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Milad-un Nabi celebrations demand a very sober approach

Saturday, 4 February 2012
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February 04:

Hyderabad, February 04: This year Milad-un Nabi (birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed, peace and blessings be upon him) will be celebrated on February 5. The city, especially the old part, is already geared up to mark the occasion with more enthusiasm than the previous year. But hopefully, a fatwa issued by the reputed Islamic institution Jamea Nizamia, will work to check that no public inconvenience is caused. The timely fatwa said that the revelry should be within the premise of the sharia or the Islamic law. Playing loud music, dancing and singing during rallies, the fatwa said, is against the spirit of sharia. One particular sentence in the fatwa puts the entire subject of festivity in perspective. It says that if the loud recitation of the Koran becomes a cause of disturbance to others, it is not permissible.

The public display of celebration, as we witness today during Milad-un Nabi, is a recent phenomenon. Earlier, say until about two decades ago, perhaps the only public function for Milad was the jalsa or meeting conducted by a leading socio-religious organization Majlis-e-Tameer-e-Millat. The Muslims in the state used to wait for that jalsa where eminent scholars from across the country, sometimes even from abroad, spoke.

Where would this trend lead to is a question over which social scientists, administrators and ulema have been pondering. Mohammed Hamidullah, one of the most widely read scholars of Islam produced by Hyderabad, says in his book, 'The Life and Work of the Prophet of Islam,' that human life is mainly divided into two spheres-material and spiritual. It is necessary to read the life history of the Prophet because he showed how a harmonious equilibrium between the two could be achieved.

Prophet Mohammed was born on 12th of Rabi Al-Awwal, the third month of Islamic lunar calendar corresponding to 17th of June 569 CE in Mecca. It was a Monday. His parents were Abdullah bin Abdul Mutallib and Aminah bint Wahb. His father died at the young age of 25 years in Madina when the Prophet was still in the womb of his mother. His ageing grandfather Abdul Mutallib, one of the 10 ministers in the oligarchy that administered Mecca, took him and his mother under his care. The Prophet, as was the tradition in those days, was given to a wet nurse Halima. The tragedy struck again as he lost his mother while on a visit to Madina. Even as he was struggling to come to terms with life without mother, his caring grandfather too passed away. The Prophet was only eight years old then. He came under the care of his paternal uncle Abu Talib. Life was difficult. He had no formal education and started life as a shepherd. At the tender age of nine years he accompanied his uncle on a trading journey to Syria. He went to Syria again as a young man, this time as in-charge of the goods of a wealthy lady in Mecca, Khadija, whom he married later. He spent a great deal of his time in meditation in the cave of Hira, on the outskirts of Mecca. At the age of 40 he received his first revelation and also the command to spread the message of God. His preaching invited the wrath of the powerful in Mecca who cruelly persecuted him and his followers. He migrated to Madina when he was 53 years of age. Within the next 10 years the numbers of his followers grew with leaps and bounds. At the same time he laid the foundation of a state whose area covered over 3 million square km.

But all this did not change his lifestyle. And when he passed away at the age of 63, he left behind, not palaces, not treasures but only a few things for his family and invaluable wealth on the spiritual and temporal lives for generations to come. Such a life of a rare phenomenon requires a sober approach and nothing frivolous.

By Mir Ayoob Ali Khan

Courtesy: Times Of India

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Follow Allah, Prophet and Quran to be muslim

Muslim community should be thankful to Allah for blessing us with Quran and PUBH Mohammad's sunnah for us to follow.

Why do muslim community is adamant in doing so many unislamic practises and when someone points out, they call him with names.

Celebrate the Prophet's birthday by offering prayers, correcting our life styles, our behaviors and NOT carrying models of "Kaaba" and "Prophet's Dome".

Does such practises takes you closer to Allah ?????

Please think coolly what are basics of our wonderful Islam, what is permitted, what is not permitted, we are lucky to have Quran to guide us.

Singing, Dancing to celebrate Prophet's birthday is not at all Islamic.

Allah SWT ko yaad karna aur

Allah SWT ko yaad karna aur Hazrat Mohammed SAS ki sunnah ko to bhol gaye, Wahabi sahi ya Sunni sahi ke behes mein phadgaye. Wake up brothers and see the muslims suffering in our on city.

WAHABI KAFIRS

ONLY ONE PERSON WAS SAD ON THE BIRTH OF OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD(PBUH SAS) AND IT WAS SATAN SHAITAAN, I GUESS WAHABIS,TABLIGHIS,AHLE HADEES ARE FOLLOWERS OF SHAITAN WHAT A SAD BUNCH

Milad

Our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him never taught us to celebrate Milad or any kind of anniversary or birthdays. History says "The earliest introduction of Milad was by a tyrant of Arbil in 12th century."

