩٧٥ء

٢٩ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت ابو عثمان سعید بن اسمٰعیل حیری ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٩٨ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ شیخ محمد گجراتی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٤٠ھ ٭حضرت شمس الدین عرف محمد قطب اسرار الواحدیت احمد آبادی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٠٩٩ھ ٭حضرت شیخ محمد حیات گنگوہی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١١١٣ھ٭حضرت خواجہ عبید اللہ احرار شاشی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٩٥ھ

٣٠ ربیع الاول

٭حضرت شیخ ابو الحسن سمنون بن محب ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٢٩٨ھ ٭حضرت خواجہ ناصر الدین عبید اللہ احرار شاشی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ٨٩٥ھ ٭سید نذیر احمد سہسوانی ۔۔۔۔۔۔ ١٣٠٩ھ
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تحقیق: علامہ نسیم احمد صدیقی مدظلہ عالی
منجانب: انجمن ضیائے طیبہ ، کراچی ، پاکستان

Commemorating the Noble Birth of the Beloved Prophet [SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam]

The issue of the celebrations of the noble birth of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) sparks much debate and questions are raised as to whether it is correct or otherwise to observe it. Indeed a lot has been argued on this subject, hence the need to clarify why Muslims from all over the world celebrate this occasion as an “Eid” (literally meaning happy occasion or festival).

It is firmly established from various Qur’anic Verses, Prophetic Ahadith, Sunnah of the Companions, historical facts, and by consensus of the Ulama, that innovations could either be blameworthy or meritorious.


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This article is not an attempt to define the categories of “Bid'ah” – (what is a Good Innovation or a Blameworthy Innovation etc) – for that is an entirely different subject. What this article shall prove, with Allah’s help, is that this commemoration is not an innovation (Bid'ah) at all!! So the question of whether such a commemoration is good or blameworthy, simply does not arise!

The issue of mixing these commemorations with forbidden (Haraam) acts is one that applies not only this, but universally to all forms of worship. Needless to say, forbidden acts must be abstained from at all times, not only during these commemorations. We cannot, obviously, leave any sort of worship because some people might mix it with forbidden acts. For example – offering Salaah is compulsory, but if the Niyah (intention) is for showing off (display), then this act of display is forbidden – but not the Salaah. So if the person indulging in these acts (in our example display) is to be advised, he should be advised to abstain from display – but not advised to forego Salaat altogether. Another example is that if a person steals something from a mosque, should we try to prevent the theft or should we just stupidly demolish the mosque?

The Following will make it amply clear that:-
  • Allah, the Almighty, has Himself commemorated Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him)
  • Allah has gifted mankind with innumerable favours due to the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him), and that these favours shall continue. So this commemoration by Allah is still ongoing.
So when such radiant and undisputable proofs are available from the Holy Qur’an what is the need to search
for “historical” evidence as to when and where it was actually done by the Ummah?

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Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala Commemorates Mawlid
of the Beloved Prophet

Proof # 1

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آَتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَا قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
And remember when Allah took a covenant from the Prophets; “If I give you the Book and knowledge and the (promised) Noble Messenger comes to you, confirming the Books you possess, you shall positively, definitely believe in him and you shall positively, definitely help him”; He said, “Do you agree, and accept My binding responsibility in this matter?” They all answered, “We agree”; He said, “Then bear witness amongst yourselves, and I Myself am a witness with you.” [Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:81]

Allah has never sent a prophet, from Adam onward, unless he took from Him the covenant regarding (our master) Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him): If (our master) Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) is sent in that prophet’s lifetime, he was to believe in him and support him, and that prophet was to take this covenant to his people as well.

Proof # 2

وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالُوا هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ
And remember when Eisa the son of Maryam said, “O Descendants of Israel! Indeed I am Allah’s Noble Messenger towards you, confirming the Book Torah which was before me, and heralding glad tidings of the Noble Messenger who will come after me – his name is Ahmed (the Praised One)”; so when Ahmed came to them with clear proofs, they said, “This is an obvious magic.” [Surah Saff 61:6]

Proof # 3

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ
O dear Prophet, did you not see how did your Lord deal with the People of the Elephant? [Surah Feel 105:1]

It is well known that Allah protected the Meccans from the attack of Abraha, and that this took place in the year of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him)’s birth. This event is an indication of the prestige of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) , and a clear proof of Allah’s great favour in the year of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him)’s birth.

Proof # 4

وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ كِتَابٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَهُمْ وَكَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ مَا عَرَفُوا كَفَرُوا بِهِ فَلَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ
And when the Book from Allah came to them, which confirms the Book in their possession - and before that they used to seek victory through the medium of this very Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) over the disbelievers; so when the one whom they fully recognised came to them, they turned disbelievers - therefore Allah’s curse is upon the disbelievers. [Surah Baqarah 2:89]

Proof # 5

لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِي سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
By your life O dear Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) - they are indeed straying in their intoxication. [Surah Hijr 15:72]

Note here that Allah has sworn upon the entire life of His Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) – this includes the time of his noble birth!

