FROM SUPERSTITION TO LIGHT............
This is in response to Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al sheikh who has declared Milad un Nabi celebrations as "superstition " and "haram".
When a child is born , in a holy month like Ramadan , or on a blessed date like the 9th of zilhajj or 10th Muharram etc, we immediately say, the child is blessed coz he is born on a blessed date .
Similarly when a person dies in a holy month or on a particular date considered holy in Islam, we immediately say he must be a good man that he passed away in such a blessed month or on such a blessed day / date.................
Even Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) held some dates and some days special because of their association with blessed ppl or with blessed events.
Reported by Imam Muslim, Abu-Dawood, Al-Nesai, and Al-Tirmidhi, that Prophet Mohammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had said, "The best day during which the sun have risen is Friday. It is the Day Adam was created. It is the day when Adam entered paradise and also when he was taken out from it. It is also the day on which the day of judgment takes place."
Friday is the day when Prophet Adam(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was created. It is also the day when Prophet Adam also passed away. It is the day when Adam(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) entered paradise and also the day when he was taken out of it. It is the day when the trumpet will be blown destroying all creation and it is also the day of Resurrection and judgement.
If a day associated with Adam(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is considered significant by Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), then don't you think a date associated with Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) himself should be of even greater significance?
Allah sends blessed people into this world on blessed dates and he calls them back on blessed dates too. The date associated with the birth and passing away of Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the same which means this date of 12th Rabi ul Awwal is Doubly blessed. It is of even greater significance than it would have been if the Prophet was only born on that date or had only passed away on that date. And only the most ignorant of ignorants equate it with ordinary dates and don't mark it on their calendar.
Those who celebrate the Birthday of the Prophet(sallallahu alaihi wasallam), they celebrate keeping his birth above his death. Note: From the above hadith, the Prophet celebrated Friday and called it Eid ul Momineen keeping the creation of Adam(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) above his death and keeping the Day of Resurrection above the Day of Destruction.
Some even celebrate the liberation and empowerment of his soul ( good souls are liberated and empowered after death. Bad souls are enslaved after death) just as the Prophet considered turning out of Adam(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) as a good thing ( from the above hadith) as life started because of it . And Islam keeps intentions above deeds.
Those who commemorate ( i.e remember him and pay respect and honour to him ) on this date, also do it for good reason with good intentions.
But what is your logic and what are your intentions when you simply ignore this date entirely and don't even mark it on your calendar considering it of no significance whatsoever and strut about your usual routine business on this day with noses up in the air in all arrogance and haughtiness ?
This is like showing impudence towards the Prophet(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) himself. Its like saying......" Oh I don't care who was born on this date ............or who Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was.............."
It speaks of a generation with culture completely destroyed and it speaks of a population bound to be wiped out soon some day in the near future and replaced by a better people.
Your children are already beginning to doubt this date of 12th Rabi ul Awal because they don't find you remembering or honouring this date in any special way. They are asking , " Is 12th rabi ul awal really the date when the Prophet was born......?" It wont be long before they will begin to doubt the Prophethood of the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) himself. It wont be long before they will ask you , " Is Mohammed(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) really the Prophet of Allah..........?"
For those of you and your children who doubt the authenticity of this date, go thru my article " Numerological significance of 12th Rabi ul Awal" on this link below which proves beyond doubt that Prophet Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was indeed born on 12th Rabi ul Awal and the date is no superstition. Also go thru the article "Bidaa' Hasana" on this link.
Even if one does not celebrate the Holy Prophet's birth , it is incumbent upon him to at least commemorate his birth and his death by especially remembering and honouring him on this date. Every muslim state must declare a holiday on this date. I live in a Non-muslim country far away from yours , and yet ppl--both muslims and Non-muslims revere the date with our Non-muslim government declaring it a holiday on this date and muslims commemorating and celebrating............................And you ppl who live so near to the Prophet(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) ? You don't even understand the Greatness of the Holy Prophet(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) or the significance of the date of 12th Rabi ul Awwal. Truly a shame indeed.