It was first introduced in 1970 in Pakistan against Yawme Ashura and being followed in India too. Celebrating such anniversaries and birthdays are are not among the teachings of Messenger Muhammad(pbuh). Therefore it is termed as Bidda or innovation.

The real love of Prophet Muhammad lies in following the prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) life, i.e., Sunnah. So, do not search love of Prophet in new or innovated things. Those who are responsible for introducing and supporting innovated or new things in Islam which prophet Muhammad has never done in His life are invoking the curse of Allah the Allmighty, Prophet Muhammad, Angels and all the creation.

Dawud :: Book 39 : Hadith 4515
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: If anyone introduces an innovation, he will be responsible for it. If anyone introduces an innovation or gives shelter to a man who introduces an innovation (in religion), he is cursed by Allah, by His angels, and by all the people.

wahabi kafirs

ONLY ONE PERSON WAS SAD DURING THE COMING OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD(PBUH) AND IT WAS SHAITAN (SATAN) I GUESS THE WAHABIS ARE FOLLOWERS OF SATAN WHO DONT CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR PROPHET...THEY ARE JUST SAD BUNCH

No Wahabis No Sunnis

We are neither wahabis nor Sunnis, we are all muslims. As per Quran There is no Sunni, Whabbi, or any other name. Quran Says, if somebody asks your religion, you must reply as I am a muislim. Do not try to make groups among our brothers. We are all one and brothers.

Follow steps of Rasool PBUH

Muslim brothers instead of fighting please follow Prophet Mohammed P.B.U.H sunnat that's all pray 5 time namaaz, give charity to Poors , be a true muslim

Allahumma Salli ala Muhammed

Allahumma Salli ala Muhammed wala Alihi wa sahbihi wassalim

MAKKAH & NOT MECCA

JANAB EDITOR SAHAB, PLEASE REQUEST YOUR STAFF TO WRITE "MAKKAH" NOT "MECCA" AND ALSO THE SIMILAR OTHER WORDS, WE KNOW YOUR PAPER IS IN "URDU LANGUAGE" AND ALL YOUR STAFF MAY BE FROM URDU MEDIUM EVEN IN URDU ALSO THERE ARE SEVERAL MESTAKES, PLEASE TRAIN THEM FOR BOTH LANGUAGES AND FURTHERMORE NOW TECHNOLOGY IS VERY ADVANCE EVEN IF YOU TYPE ANY WORD WRONG SPELLING IT CORRECTS AUTOMETICALLY. HOPE SOON YOU WILL ARRANGE THE TRAINING FOR YOUR ALL STAFF INCLUDING YOURSELF ATLEAST FOR ONE MONTH.

Correction

Mr.Perfectionist please correct your spelling :-) . I found atleast 2-3 mistakes in your so called "Language training advise" to Siasat.

check ur serlf

Dear Brother before point out the mistake check your self and ur language.

Ungli Uthane se Pehle

Your caps lock is on, and its considered 'rude' to type the entire comment in caps. It portrays that you are shouting at someone, and certainly we don't want that here. Hope you take it into consideration next time.