Proof # 6

وَالْعَصْرِ
By oath of this era of yours (O dear Prophet Muhammad). [Surah A`sr 103:1]

How did Allah celebrate this on the DAY of the Prophet’s birth?
  • He made the Ka’aba lean in prostration towards the place of the noble birth.
  • Allah caused the idols to fall down.
  • He extinguished the fires of Persia.
  • Only male children were born on that day.
  • The skies were illuminated.
  • Paradise was further decorated on this occasion.
  • Allah removed drought from Mecca, turned the earth green and made the trees bear fruit, and blessings came to the Quraish from every direction
  • Allah stopped sending down torments.
  • He sent down the maidens of Paradise to give company to Syeda Amina .
  • He sent down Angel Sayyiduna Jibreel to carry the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him), and announce his birth all over the world.

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Allah's gift to mankind due to the Arrival of the
Beloved Prophet (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him)

Proof # 1

كَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِيكُمْ رَسُولًا مِنْكُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آَيَاتِنَا وَيُزَكِّيكُمْ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْلَمُونَ
The way We have sent to you a Noble Messenger from among you, who recites to you Our verses and purifies you, and teaches you the Book and sound wisdom, and teaches you what you did not know. [Surah Baqarah 2:151]

Proof # 2

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آَيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلال مُبِينٍ
Allah has indeed bestowed a great favour upon the Muslims, in that He sent to them a Noble Messenger from among them, who recites to them His verses, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom; and before it, they were definitely in open error. [Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:164]

Note that Allah has called the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) – as one of His greatest favours to Muslims.

Proof # 3

الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الْأُمِّيَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِنْدَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَالْأَغْلَالَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَالَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا بِهِ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ مَعَهُ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
“Those who will obey this Noble Messenger, the Herald of the Hidden who is untutored (except by Allah), whom they will find mentioned in the Taurat and the Injeel with them; he will command them to do good and forbid them from wrong, and he will make lawful for them the good clean things and prohibit the foul for them, and he will unburden the loads and the neck chains which were upon them; so those who believe in him, and revere him, and help him, and follow the light which came down with him - it is they who have succeeded." [Surah Aa'raf 7:157]

Note that to honour the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) is part of faith. To disrespect him is blasphemy.

Proof # 4

هُوَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ فِي الْأُمِّيِّينَ رَسُولًا مِنْهُمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آَيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ
It is He Who has sent among the unlettered people a Noble Messenger from themselves, who recites His verses to them and purifies them, and bestows them the knowledge of the Book and wisdom; and indeed before this, they were in open error. [Surah Jumu'ah 62:2]

Proof # 5

وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنْتَ فِيهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
And it is not for Allah to punish them while you (O dear Prophet) are amongst them; and Allah will not punish them as long as they are seeking forgiveness. [Surah Anfal 8:33]

Proof # 6

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ
And We did not send you (O dear Prophet) except as a mercy for the entire world. [Surah Ambiya 21:107]

Note that Allah has named the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) “a mercy unto mankind”.

How has Allah rewarded the Muslims after the day of the Prophet’s birth?
  • He sent down the Holy Qur’an.
  • He sent down the sound Wisdom (i.e. the Prophet’s Sunnah)
  • He made the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) as a Mercy to all mankind.
  • He lessened the punishments of Muslims sins.
  • He increased the rewards tenfold for Muslims’ good deeds.
  • He lessened the burdens on the necks of Muslims.
  • He accepts forgiveness who seek it from him, and for whom the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) seeks forgiveness.
  • He has kept open the doors of forgiveness till the very end.
  • He has promised first entry in to Paradise for the Muslims.
  • This list is endless.
From the above it is proven that Allah has gifted mankind with innumerable favours due to the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) , and that these favours shall continue. So this commemoration by Allah is still ongoing. This also proves that any day can be chosen to commemorate this auspicious occasion, because the gifts and commemoration from Allah are continuous, every day, every hour, every moment. Muslims usually choose the 12th day of Rabi-ul-Awwal, because that is the day the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) was born, and is the easiest to remember. Any other day can also been chosen. And we all know that unless something is scheduled, it is human nature to keep postponing it or to simply forget it.

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Allah commands us to remember and rejoice upon his favors
to Increase His Worship especially on the Great Days

Proof # 1


فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Therefore remember Me, I will cause you to be spoken of and acknowledge My rights, and do not be ungrateful [Surah Baqarah 2:152]

Proof # 2

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا وَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
Undoubtedly Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah; so there is no sin on him, for whoever performs the Hajj of this House (of Allah) or the Umrah to go back and forth between them; and whoever does good of his own accord, then (know that) indeed Allah is Most Appreciative, the All Knowing. [Surah Baqarah 2:158]

Note here that Allah has promised excellent reward for those who good deeds of their own accord (increase their non-obligatory worship) - for such Allah will be “Most Appreciative”.

