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Despite varying views, millions celebrate Mawlid Nabiyy in UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria, Others

Muslim News Nigeria by Muslim News Nigeria
November 12, 2019
in Middle East, Muslim Events, Muslim News, Muslim Personalities, Uncategorized
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Despite varying views, millions celebrate Mawlid Nabiyy in  UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria, Others

Worshippers gathered in countries around the world last weekend to celebrate the Mawlid Nabiyy, which marks the birth of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) around 570 AD. Celebrations were observed this year in countries such as Turkey, Nigeria, United Kingdom and a host of others. The festival is also observed by many Muslims across regions, including the Middle East. Muslim News brings you shots of festivities from across the world…

– NIGERIA

It was a celebration galore in Nigeria as the Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government declared the yearly public holiday to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). State Governors, Ministers and lawmakers, in their press releases, felicitated with the Nigerian Muslims as they urged them to emulate the exemplary life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Muslim pupils entertained guests at the Mawlid Nabiyy celebration held at the Lagos State Central Mosque

Many Muslim Organisations, especially from among the Sufi tariqah sect and mosques across the country held different educating and informative programmes which according to them “was to reflect the teachings of Prophet Mohammed and to pray for peace in Nigeria”. From Abuja, the Federal Capital to Kano and Lagos, the two most populated cities in Nigeria, millions of Muslims thronged different venues to commemorate the Mawlid Nabiyy celebration.

Some also used the opportunity of the public holiday to sensitise Nigerians on several burning issues. One of such is Nigeria’s leading civic right group, Muslim Awareness International (MAI), which held its annual Aqsa Day Programme to educate and sensitise Nigerians on the plight of Palestinians. The group had on several occasions said that there is no significant relationship between Aqsa Day and Mawlid Nabiyy.

Our Aqsa Day rally is not a celebration of Mawlid Nabiyy, we only take advantage of the Public Holiday to sensitise Muslims on the plight of their brethren in distress in Palestine” – MAI Director, Alhaji AbdulWaheed Atoyebi speaking at the Aqsa Day Walk for Palestine held in Lagos, Nigeria yesterday, Monday.

Muslim News findings revealed that some sections of the Nigerian Muslims especially from the salafiyyah and other Ahlu Sunnah wal Jamah who kicked against the celebration of Mawlid Nabiyy also observed the national holiday as many of them stayed at home with their family members.

Despite varying views of Mawlid Nabiyy, there are every indications that several Muslim countries, including Indonesia which has the largest Muslim population in the world, with approximately 225 million Muslims, marked the birth of the best of mankind.

-TURKEY

Millions of believers filled mosques across Turkey on Friday night as they marked Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, an occasion Muslims around the world observe as Mawlid an-Nabi. On this sacred night, believers say their prayers and read the Noble Qur’an in their homes and mosques. Various religious programs were organised at mosques throughout Turkey.

Millions of believers filled mosques across Turkey on Friday night as they marked Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, an occasion Muslims around the world observe as Mawlid an-Nabi.

Marking the start of Mawlid celebrations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed that the bonds of the ummah (community) of Muslims worldwide are too strong to break. “What makes us worry about the problems of people who are thousands or tens of thousands of kilometers away from our country is Islam as a common denominator, and the consciousness of being an ummah,” Erdoğan said at a ceremony in Istanbul –  Source: AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA)

MALAYSIA

The celebration of the Prophet’s Messenger was held to commemorate the day of the birth of Prophet Muhammad and his struggle to spread Islam.

NOVEMBER 09: Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (L), Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (2nd L) Malaysia’s Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (3rd L) attend celebration of the Prophet Muhammad in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 09, 2019. – Source: Farid Bin Tajuddin – Anadolu Agency 

– EGYPT 

Egypt on Saturday marked the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, with people lining up to buy mouthwatering nut-filled sweets. The occasion, known as al-Mawlid al-Nabawi, is observed on 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar that employs the Hijri era, when Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his followers migrated from Mecca to Madina in 622 CE.  – Source: efe.com

An Egyptian worker checks a candy doll for the upcoming Mawlid celebrations (The birthday of Prophet Muhammad), at a traditional factory in Bab al-Bahr district, in Cairo, Egypt, 08 November 2019. EFE/EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

– UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, attended an evening of performances held at the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation in celebration of Al Mawlid Al Nabawy (Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)’s birthday).

Sheikh Abdullah noted the significant cultural and traditional impact of Mawlid Al Nabawy in the UAE and the Islamic world, pointing out that the UAE has strived to develop cross-national Islamic cultural dialogue through launching various initiatives and activities including Al Burda.

Organised under the platform of ‘Al Burda’ Festival to celebrate Islamic art and culture by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development and held under the patronage of Sheikh Abdullah, the event featured poetry recitals by troupes from a number of Arab and Islamic countries, including the Emirati Al Malid, in commemoration of the Prophet’s birthday, Wam reported on Monday. – Source: Khaleej Times 

– TUNISIA

Uqba Ibn Nafi Mosque is illuminated during an event to mark the Mawlid al-Nabi in Kairouan, Tunisia on November 09, 2019. ( Yassine Gaidi – Anadolu Agency )

– YEMEN

Millions of Yemenis on Saturday have gathered in the 70th Square in the Capital Sana’a and in several other provinces to celebrate and commemorate the anniversary of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (Peace be Upon Him). The participants in the mass rally carried banners and leaflets, which express their immortalized love and respect for the Holy Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

The Yemenis further stressed that the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday “aims to bring the nation back to the values of the message and to the prophet’s approach, as well as his courage, wisdom and grace.”

They confirmed their adherence to the prophet’s approach, teachings and examples set during his life. – Source: uprising.today

BOLGAR, RUSSIA

On 8 November, the traditional republican evening Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif was held in Bolgar to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Ulemas, muhtasibs, imams, academics of Islamic educational institutions, shakirds, public and state figures of the republic, Muslim religious figures from the regions of Russia gathered at the Bolgar Islamic Academy. – Source: Realnoevremya.com 

Before the celebration, the presentation of the publication Kelem Sherif. Megnevi Terzheme – the first in the history Tatarstan Muslim Spiritual Board’s own translation of the meanings of the Qur’an.

UNITED KINGDOM

Muslims from across Nottingham, the UK, took part in a parade through the city to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Hundreds of people joined the start of the procession from the Jameah Fatimiah Mosque in Berridge Road on Sunday, November 3.

Muslims from across Nottingham, the UK, took part in a parade through the city to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

Participants read scriptures from the Quran and passed gifts and chocolates to passers-by as they marked Mawlid Nabiyy. Among those observing the birthday was Harris Hanif, a volunteer at the mosque in Berridge Road. He said events like the parade were “vital”, adding: “We want to get the real message of Islam out and the message of peace and make people aware we are just like any normal human beings. We hope we can inspire our own community and others as well.” – Source: AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA)

INDONESIA

NOVEMBER 9: Thousands of Muslims attend the celebration of the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in the area of the National Monument, Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday 9 November 2019. ( Eko Siswono Toyudho – Anadolu Agency)

OUR STAND

Muslim News Editorial: Mawlid Nabiyy; The Balanced Perspective

Before the glorious birth of Muhammad (SAW), the son of Abdullah in Makkah on Monday, 12th Rabiul Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar in the Year of the Elephant, corresponding to August, 570/1 C.E, the Arabian Peninsula (and by extension, the whole world) was in Jahiliyyah (the state of ignorance of Divine Guidance). Read more HERE

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