Please avoid and stop innovations

Ruling on celebrating the Prophet’s birthday
Celebrating the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is forbidden and is to be rejected for a number of reasons:
1 – it is not part of the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or of the khaleefahs who succeeded him. Since this is the case, then it is a forbidden innovation, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I urge you to follow my Sunnah and the way of the rightly-guided khaleefahs after me; adhere to it and cling to it firmly. Beware of newly-invented things, for every newly-invented thing is an innovation (bid’ah) and every innovation is a going-astray.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 4/126; al-Tirmidhi no. 2676).
Celebrating the Mawlid is an innovation introduced by the Shi’a Faatimids after the three best centuries in order to corrupt the religion of the Muslims. If a person does anything in order to draw closer to Allaah which was not done by the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or enjoined by him, and was not done by the khaleefahs who succeeded him, this action implies that he is accusing the Messenger of not explaining the religion to the people, and that he disbelieves in the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
“This day, I have perfected your religion for you”
[al-Maa'idah 5:3]
because he is adding something extra and claiming that it is a part of the religion, but the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not bring this.
2 – Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is an imitation of the Christians, because they celebrate the birth of the Messiah (peace be upon him). Imitating them is extremely haraam. The hadeeth tells us that it is forbidden to imitate the kuffaar, and we are commanded to differ from them. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them” (narrated by Ahmad, 2/50; Abu Dawood, 4/314). And he said, “Be different from the mushrikeen” (narrated by Muslim, 1/222, no. 259) – especially with regard to things that are the symbols or rituals of their religion.
3 – Besides being bid’ah and an imitation of the Christians, both of which are haraam, celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is also a means that leads to exaggeration and excess in venerating him, which even goes as far as calling upon him (making du’aa’ to him) and seeking his help, instead of calling upon Allaah, as happens now among many of those who observe the bid’ah of the Mawlid, when they call upon the Messenger instead of Allaah, and ask him for support, and sing qaseedahs (odes) of shirk praising him, like Qaseedat al-Burdah etc. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade going to extremes in praising him, as he said: “Do not extol as the Christians extolled the son of Maryam. For I am just His slave, so say, the slave of Allaah and His Messenger” (narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4/142, no. 3445; al-Fath, 6/551), i.e., do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians exaggerated in praising the Messiah and venerated him until they worshipped him instead of Allaah. Allaah forbade them to do that when he said (interpretation of the meaning):
“O people of the Scripture (Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, nor say of Allaah aught but the truth. The Messiah ‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more than) a Messenger of Allaah and His Word, (“Be!” — and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Rooh) created by Him”
[al-Nisaa’ 4:171]
Our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade us to exaggerate concerning him lest the same thing happen to us as happened to them, so he said: “Beware of exaggeration, for those who came before you were destroyed because of exaggeration” (narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 5/268; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Sunan al-Nasaa’i, no. 2863).
4 – Observing the innovation of the Prophet’s birthday opens the door to other kinds of bid’ah and being distracted by them from the Sunnah. Hence you find that the innovators are very active when it comes to bid’ah and very lazy when it comes to the Sunnah; they hate it and regard those who follow it as enemies, until their entire religion is innovated anniversaries and Mawlids. They have split into various groups, each of which commemorates the anniversary of its imaam’s birth, such as the births of al-Badawi, Ibn ‘Arabi, al-Dasooqi and al-Shaadhili. No sooner do they end the celebration of one birthday but they start the celebration of another. This results in exaggeration concerning these dead people and others, and in calling upon them instead of Allaah, believing that they can bring benefit and cause harm, until they deviate from the religion of Allaah and go back to the religion of the people of the Jaahiliyyah of whom Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And they worship besides Allaah things that harm them not, nor profit them, and they say: ‘These are our intercessors with Allaah’”
[Yoonus 10:18]
“And those who take Awliyaa’ (protectors, helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): ‘We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allaah’”
[al-Zumar 39:3]
Discussing the specious arguments of those who celebrate the Mawlid
Those who think that this bid’ah should be continued produce specious arguments which are flimsier than a spider’s web. These specious arguments may be dealt with as follows:
1 – Their claim that this is veneration of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
The response to that is that the way to venerate him is to obey him, do as he commanded and avoid that which he forbade, and to love him; he is not to be venerated through innovations, myths and sins. Celebrating his birthday is of this blameworthy type because it is a sin. The people who venerated the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) the most were the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), as ‘Urwah ibn Mas’ood said to Quraysh: “O people, by Allaah I have visited kings. I went to Caesar, Chosroes and the Negus, but by Allaah I never saw a king whose companions venerated him as much as the companions of Muhammad venerated Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). By Allaah, whenever he spat it never fell on the ground, it fell into into the hand of one his companions, then they wiped their faces and skins with it. If he instructed them to do something, they would hasten to do as he commanded. When he did wudoo’, they would almost fight over his water. When he spoke they would lower their voices in his presence; and they did not stare at him out of respect for him.” (al-Bukhaari, 3/178, no. 2731, 2732; al-Fath, 5/388). Yet despite this level of veneration, they never took the day of his birth as an ‘Eid (festival). If that had been prescribed in Islam they would not have neglected to do that.
2 – Using as evidence the fact that many people in many countries do this.