Proof # 3

يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِي أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ
O Descendants of Israel! Remember My favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your covenant towards Me, I shall fulfill My covenant towards you; and fear Me alone. [Surah Baqarah 2:40]

Proof # 4

يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
O Descendants of Israel! Remember the favour of Mine, which I bestowed upon you and gave you superiority over others of your time. [Surah Baqarah 2:47]

Note the superiority is by the sending of the Noble Messengers.

Proof # 5

وَإِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَبَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَارًا لِتَعْتَدُوا وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا آَيَاتِ اللَّهِ هُزُوًا وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ يَعِظُكُمْ بِهِ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
And when you have divorced women, and their term reaches its end, either retain them on good terms within this period or release them with kindness; and do not retain them in order to hurt them, hence transgressing the limits; and he who does so harms only himself; and do not make the signs of Allah the objects of ridicule; and remember Allah’s favour that is bestowed upon you and that He has sent down to you the Book and wisdom, for your guidance; keep fearing Allah and know well that Allah knows everything. [Surah Baqarah 2:231]

The favour separately mentioned here is the advent of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him)

Proof # 6

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آَيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ
Allah has indeed bestowed a great favour upon the Muslims, in that He sent to them a Noble Messenger from among them, who recites to them His verses, and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and wisdom; and before it, they were definitely in open error. [Surah Aal-e-Imran 3:164]

Note that the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) is one of Allah’s greatest favours to mankind.

Proof # 7

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنْبِيَاءَ وَجَعَلَكُمْ مُلُوكًا وَآَتَاكُمْ مَا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ
And when Moosa said to his people, “O my people! Remember Allah’s favour upon you, that He created Prophets among you, and made you kings, and has now given you what He has not given to any one else in this world.” [Surah Maidah 5:20]

Note that the creation of Prophets is mentioned as a separate favour.

Proof # 8

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۔۔۔ قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
O mankind! The advice has come to you from your Lord and a cure for the hearts - and guidance and mercy for believers. Say, “Upon Allah’s munificence and upon His mercy - upon these should the people rejoice”; this is better than all the wealth they hoard. [Surah Yunus 10:57-58]

Proof # 9

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآَيَاتِنَا أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآَيَاتٍ لِكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ
And indeed We sent Moosa along with Our signs that, “Bring your people from the realms of darkness into light - and remind them of the days of Allah; indeed in them are signs for every greatly enduring, grateful person.” [Surah Ibrahim 14:5]

The “days of Allah” refers to days when various favours were bestowed.

Proof # 10

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ
And abundantly proclaim the favours of your Lord. [Surah Duha 93:11]

Note that we are commanded here to keep proclaiming the “favours” of our Lord Allah.

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By the grace of Allah, from the above,
It has been amply proven that
  • Allah, the Almighty, has Himself commemorated Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him).
  • Allah has gifted mankind with innumerable favours due to the Mawlid of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him), and that these favours shall continue. This commemoration by Allah is still ongoing.
  • Allah wants us to remember His favours, His Prophets, His “days” etc.
  • So in light of the above, Mawlid commemoration is not an innovation at all.
  • Other than 2 compulsory Eids, there are other non-obligatory “Eids” (days of joy) in Islam.
  • Fixing a date for commemorating any of Allah’s favours, is not against Islamic law.
  • We are in fact through Mawlid refuting the wrong Christian belief, and upholding Tawheed.
Allah and His Beloved Prophet Knows the Best!!

Peace And Abundant Blessings Be Upon Our Master Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon Him) - The Leader Of The Creation – And Upon His Progeny, His Companions, And All His Followers.

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Compiled by:
Mawlana Aqib Farid al-Qadiri
11th Rabi al-Thaani 1424H | 11th June 2003

Miracles that took place at the time of Beloved Prophet's Blessed Birth

The birth of our Beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, together with Its miracles have been transmitted to us by his mother Sayyidah Aamina Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anha and those in attendance.


و كونه رافعاً رأسه عندما وضعته شاخصاً ببصره إلى السماء ، و ما رأته من النور الذي خرج معه ولادته ، و ما رأته إذ ذاك أم عثمان بن أبي العاص من تدلي النجوم ، و ظهور النور عند ولادته ، حتى ما تنظر إلا النور
As our beloved Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was born a radiant light accompanied him and he lifted his head towards the heavens and the mother of Othman's Abil-As's son witnessed stars lowering themselves and a light so bright appeared that she could see nothing other than light.

Dalail an-Nabuwwah lil Bayhaqi, Vol. 1, Page 113
Musnad Imam Ahmad, Vol. 4, Page 127


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Abu Nu’aym reports from Abdullah bin Abbas Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhuma, who narrated that the mother of the Messenger SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, Sayyidah Amina Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anha used to state,