The response to that is that evidence consists of that which is proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and what is proven from the Prophet is that innovations are forbidden in general, and this is an innovation. What people do, if it goes against the evidence (daleel), does not prove anything, even if many of them do it.
“And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will mislead you far away from Allaah’s path”
[al-An’aam 6:116 – interpretation of the meaning]
Nevertheless, in every age, praise be to Allaah, there have always been those who denounce this bid’ah and state clearly that it is false. Those who persist in following it after the truth had been explained to them have no proof.
Among those who denounced the celebration of this occasion was Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, in Iqtidaa’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem; Imaam al-Shaatibi in al-‘I’tisaam; Ibn al-Haaj in al-Madkhil; Shaykh Taaj al-Deen ‘Ali ibn ‘Umar al-Lakhami who wrote an entire book denouncing it; Shaykh Muhammad Basheer al-Sahsawaani al-Hindi in his book Siyaanah al-Insaan; al-Sayyid Muhammad Rasheed Ridaa wrote a separate essay on this topic; Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem Aal al-Shaykh wrote a separate essay on it; Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz; and others who are still writing and denouncing this bid’ah every year in the pages of newspapers and magazines, at the time when this bid’ah is being done.
3 – They say that by celebrating the Mawlid they are keeping the memory of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) alive.
The answer to that is that the memory of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is constantly kept alive by the Muslim, such as when his name (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is mentioned in the adhaan and iqaamah and in khutbahs, and every time the Muslim recites the Shahaadatayn after doing wudoo’ and in the prayers, and every time he sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in his prayers and when he is mentioned, and every time the Muslim does a waajib (obligatory) or mustahabb (recommended) action that was prescribed by the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). In all of these ways (the Muslim) remembers him and the reward equivalent to the reward of the one who does that action goes back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Thus the Muslim constantly keeps the memory of the Messenger alive and has a connection with him night and day throughout his life through that which Allaah has prescribed, not only on the day of the Mawlid and things which are bid’ah and go against the Sunnah, for that puts one at a distance from the Messenger(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the Messenger will disown him because of that.
The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has no need of this innovated celebration, because Allaah has already bestowed veneration and respect upon him, as He says:
“and raised high your fame”
[al-Sharh 94:4]
For Allaah is not mentioned in the adhaan, iqaamah or khutbah, but the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is mentioned after Him; this is sufficient veneration, love and renewal of his memory, ad sufficient encouragement to follow him.
Allaah did not refer to the birth of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the Qur’aan, rather He referred to his Mission, and says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Indeed, Allaah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:124]
“He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves”
[al-Jumu’ah 64:2]
4 – They may say that the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday was introduced by a knowledgeable and just king who intended thereby to draw closer to Allaah.
Our response to that is that bid’ah is not acceptable, no matter who does it. A good intention does not justify a bad deed and even if a person died as a knowledgeable and righteous person, this does not mean that he was infallible.
5 – They say that celebrating the mawlid comes under the heading of bid’ah hasanah (“good innovation”) because it is based on giving thanks to Allaah for the Prophet!
Our response to that is that there is nothing good in innovation. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam), that is not part of it will have it rejected.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 2697; al-Fath, 5/355). And he said, “Every innovation is a going astray” (narrated by Ahmad, 4/126; al-Tirmidhi, no. 2676). The ruling on innovations is that they are all misguidance, but this specious argument suggests that not every bid’ah is a going astray, rather there are good innovations.
Al-Haafiz ibn Rajab said in Sharh al-Arba’een: “The words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), ‘every innovation is a going astray’ is a concise but comprehensive comment which includes everything; it is one of the most important principles of religion. It is like his words ‘Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam), that is not part of it will have it rejected.’ (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3/167, no. 2697; al-Fath, 5/355). Whoever innovates anything and attributes it to Islam when it has no basis in the religion, this is a going astray and is nothing to do with Islam, whether that has to do with matters of belief (‘aqeedah) or outward and inward words and deeds.”
(Jaami’ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hakam, p. 233)
These people have no proof that there is any such thing as a “good innovation” apart from the words of ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) concerning Taraaweeh prayers, “What a good innovation this is.” (Saheeh al-Bukhaari, 2/252, no. 2010 mu’allaqan; al-Fath 4/294).
They also said that things were innovated which were not denounced by the salaf, such as compiling the Qur’aan into one volume and writing and compiling the hadeeth.
The response to that is that these matters had a basis in Islam, so they were not newly-invented.
‘Umar said: “What a good bid’ah” meaning innovation in the linguistic sense, not in the shar’i sense. Whatever has a basis in Islam, if it is described as an innovation, is an innovation in the linguistic sense, not in the shar’i sense, because innovation in the shar’i sense means that which has no basis in Islam.
Compiling the Qur’aan into one book has a basis in Islam, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had commanded that the Qur’aan be written down, but it was scattered, so the Sahaabah compiled it in one volume so as so protect and preserve it.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) led his companions in praying Taraaweeh for a while, then he stopped doing that, lest that become obligatory on them. The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) continued to pray it separately during the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and after his death, until ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with them) gathered them behind one imaam as they used to pray behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). This was not an innovation introduced into the religion.
Writing down the hadeeth also has a basis in Islam. The Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ordered that some ahaadeeth should be written down for some of his companions when they asked him for that. In general terms writing it down during his lifetime was not allowed, for fear that the Qur’aan might be mixed with things that were not part of it. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died, this fear was no longer a factor, because the Qur’aan had been completed and arranged in order before he died. The Muslims compiled the Sunnah after that in order to preserve it and keep it from being lost. May Allaah reward them with good on behalf of Islam and the Muslims, because they preserved the Book of their Lord and the Sunnah of their Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) from being lost or being tampered with.
We may also say to them: why was this act of thanksgiving, as they call it, not done by the best generations, the Sahaabah, Taabi’een and followers of the Taabi’een, who loved the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) most and who were most keen to do good and give thanks? Are those who introduced the innovation of the Mawlid more rightly-guided than them? Do they give more thanks to Allaah? Definitely not!
6 – They may say that celebrating the birthday of the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is indicative of their love for him; this is one way of showing that, and showing love of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is prescribed in Islam!
The answer to that is that undoubtedly loving the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is obligatory for every Muslim; he should love him more than he loves himself, his child, his father and all the people – may my father and mother be sacrificed for him – but that does not mean that we should introduce innovations for doing so that have not been prescribed for us. Loving him dictates that we should obey him and follow him, for that is one of the greatest manifestations of love, as it is said:
“If your love is sincere then obey him; for the lover obeys the one whom he loves.”
Loving the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) implies keeping his Sunnah alive, adhering firmly to it, and avoiding words and deeds that go against it. Undoubtedly everything that goes against his Sunnah is a reprehensible innovation (bid’ah) and a manifest act of disobedience. That includes celebrating his birthday and other kinds of bid’ah. A good intention does not mean that it is permissible to introduce innovations into the religion. Islam is based on two things, purity of intention and following [the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)]. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Yes, but whoever submits his face (himself) to Allaah (i.e. follows Allaah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism) and he is a Muhsin (a doer of good) then his reward is with his Lord (Allaah), on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve”
[al-Baqarah 2:112]
Submitting one’s face to Allaah means being sincere towards Allaah, and doing good means following the Messenger and implementing the Sunnah.
7 – Another of their specious arguments is when they say that by celebrating the Mawlid and reading the biography of the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) on this occasion, they are encouraging people to follow his example!
We say to them that reading the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and following his example are required of the Muslim all the time, all year long and throughout his life. Singling out a specific day for that with no evidence for doing so is an innovation, and every innovation is a going astray.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 4/164; al-Tirmidhi, 2676). Bid’ah does not bear any fruit but evil and it leads to a person distancing himself from the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
In conclusion, celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), whatever form it takes, is a reprehensible innovation. The Muslims should put a stop to this and other kinds of bid’ah, and occupy themselves with reviving and adhering to the Sunnah. They should not be deceived by those who promote and defend this bid’ah, for these types of people are more interested in keeping innovations alive than in reviving the Sunnah; they may not even care about the Sunnah at all. Whoever is like this, it is not permissible to imitate him or follow his example, even if the majority of people are like this. Rather we should follow the example of those who follow the path of the Sunnah, among the righteous salaf and their followers, even if they are few. Truth is not measured by the men who speak it, rather men are measured by the truth.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever among you lives (for a long time) will see many differences. I urge you to follow my Sunnah and the way of the rightly-guided khaleefahs who come after me. Hold on to it firmly. Beware of newly-invented matters, for every innovation is a going astray.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 4/126; al-Tirmidhi no. 2676). So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained to us in this hadeeth what we should do when there are differences of opinion, just as he explained that everything that goes against his Sunnah, be it words or deeds, is a bid’ah, and every bid’ah is a going astray.
If we see that there is no basis for celebrating the birthday of the Prophet, whether in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or in the way of the rightly-guided khaleefahs, then it is one of the newly-invented matters, one of the bid’ahs which lead people astray. This principle is what is implied by this hadeeth and is what is indicated by the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination”
[al-Nisaa’ 4:59]
Referring to Allaah means referring to His Book, and referring to the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) means referring to his Sunnah after he has passed away. The Qur’aan and Sunnah are the reference point in cases of dispute. Where in the Qur’aan or Sunnah does it indicate that it is prescribed in Islam to celebrate the Prophet’s birthday? Whoever does that or thinks that it is good must repent to Allaah from this and from other kinds of bid’ah. This is the attitude of the Muslim who is seeking the truth. But whoever is too stubborn and arrogant after proof has been established, then his reckoning will be with his Lord.
We ask Allaah to help us adhere to His Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger until the Day when we will meet Him. May Allaah grant blessings and peace to our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.