لما خرج من بطني فنظرت اليه فاذا انابه ساجد ثم رايت سحابة بيضاء قد اقبلت من السماء حتى غشيته فغيب عن وجھي ، ثم تجلت فاذا انابه مدرج في ثوب صوف ابيض وتحته حريرة خضراء وقد قبض على ثلٰثة مفاتيح من اللؤلوء الرطب واذا قائل يقول قبض محمد على مفاتيح النصرة ومفاتيح الربح ومفاتيح النبوة ثم اقبلت سحابة اخرٰى حتى غشيته فغيب عن عيني ثم تجلت فاذا انابه قد قبض على حريرة خضراء مطوية واذ قائل يقول بخٍ بخٍ قبض محمد على الدنيا کلھا لم يبق خلق من اھلھا الادخل في قبضته
“When the Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam was born, he fell straight into prostration. Then I saw a white cloud from the sky appearing and covering the Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam such that HE SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam disappeared from me. When the cloud appeared, I saw that the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam was covered in a white woolly shawl and there was a green mat spread on the floor. Within the hands of the Messenger SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam there were three keys made of diamonds and there was an unseen voice heard saying, ‘The Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has grasped the key of giving victory, the key of giving benefit and the key of Prophethood.’ Then I saw another cloud which enclosed the Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam such that he disappeared from my view and it became illuminated. I saw that the Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam is holding a folded piece of green silk in his blessed hands and an unseen voice was heard was saying, ‘How great! How great! The Messenger of Allah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has grasped the whole world; all the creation has entered into his grasp, with none left out.’”

Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, narrated from ibn Mas’ud RadiAllahu Anhu, [Al-Maktab al-Islami, Beirut], Vol. 1, Page 386
Sunan al-Darimi, the chapter on Ma U’tiya al-Nabiyyu Min al-Fadl, [Dar al-Mahasin li al-Taba’ah, Cairo], Vol. 1, Page 30
Al-Khasais al-Kubra, the chapter on Ma Zahara Fi Lailat Moulidi, [Markaz Ahl Sunnat, Gujarat], Vol. 1, Page 48


Ash Shifa, the mother of Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf Radi Allahu Anhuma attended his birth and tells us,

لما سقط صلى الله عليه و سلم على يدي و استهل سمعت قائلاً يقول : رحمك الله ، و أضاء لي ما بين المشرق و المغرب حتى نظرت إلى قصور الروم
"When he dropped into my hands he sneezed and I heard a voice saying, 'May Allah have mercy upon you!' The entire horizon became illuminated for me whereby I was able to see the castle of the Greeks."

Dalail an-Nabuwwah lil Bayhaqi, Vol. 1, Page 12
Dalail an-Nabuwwah li Abi Nu'aym, Vol. 1, Page 136

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On the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbās Radi Allahu Anhuma who narrates;

كان من دلالات حمل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن كل دابة كانت لقريش نطقت تلك الليلة وقالت : حمل برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ورب الكعبة ، وهو أمان الدنيا وسراج أهلها
“One of the signs of the birth of the Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam was that all the animals of the Quraish talked that night and said, ‘We swear by the Lord of the Ka’ba! That Prophet is coming who is the guardian/protector of the entire world and is the sun of its people” (shedding the light of guidance). [Al-Khasais al-Kubra with reference to Abi Nu’aym from ibn ‘Abbās Radi Allahu Anhu, the chapter on Ma Dhahara Fi Layla Moulidihi, (Markaz Ahl Sunnat, Gujarat), Vol. 1, Page 47]

Hafidh al-Iraqi mentioned in his book, Al-Mawrid Al-Haniyyu fi Mawlidis Saniyyi, from the route of Baqi Ibn Makhlad,

ومن الآيات التي ظهرت لمولده صلى الله عليه وسلم أن الشياطين رميت وقذفت بالشهب من السماء، وحُجب عنها خبر السماء كما ذكر بعض العلماء، لكن المشهور والمحفوظ أن قَذف الشياطين بالشهب عند مبعثه صلى الله عليه وسلم. ومنها أن إبليس حُجب عن خبر السماء فصاح ورنَّ رَنَّةً عظيمةً كما رنَّ حين لُعن، وحين أخرج من الجنة، وحين وُلد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وحين نزلت الفاتحة
“Some scholars mentioned that another sign which accompanied the birth of the Prophet was that the devils were stricken with falling stars and were blocked from hearing any of the news exchanged by the angels in the sky. Among the signs is that Iblis, the forefather of the devils, was blocked from the news of the sky so he rang out a very loud scream. Likewise, he rang out when he was damned, when he was taken out of Paradise, and when the Chapter of the Fatihah was revealed.” [Al-Mawrid Al-Haniyyu fi Mawlidis Saniyyi]

Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Muhammad al-Harari records from Al-Bayhaqi in his book Ar-Rawaeh al-Zakiyya fi Mawlidi Khayiril Bariyyah:

ومنها ما سُمع من أجواف الأصنام ومن أصوات الهواتف بالبشارة بظهور الحق في وقت الزوال
Also among the signs are the sounds that were heard at the time of Zawal (beginning of noon time) coming from the interiors of the idols in Makkah announcing the good news of the arrival of Prophet Muhammad SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. [Ar-Rawaeh al-Zakiyya fi Mawlidi Khayiril Bariyyah, Page 28]

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Bayhaqi and Ibn Asakir and others narrated from Hani al-Makhzumi that he said:

At the birth of the beloved prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam every idol fell on its face; and the palaces of Chosroes, emperor of Persia, trembled, and fourteen of the towers fell; Lake Sawah that was worshiped disappeared; The Valley of Samavah, where for a number of years no water had been seen, now flowed with that element; The fire of Fars, which had not been extinguished for a thousand years, were quenched that night, on which likewise, the wisest of the Magian clerics dreamed that a number of strong camels led the horses of Arabia across the Tigris into their territory. On that night a light appeared in Hijaz filling the whole world and moving eastward; on the morning following, the thrones of all the kings were found reversed; the skill of the soothsayers (fortune-teller) departed, the magic of the sorcerers ended.