Durud Shareef by Hazrat

Durud Shareef
by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh)

During a visit to Madina Munawwarah[1], I was sitting in the courtyard, on the marble floor, outside the Masjidun Nabawi[2] (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam), near the Raudha Mubarak[3], looking at the Green Dome, and in deep thought. A doctor from Johannesburg, walked by. After greeting me with Salaam, he asked me as to what I was watching.

I replied : ‘The flights coming into Madina Shareef.’

He replied : ‘No planes are permitted to fly in the vicinity of the Haram Shareef[4].’
I explained : ‘The flights are the flights of the angels, who have collected the Durud[5] and Salaam[6] of millions of Muslims, throughout the world, and who are now conveying these to Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam).’

The Hadith Sharief mentions : ‘ Verily Allah has certain angels wandering all over the earth. They convey to me the Salaat of my Ummah[7].’

…This should not be difficult to understand in this day and age of advanced technology. Thousands of people are making phone calls to people in different cities and countries of the world. Within seconds, there is a connection and the person is able to speak.

Rasulullah’s (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam) Ihsaan (favour) upon us is tremendous. Durud Shareef should therefore become our daily practice as it develops that connection with Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam).

Using the remarkable gift of imagination, one should imagine the angels conveying one’s Durud Shareef in the court of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam)or imagine standing before the Raudha Mubarak and personally presenting Salaat and Salaam to the Master of all men, the Seal of all the Prophets, the Crown of the Believers, the Illuminator of the universe, the Leader of the pious, the Protector and Guide of the Believers and the Beloved of Allah Ta’ala, Sayyidina[8] Muhammad (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam).

This noble and lofty ibaadah[9] of conveying Salaat and Salaam with sincerity, attention and meditation will create a ‘kaifiyyat’ or special feeling within the heart as well as gain one the Qurb[10] of Allah Ta’ala, since Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam) is the Beloved of Allah Ta’ala.

Moreover, the person who conveys Salaat and Salaam becomes the beneficiary to many, many bounties, in this world and the next. Some of these are : sins are forgiven, stages elevated in the hereafter, protection from Jahannum, protection from harm, intercession of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam), securing the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala. It also draws the Rahmah (mercy) of Allah Ta’ala and invites barakah (blessings) into our homes, businesses, and lives, and relieves from various anxieties.

Through the recitation of Durud Shareef, our duas (supplications) are also accepted.

[1] Madina Munawwarah : The Enlightened City
[2] Masjidun Nabawi (1) : The Sacred Mosque of the Prophet (1) .
[3] Raudha Mubarak : Blessed garden (in reference to the Prophet’s (1) grave)
[4] Haram Shareef : The Holy Mosque of the Prophet (1)
[5] Durud/Salaat : Seeking Allah’s Blessings on the Prophet (1).
[6] Salaam : Salutation to the Prophet (1) .
[7] Ummah : Followers
[8] Sayyidina : Our Leader
[9] Ibaadah : Worship
[10] Qurb : proximity, nearness.

The Influence of

The Influence of Television
by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh)

One of the many sunnats of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus Salaam) ßis that of Hayaa – shame and modesty : a quality which is sorely missing in the lives of the majority of Muslims today and which should otherwise be an outstanding characteristic and feature of all Muslims, whether married or un-married.

Television is such an evil that if our society only understood its reality, then they would find no excuse to watch. Its spiritual harm is that it takes away the hayaa and shame of our men, women and children.

The content of most television programmes is nothing but immodesty and indecency, which invites nothing but immodesty and indecency – into our homes, into our lives and the lives of our children.

However, this truth and reality seems to just pass over the understanding of even those Muslims who have some link with Deen. Many are regular with Salaah, they are seen in the Musjid, they are wearing the garb of the pious and yet they will be the ones to present flimsy and feeble excuses to view television programmes.

Let us consider this situation of sin from the following view – which Alhamdulillah, has been a means of many getting rid of the television.

If a person has to knock on your door and tell you : ‘I would like to use your lounge to commit adultery.’
Or a group of some friends have to request you : ‘We would like to use your home to gamble and enjoy our liquor.’
Or a group of youngsters have to tell you : ‘We have chosen your home as a venue for our partying, dancing, drug-taking and fornicating.’
Or a Christian family has to request you : ‘We would like to use your home as a venue for our church ceremony : The marriage of our daughter as well as the baptism of our grandchild. We have already obtained the consent of one of our priests.’
Or some idol-worshippers have to suggest : ‘We would like to carry out some of our religious rites in your home. We would like to bring our idols also. You are more than welcome to observe or participate in our rites. ’
Many Muslims, on hearing such requests, will get very angry; will express disgust – if not swear and curse such suggestions.

However, these very same Muslims who will even resort to swearing and cursing such proposals, invite into their homes all of the above by the switch of the television, by hiring English and Hindi films and DVDs and downloading porn and other films from the Internet. There is so much of adultery, partying and other filth that we seem to just welcome into our homes – least realizing the consequences.

Just to give you one example and this is but the tip of the iceberg – and it is said with the intention of removing the blindfold that most parents wear :

A father of four children mentioned to me that he had got rid of his television and he thereafter explained why. He said that late one night he heard strange noises from his children’s room. On opening the door of their room, he found their television switched on. […This is our concept of modesty : parents must have their own television, to view all kinds of filthy programmes in their privacy, and children must have their own television to view all kinds of indecency in their privacy (Na-uzu Billah).]

The father mentioned that there were dirty and obscene scenes of naked people on the television screen. He mentioned that it was filthy and that it shocked him; but what had him even more shaken was that his children were all undressed, engaging in the same kind of indecent acts. They were imitating the pornography they were viewing. He said himself, that until then he had not considered the harm of television. It took this kind of incident to wake him up. …This is just one example of so many. Do we wish to face something similar ?

…Do we care to even know what our sons and daughters are doing in the secrecy of their rooms ? The fact that many demand that no one ‘invade’ their space and privacy to the extent of having ‘No Entry’ signs on their doors, should have parents a little more than worried… esp. if they are viewing television and are surfing the net or have free access with cell phones.

Many have written, that after watching certain films or programmes, the desire came strongly into their hearts to take drugs, drink liquor, murder their parents, indulge in homosexuality, engage in adulterous relationships, commit suicide, rape, and so much else – and many of them do so.

Moreover, with sins like television and evil, lustful glancing, Allah Ta’ala removes the love between husband and wife and even ones children become disobedient.

There are many husbands who entertain thoughts of and fantasize of other women when with their wives. And they will when they are watching different actresses and television presenters. Many wives are guilty of the same infidelity having seen or socialized with ghair-mahareem. Many women are so infatuated and obsessed with some soccer player or cricket player that they become dissatisfied with their husbands, and spend their time fantasizing.

Had the person not viewed all those ghair-mahareem on the television screen and computer screen, and had lowered his gaze in real life situations, then he would not have desired that which he cannot have, and there would not have been dissatisfaction with his (or her) spouse.

Moreover we complain : There is no barkat in our homes; there is no barkat in our wealth; there is no barkat in our time. Our children are rebellious. The husband is having an extra-marital relationship. The daughter has accepted Christianity. The son is on drugs … and the list of complaints does not end.

Then who is to blame except the one who brought all of this Haraam into the home by purchasing the television and exposing the family to so much of sin.

…Great ‘Ulama became Bay’at upon the hands of Maulana Hakeem Fakhrudeen (Rahmatullah ‘alaih). He mentioned that there was a time, that with the rising and setting of the sun, he saw nothing but noor in Surat. The atmosphere was one of noor. The day commenced with Salaah, Tilawat, Zikrullah…

After the cinemas and television and videos flooded Surat, there was nothing but ‘zulmat’ – darkness. With the distraction of such entertainment, Ibaadah becomes a forgotten duty.

One Wali of Allah Ta’ala, on visiting a home, mentioned that he perceived the sin of Zina (adultery) from the walls of that home. He was able to recognize this due to the purity of his heart. The residents of that home were not indulging in adultery but they were watching the sin on television.

When fire burns against a white wall, it blackens the wall. The Ahle-Dil, with their purified hearts, see the fire of sins which has burnt and blackened the white hearts of the Muslims.

Would that we take lesson and take measures to protect ourselves and our children.

It is permissible to keep

It
is permissible to keep the Dunya (material world) in one’s hand,
and even in one’s pocket, but not in one’s heart. The heart is
Allah’s house.”

The Friend is your refuge

The Friend is your refuge and support on the Way.
If you look, you’ll see the Friend is the Way.
–Mawlana Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmi

YEH KUCH BHI NAHI HAI. PORA

YEH KUCH BHI NAHI HAI. PORA KA PORA BAND HONA. AGAR MOHAMMED SAS KI PAIDAYESH KI KHUSHI MANA NA HAI TO PHIR AAP SAS KI TAREEQAY KO FOLLOW KARNA. AAP SAS HAR PEER KO ROZA RAKHTAY THE. ISLIYE HUM BHI AAP KI PEDAIYSH KI KHUSI MEIN HAR PEER KE DIN ROZA RAKHNA. AAP SAS ROZA RAKHTAY THE. KIYA EID KE DIN KOI NAFIL ROZA RAKHTA KIA? YANI HUZOOR KAREEM SAS APNI PEDAIYESH KE DIN ROZA RAKHTAY THE. AUR YEH LOGON DHAMMAL KAR RAIN. KAH RAIN, PEE RAIN, GARAIN, NACH RAIN. KIY YEH GANESH CHATOURTHI HAI KIYA? APNE ISLAM KI SACHCHAYEE, ACCHE KIRDAR, ACHCHAY KAM, SAADGI SE PESH KARO
LOG ISKO SEENAY SE LAGATAY. YEH JANJAL KATAY TO KAUN PASAND KARINGA.