  • The fourteen (14) fallen balconies from the palace of Kisra mentioned in the hadith was a sign that the ruler ship of the Persians would last for only fourteen (14) more Persian kings.  And this is what happened—the fourteenth (and last) Persian king ruled during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu.

  • The fire of the Persians is in reference to a fire that they had kept burning day and night for one thousand (1,000) years. At the time of the birth of the Prophet, the Persians were fire-worshipers. They worshipped the fire unrightfully. On the night of the birth of the Prophet, this fire went out — a sign of the truthful call of Prophet Muhammad to worship Allah alone.

  • The lake of Sawah/Sivah that was worshiped mentioned in the hadith was a lake so vast that ships used to sail in it. It dried up when the Prophet was born.
 
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The blessed, radiant, honored, illuminated, fragrant, beautiful, sweet, admired, adored, esteemed, celebrated,
revered, respected, eulogized, delightful, angelic, elegant, beauteous, beloved, cherished, precious,
ambrosial, perfumed, lovely, magnificent, marvellous house where The Beloved Prophet
MuHammad [SallAllahu 'Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam] was born.

AlaHadrat Alaihir raHmah and His Taqwa

AlaHadrat Imam Ahmad Rida’s entire life was adorned with meticulous following of the Shari’ah and Sunnah of the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam and his taqwa had reached an elevated level. I shall present some incidents from his life that show that he not only had taqwa but had also attained the rank of wara’a . In accordance to the verse, No men can be its guardians except the pious, he was a perfect muttaqi and a gnostic.


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1. The last Ramadan in his life was in 1339 AH. The weather in Bareilly was very hot and he was weak and ill, as these were his final years. The Shari’ah exempts an old man [Al-Shaykh al-Fanī: an old man who cannot fast now, and cannot hope to expiate in the future either] from fasting and expiate by charity instead and for the ailing, they are allowed to expiate when they are healthy again . Despite these dispensations, AlaHadrat’s taqwa demanded otherwise. This was not his fatwa but his taqwa. He said:


The hot weather in Bareilly will not allow me to fast but the weather in mountainous regions is cooler. Nainital is not far from here and I can fast in the mountains of Bhowali [83 miles north of Bareilly]. And I am able to go there; hence, it is obligatory for me to do so.

He spent the whole of Ramadan there and fasted the whole of Ramadan.

2. He passed away on the 25th Safar 1340 AH. He was ill for months and in the last months, he could not even walk. The Shari’ah permits that in such conditions, one can pray at home but AlaHadrat would pray in the congregation. Four men would carry him on a chair to the masjid and he continued to participate thus as long as he was physically able to do so.

3. I have narrated the following incident in the marginalia of Jumal al-Nur fi Nahyi al-Nisa’ ‘an Ziyarat al-Qubur [AlaHadrat’s monograph on the impermissibility of women traveling to shrines] from my teacher, Hafiz-e-Millat Shah Abd al-Aziz Muradabadi.


At one time, there was no one to take him to the masjid and it was time for the congregation. He was disturbed by this and eventually, he came to the masjid, staggering and dragging himself and offered his prayer in the congregation.

In our times, in spite of good health, strength and the means, people carelessly miss the congregation; this incident should serve as an eye opener to such people.


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4. AlaHadrat was away from home and staying in one of his lands. He would periodically suffer from severe bouts of tormina [Acute, colicky pains; gripes]. One day he was all alone by himself; and describes that incident himself thus:


The pain started during the time of Dhuhr. I performed the ablution howsoever I could and then stood up for prayer but was unable to do so. I supplicated to Allah and sought help from the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. Allah surely hears the call of the distraught. I intended to pray the sunnah and the pain disappeared. As soon as I concluded the prayer with the salam , the pain came back and when I made intention for the fard, it went away again. When I concluded the prayer with the salam, it came back again. I prayed the sunnahs after fard and the pain stopped, and came back yet again after the salam. I now expected the pain to stay until Asr. Just as I feared, I lay on the bed tossing and turning but the pain remained.

It can both be said that the pain was relieved during the prayers or that he was so attentive towards Allah and absorbed in worship that he would not feel it. Regardless, it is proof of AlaHadrat’s divine acceptance and his gnosis.

Imam Abu Hanifa Alaihir raHmah would spend his whole day in academic pursuits and systemising and organising fiqh; he would still perform supererogatory worship at night and resting for some part in the night. He was once going somewhere when there was someone pointing towards him saying: “This person worships all through the night.” Thereon, he began worshipping all through the night.