dear whoever

stop wahabism or trying to teach people we all are muslims and instead of teaching always your brother , protect your brother you wahabis stupids .. you people think that you are here to give fatwas always why dont you come and stand with the people to fight against the evils like vhp and raja singh . ?
stop nagging your brothers and your stupid mentality against your brothers , come forward to protect your brothers and sisters from the evils who are trying to disturb the peace of city .

Dont criticize to other muslim Bhai

what is mean by wahabism we don't know and use language like muslims not like others.Do u know the meaning of surat aqlaas. Do u meaning of Atiullah and AtiurRasool (PBUH).

This type of mistak has not

This type of mistak has not done first time its repeated agn n agn plz check b4r releasing the newa

Innovation

If Milad is innovation than I would do very day and very second and wat BEST Innovation is this.........Sme people are Blind frm Brain & Heart and Allah (SWT) will only guide ths people to truth and wat prophet Mohammed (SAW).

THR IS NO NEED TO FIGHT...THOSE WHO CAN OPPOSE AND THOSE WHO CAN CELEBRATE CAN DO IT.....ONLY THING IS THAT NOTHINNG COMES DIRECTLY TO U,IT COMES THROUGH WAY(WASILA)....IT IS SYSTEM FRM ALLAH(SWT) THOSE WHO OPPOSE THAN THEY ANY DOUBT REGARDING THE POWER ALLAH(SWT) WHR ALLAH (SWT) SAID HE GIVE FOOD AND KEEP ALIVE THEM IN GRAVE.....IF IT WS EASY TO UNDERSTAND QURAN THAN EVERYONE ON ROAD WILL BE HAFEZ AND AALIM AND THEY WILL BE NO NEED FOR SHAIK UL ISLAM, SHAIK UL HADEES,ULEMAS, FIQH...ETC...........THINK 100 TIMES BEFORE U SAY ABT PROPHET MOHAMMED(SAW) AS THIS IS RED LINE WHC MKES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOMIN & MUSHRIK, NON BELIEVER...

DO RESEARCH WHN U FIND ANY ISSUE WHC U WNT 2 EXPLORE.
IT IS 1400 QURAN REVEAL TO HUMAN KIND & STILL SCIENTIST ARE EXPLORING IT.

SO RESEARCH AND CONCLUDE ON A TRUTH RATHER THAN BECOME A JUDGE AND PROUNCE JUDGEMENT WHAT IS CORRECT AND WHAT IS WRONG.

ALLAH KHAIR

MILAD UN NABI MUBARAK TO ALL.

first correct your spellings

My dear who ever type this article, please check the spelling because if one alphabet goes wrong all the meaning will change, PLEASE WRITE QURAN NOT KORAN, KORAN IS A BOOK WHICH IS PUBLISHED BY JUEISH TO DIVERT MUSLIMS. OK GOT IT TAKE CARE.

SUBHAN ALLAH

SUBHAN ALLAH

Eid Milad a Innovation.

1 - Every innovation introduced by the people into the Religion of Allah on the grounds of their whims and without authentic foundation, whether by adding to the principles of Islam or taking away from them, is a serious deviation which must be fought and abolished by the best means as long as it does not lead to a greater evil.

2 - Visiting grave sites and tombs is an authentic Sunnah if done in the manner prescribed by the Prophet (peace be upon him) But seeking the help of the dead, whomever they may be, appealing to them, asking them to fulfil certain requests, vowing to them, and swearing with their names instead of the name of Allah, building high tombs, covering them with curtains, illuminating them, are evil innovations that are equally prohibited. We do not need to interpret such actions giving them excuses.

3 - Love of pious people, respecting them, and honouring their righteous achievements brings one closer to Allah (may He be exalted). These (the ones who are close to Allah) have been mentioned by Allah in the Qur'anic verse: ‘Those who believed and were fearful of Allah.’. Honour and prestige are due to them with the conditions prescribed by the Islamic Law, but we must firmly believe that they (may Allah be pleased with them) had no power over their own fates and, thereby, cannot avail or harm anyone after their death.

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