5. Similarly, someone wrote to AlaHadrat and alongside various epithets, he also wrote Hafiz. At the time, AlaHadrat was not a Hafiz al-Qur’an even though most verses were on the tip of his tongue (and pen) and he had the ability to derive rulings from them at will. Mawlana Hashmat Ali Khan gives an eyewitness account from 29th Sha’ban 1337 AH that when AlaHadrat saw a letter with the title Hafiz used for him, his eyes welled up and the fear of Allah caused his heart to pound. He said:


I am fearful that on the day of judgement, I will be amongst those people for whom the Qur’an says, love to be praised for what they have not done. [3:188]

Thereafter, he made the intention to memorise the whole Qur’an. He would make ablution for Isha and before the congregation, someone would recite one part to him and he would repeat it. He began on the 29th of Sha’ban and finished memorising the whole Qur’an by the 27th of Ramadan and he also led the tarawih prayers.

This incident closely follows that of Imam Abu Hanifa. The Imam began praying the whole night because someone had a good opinion of him; and for AlaHadrat, someone called him Hafiz while he did not qualify to be called a Hafiz. When one has fear of Allah, such things are not difficult and the heart accepts these things fully and finds rest only when they are fulfilled.


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There are many such incidents of his gnosis, fear of Allah and abstinence. Below are some more anecdotes that exemplify these traits within him. They show various types of taqwa. All these incidents should be viewed with the subject of taqwa in mind.

1. AlaHadrat’s heart was always heedful of rights of men [Huqūq al-‘Ibad]. He even wrote a monograph entitled A’ajab al-Imdad fi Mukaffarati Huquq al-‘Ibad. Mawlana Ja’far Shah Phulwari recounts an event from a few days before AlaHadrat’s demise. He writes:


After Juma’ prayer, in a state of illness and weakness, he spoke in moving and saddening voice. He said something like this: Convey my salam to all Sunni Muslims and if I have wronged anyone, then I seek their forgiveness with utmost humility. Forgive me for the sake of Allah or seek recompense from me.

His Wasaya also has an account of words he spoke a few months before his demise to a gathering of people. In the end, he said:


None of you has ever caused me any discomfort. You did my work for me and did not allow me to do it myself. May Allah reward you all. I am hopeful that in my grave, I will not face any discomfort because of any of you. I have forgiven all Sunnis and my rights upon them. I ask you with folded hands [In the subcontinent, a mark of humility and an idiom to say: ‘I implore’] and implore you to forgive me; and forego any of your rights that I did not fulfil; and it is necessary for all those present here to seek for my forgiveness from those who are absent.

2. AlaHadrat did not tolerate pictures or photographs in the house. At the time of his demise, he even asked for currency notes and coins to be removed; so that no doubt remains that angels of mercy have entered.

3. His modesty and humility were such that a train was once delayed when traveling to Pilibhit [33 miles north-east of Bareilly] so he was given a chair to sit upon. He said:


Sitting on this chair comfortably would be in the fashion of the arrogant and haughty .

He sat on the chair but did not lean on it and remained engrossed in his litanies.

4. In one of AlaHadrat’s gatherings, a man had to sit next to a barber; so he stopped coming to his place. AlaHadrat remarked:


I too have no liking for such arrogant folk.

5. It is difficult to find an exemplary son in his duty and obedience to his parents. After the demise of his father [Mawlana Naqi Ali Khan (1246-1297 AH), one of the foremost scholars of his era], AlaHadrat handed over the charge of his affairs to his mother . He did not even perform a supererogatory hajj without her permission. Whatever money he had, he would hand it to her and would not even purchase books without her consent.


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6. He was immensely respectful to Islamic scholars and did not show irreverence in any way. He disagrees or comments with opinions of intellectual giants such as Imam Ibn ‘Abidin Shami but does so with utmost respect and self-effacing manner; whereas today, people point fingers at such luminaries as if they are schoolchildren even though these people have not a fraction of AlaHadrat’s knowledge.

For example, in Radd al-Muhtar, Imam Shami remarks somewhere that he could not figure out the answer to a particular objection. Upon this, AlaHadrat wrote in his Jadd al-Mumtar [Supercommentary to Radd al-Muhtar in 5 volumes]:


وظهر لنا ببركة خدمة كلماتكم
The answer occurred to me, by the blessings of serving your words

AlaHadrat wrote an ode [In praise of Shaykh Abd al-Qadir Badayuni and his father Fadl ar-Rasul] in which he writes about the rank of scholars:


اذا حلو تحصرت البرادی
اذا راحو افصار المصر البیدا
When they pass by deserted stead, they turn it into dwellings
When they depart from towns, they cause them to be deserted

Malik al-‘Ulama Mawlana Zafar al-Din Bihari said, this seems to be poetic exaggeration, but AlaHadrat said:


It is reality. When Mawlana Abd al-Qadir Badayuni came to a city, there would hustle and bustle therein and a strange feeling of tranquility and happiness could be felt; and when he left, it would seem as though there was desertion even though apart from him, everyone else would still be present.

7. There are many examples of his truthfulness and staunchness upon the religion. He once attended the ‘Urs of Mawlana Fadl al-Rasul Badayuni during which he heard a speech by Maulawi Siraj al-Din Anolwi, who was a Mawlid reciter. During his speech he said, Firstly, the angels will put the soul in the body of the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. As these words of his were against the unanimously agreed upon belief of Sunnis that prophets are alive in their graves [Hayat al-Nabi], the expression on the face of AlaHadrat changed and he said to Mawlana Abd al-Qadir:


If you permit me, I will take him off the pulpit.

Mawlana Abd al-Qadir stopped the speech and said to Mawlana Abd al-Muqtadir, Do not allow such ignorant people to lecture in the presence of Mawlana Imam Ahmad Rida, because anyone who speaks in front of him has to keep a close eye on his knowledge and be careful in his speech.

AlaHadrat said in this regard:


These are the reasons why I have stopped attending the speeches of today’s speechmakers and Mawlid reciters.

AlaHadrat said about Shah Ali Husain Ashrafi Miyan Kichochawi:


Hadrat [Hadrat or Hadhrat (Hadrah, Arabic: حضرة; or Hazret or hadrat) is an honourific Arabic title used to honour a person] is from amongst those people whose speech I listen to with pleasure.

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8. When a person serves the religion, the praise of friends can cause vanity and self-admiration; the calumny of foes would result in anger and thirst for retribution. But AlaHadrat was above such feelings as he has says:


By Allah, I do not strut at the praise of senior scholars and saints, nor am I angered at the castigation and slander of the enemies of Allah and His Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. I thank Allah that He has made this lowly person able to tolerate their insults for protecting the honour of His beloved SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. Because, as long as they keep swearing at me, they do not speak against my master SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam.

The motto of his life, in his own words, was:


ںہ مرا نوش ز تحسیں نہ مرا نیش ز طعن
نہ مرا گوش بہ مدحے نہ مرا ہوش ذمے

I flatter none, nor others deride
No praise I heed; no curse or chide

It is not easy to describe all his habits, character and strict adherence to the Shari’ah in a short article. Another eyewitness account is by Mawlana Sayyid Abu Salman Muhammad Abd al-Mannan Qadri, who was initially an opponent of AlaHadrat. He writes that AlaHadrat was, a living example of the manners of the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. It was when I saw him that it was well and truly evident that the praise is deserving, and not enough.

9. He took so much care in his speech that if a certain answer contained even the slightest mistake, he would abstain from deeming it Sahīh. Sayyid Ayyub Ali sent the prayer timetable for Ramadan 1339 AH to AlaHadrat which he returned after ten or fifteen minutes with corrections. Wherever there was a mistake, he marked it incorrect and whatever was correct, he marked it as such. In one cell, instead of Sahīh, it said Khayr [Satisfactory, acceptable]. When analysed, the timing in this cell was out by a thousandth of a second which did not affect the prayer timing at all but a mistake is nevertheless a mistake; hence, AlaHadrat did not write Sahīh but only Khayr.

10. He once went with Muhaddith Surati to meet a famous sage in Pilibhit, known as Shah Ji Muhammad Sher Miyan Alaihir raHmah. AlaHadrat saw that Shah Ji was taking bay’ah from women without veil and neither any partition in between. Due to his extreme scrupulousness in observing the Shari’ah, he came back without meeting Shah Ji. Anyone other than Shah Ji would have been offended by this but he was a humble man and readily accepted the truth; it was therefore that he accompanied AlaHadrat to the train station and the following morning, he expressed regret over the incident and said, Mawlana, in the future, I will only take bay’ah from women behind a veil. AlaHadrat shook hands and embraced him.


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11. It is impermissible to drop used ablution water is the masjid even if it is just dripping from the limbs. At one time, the weather was extremely cold and the rain was pouring heavily. AlaHadrat was mu’takif [Secluding oneself in the masjid, I’tikaf] and he could not go out to make his ritual ablution. Hence, he folded a quilt blanket four times and performed ablution sitting on it and did not let a single drop of water fall in the masjid. And now because the blanket was wet, he spent the whole night shivering in the cold.

12. He always entered the masjid, with his right foot first. He would even step on every row with his right foot first and thus reach the mihrab . He would never perform the obligatory prayers without a turban on his cap.

Discharge from ailing eyes nullifies ablution. AlaHadrat once suffered in his eyes, and he would get someone to inspect his eye and check whether there was discharge immediately after prayer; if it did, he would say, he would have to repeat the prayer.

AlaHadrat literally followed the Divine Command, And walk not upon Earth in arrogance [17:37 , 31:18] to an extent that often, it would be difficult to hear his footsteps. Many a time, people would only know of his arrival when he came very close and saluted himself.

He used to sleep in the fashion that his body would spell the letters of the name Muhammad SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam. He always paid special attention to make the poor happy. He never rejected invitations of sincere and poor people nor would he complain of anything afterwards. People used to wonder how he could eat such food but he would say:


If I am invited sincerely, I will accept them; even if it is every day. When combing his beard, he would use his own scissors and a mirror.

He would not stretch his legs towards the Qiblah nor spit in that direction.

Indeed, such habits are reminiscent of great predecessors like Imam Abu Hanifah Alaihir raHmah.

13. In compliance with the hadith, he would abstain from places that would lead to suspicion and slander. Since Kerosene [Paraffin. Known colloquially as ‘Mitti ka teyl’] gives off a bad smell, it is forbidden to burn it in a masjid. Once, Haji KifayatAllah [AlaHadrat’s attendant] filled a lantern with castor oil [Colloquially, ‘Arandi ka teyl’] and lit it. AlaHadrat said:


Haji Sahib! Either take it outside or keep telling people that it is not kerosene but castor oil. People walking past will think that we forbid others to burn it (Kerosene) in their masjids but we burn it in our own.

Thereafter, Haji Sahib removed it from the masjid.

A scholar once stayed in the masjid with the intention of performing I’tikaf.

He ate betel leaves and also had a spitting vessel . Some people who were unaware of his intention of I’tikaf objected. AlaHadrat was sent a question. He gave the ruling to the objectors and whilst explaining the rank of a scholar, he wrote:


Even if they have a correct intention, scholars should abstain from performing certain actions in front of the public that would cause them to be confused. This causes two problems: The one who is not an admirer will object and fall into backbiting and deprive himself from the blessings of the scholar. Secondly, the admirer will begin to do the same action without the proper intention. This scholar is not from the Malamatiyya sect [Believing in the value of self-blame, that piety should be a private matter, and that being held in good esteem would lead to worldly attachment, they concealed their knowledge and made sure their faults would be known, reminding them of their imperfection] that see benefit in making the public dislike them. He is on the seat of guidance [Masnad-e-Hidayat] and it is beneficial for him to draw the public towards himself as the hadith commands:

رأس العقل بعد الإيمان بالله التودد إلى الناس
After professing faith, it is capital sense, to be endearing with people

Another hadith says:

بشروا ولا تنفروا
by giving glad tidings, not by making them despair

In the case that performing such actions is necessary, he should announce his intention to the public and also tell them the ruling of Shari’ah upon it.

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14. Hadrat Mahdi Miyan [Miyan: an informal title of respect, to mean ‘master’.] had good relations with Hamid Ali Khan, the Nawab of Rampur. Once, he was travelling with the Nawab on a train and he wanted him to meet AlaHadrat. He sent the aide de camp [Madar-ul-Muham] from the railway station to AlaHadrat with a gift of Rs.1500 [Rs.1500 equates to approximately Rs.75,000 today] and a message that Miyan sahib had sent this gift and wishes you to meet the Nawab. In reply, AlaHadrat stood at his doorstep and said:

After conveying my salam, ask him, why the converse gift? It is I who should present a gift to Miyan sahib and not vice versa. Take back whatever you have brought to me. The home of this lowly person is not worthy to host a ruler [hence, he is not welcome;] and nor am I aware of the etiquette of conducting oneself in the presence of rulers, so I cannot visit him.

15. A man joined the spiritual order and asked for a litany. His beard was shorter than the minimum requirement in the Shari’ah so AlaHadrat said:

When your beard is of the right length, a litany will be granted.

After some days, he again requested a litany and AlaHadrat said:

There is no need to ask. When your beard is according to the Shari’ah, a litany will be granted automatically. That is, Wajib comes before Nafl.

The opinion of neighbours towards a person is an important indicator of his character. People have discord with their neighbours from time to time. Therefore, it is seen that if people suffer some worldly loss, they begin to speak ill of their neighbours, even without a reason and even if they are good. Yet, AlaHadrat’s neighbours had nothing but praise for him.

16. Muhammad Shah Khan, known as Haji Muntahan Khan, was a respected land owner and AlaHadrat’s neighbour and he was also older than AlaHadrat. One day, Sayyid Ayyub Ali Shah and Sayyid Qana’at Ali saw that despite his old age and his respectable standing as a landlord, he was sweeping the yard of AlaHadrat’s residence. Sayyid Qana’at Ali could not bear this and rushed to snatch the broom from his hands. Haji Sahib refused to let go and said:

“My son! It is a matter of pride for me to sweep at the residence of my Shaykh [Sayyid Ayyub Ali and Sayyid Qana’at Ali were yet unaware that he was part of the silsila 44 An honourific Arabic title used to honour a person]. I am older than the Shaykh . I have seen his childhood, his youth and now I am seeing his old age. At every juncture, I found him to be unique and therefore pledged allegiance on his hand . Everyone becomes pious in their later years but I have seen AlaHadrat to be exemplary and unique even in his childhood.”

Wa’l Hamdu Lillah. We ask Allah Ta’ala to forgive us and make us pious and righteous for the sake of his beloved ones.

والحد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد الأنبیاء والمرسلین
وعلی آله و صحبه وأهل بيته أجمعین


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Written by:
Mawlana Muhammad Ahmad Misbahi
(Principal, al-Jami’at al-Ashrafia, Mubarakpur)
Translated by Abu Hanzala [Released by www.aqdas.co.uk]

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