14. Ibn Kathir have stated:
“Iblis
cried loudly four times, first when Allah declared him as cursed, second
when he was thrown out, Third When Prophet (Salallaho Alaihi wa Sallam)
was born and fourth when Surah Fatiha was revealed.”
Ref:
1. Al Bidaayah Wan Nihaayah, Vol 2, Page 166
2. Shawaahidun Nubuwwah by Maulana Jaami Page 51.
Shikeh Muhammad Bin Alawi al-Maliki
15. Shikeh Muhammad Bin Alawi al-Maliki said:
“Holy
Prophet Peace Be With Him due to importance of his Birthday use to avow
it a great incident and use to pray to ALLAH Almighty as it was a great
blessing for him also Sarkar have supremacy on everything in this
universe because everything in this universe through HIS foundation got
providential.”
(Houlul Ihtifaal Bil Mawidin Nabawi As-Shareef, Pg 8-9)
Hazrat Shah Ahmed Saeed Mujaddidi
16. Hazrat Shah Ahmed Saeed Mujaddidi said:
“As
Sarkar used to Salutations upon himself we too must celebrate Meeladun
Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasllam, Cook food and do other adulations and
praise to Almighty ALLAH by other ways of delight.”
(Asbaatul Mawlid Wal Qayam, Pg 24)
Shiekh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi
17. Hazrat Shiekh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi used to pray:
“O Lord!
I do not have such deeds that I can present in your mighty court.
Wrongdoer influences all of my deeds. But there is an act of this
Humbler just because of your mercy to present you and that is my
salutations on your Beloved Prophet Peace Be Upon Him that I use to
offer with honesty and integrity in standing position in the blessed
gatherings of Mawlid Shareef.”
(Akhbarul Akhyaar, Pg 644)
Shaykh Yousuf bin Ismael an-Nabhani
18. Hadrat Shaykh Yousuf bin Ismael an-Nabhani said,
“Only Pagans and Non-Believers are against celebrating Miladun Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.”
(Jawahirul B’har by Allama Yusuf Nabhani)
19. A scholar stated that he was blessed with the vision of Holy Prophet Peace Be Upon Him. He asked, “Ya
Rasool Allah Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, Are you pleased about
Muslims; who celebrate your birthday?” He replied “Those who love me; I
love them too”
(Tazkiratul Wa’izeen, pg 200, Published from Maktaba Habibia Quetta)
Ibn Kathir
20. Ibn Kathir says
regarding Shah Malik al-Muzzafar regarding whom Salafis spread deception
by forging words of Ibn Kathir i.e. he was actually a Fasiq, cruel and
Bidati ruler but in reality Ibn Kathir said:
"He was a
generous, mighty master, and glorious ruler, whose works were very
good. He built Jamiya al Muzaffari near Qasiyun … During Rabi ul Awwal
he used to celebrate Mawlid Shareef with great celebration, Moreover, he
was benevolent, brave, wise, a scholar, and just person. Sheikh Abul
Khattab wrote a book on Mawlid an-Nabwi for him and named it At-Tanwir
fi Mawlid al Bashir al Nazeer, for which he gave him 1000 dinars. His
rule stayed till the Rule of Salahiya and he captured Aka and he
remained a man worthy of respect."
Al-Sabt mentions that a person attending the gathering of Mawlid held by Muzzafar said:
"He used to fill the table with 5000 well cooked goats, 10,000 *****ens, 100-thousand bowls (of milk) and 30,000 trays of sweets."
(Tarikh Ibn Kathir, Al Bidayah Wan Nihaya Volume 13, Page No. 174)
Imam Shahab-ud-din Abul Abbas al-Qastalani
21. Imam Shahab-ud-din Abul Abbas al-Qastalani (Rahimuhullah) said:
When
it is said that Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) was born at night
time then the question arises which of the two nights is greater i.e.
Night of Decree or Night of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam)'s
birth?
The Night of Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam birth is superior due to 3 reasons
First:
He (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) arrived (in this world) on the Night
of Mawlid whereas Night of decree was granted to him (afterwards),
therefore the arrival of Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam is greater
than what has been granted to him, hence night of Mawlid is higher in
virtue.
Second:
If Night of decree is vitreous night because Angels descend in it, then
Night of Mawlid has the virtue of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam)
being sent to world. The Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam is
superior to Angels, therefore night of Mawlid becomes superior.
Third:
Due to night of decree, the Ummah of Muhammad (Sallallaho Alaihi wa
Sallam) was given imminence, whereas due to Night of Mawlid all
creations were given Fazilah, as Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam)
is sent as Mercy to worlds/creations (Quran 21:107), hence the blessing was made general for all creations.
Ref:
1. Imam Qastallani in Al Muwahib al Laduniya Volume 1, Page No. 145
2. Imam Zarqani in his Sharah of Al-Muwahib, Volume 1, Page Nos 255-256
Imam Jalal ud din Suyuti (Rahimuhullah)
22. Imam Jalal ud din Suyuti (Rahimuhullah) writes:
The
reality of Mawlid is that people gather to recite Quran to the extent
that is easy, also to discuss narrations which are regarding Prophet
(Salallaho Alaihi wa Sallam), the signs which took place on his birth.
Then dinning is arranged for them and they return without adding
anything more to this "Bidat al Hasanah". The one who arranges it gets
Thawab due to honoring Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) and showing
gratitude on his birth
[Al Hawi lil Fatawi, Volume 1, Page No. 292, Published by Maktaba al Asriya, Beirut, Lebanon]
Imam
Jalal ud din Suyuti (Rahimuhullah) answers why celebrating on birth
supercedes the sorrow of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) passing
away on same date.
The
birth of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) is a great blessing for
us and his death is very saddening for us too, however Shariah has
ordered us to rejoice and thank Allah on blessings, whereas on calamity
it has taught us to have patience while hiding it, this is why Shariah
has told us to do Aqiqa on birth which is a form of being happy and
thankful to Allah for giving us birth, but on death there is no concept
of sacrificing an animal and even lamenting is forbidden. Hence in light
of rulings prescribed by shariah one should rejoice in Rabi ul Awwal on
birth of our beloved Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) ..
[Al Hawi lil Fatawi, Volume 1, Page No. 298, Published by Maktaba al Asriya, Beirut, Lebanon]
Imam Shams-ud-din Dimishqi
24. Imam Shams-ud-din Dimishqi (Rahimuhullah) writes:
It is
proven that Abu Lahab's punishment of fire is reduced on every Monday
because he rejoiced on brith of Prophet (Salallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) and
freed the slave-woman Thawba Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anha When Abu Lahab,
whose eternal abode is hell fire and regarding whom whole surah of Tabad
Yada (i.e. Surah Lahab) was revealed, he gets Takhfif in his Adhaab
every Monday then Imagine the situation of a (momin) who has spent his
life in rejoicing over birth of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam)
and died as a Mawhid
Ref:
1. Mawrid as Sadi Fi Mawlid al Hadi by Imam al-Dimishqi
2. Imam Suyuti in Hassan al Maqsad fi Amal al Mawlid, Page No. 66
Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Dhelvi
25. Shah Abdul Aziz Muhadith Dhelvi (Rahimuhullah) said:
The
Barakah of Rabi ul Awwal is due to birth of Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi
wa Sallam) in this month, the more this Ummah sends Darud and Salaam and
arrange for (sadaqa for the poor), more will they be blessed
[Fatawa al Azizi, Vol 1, Page 123]
Hadrat Ismail Hiqqi
26. The great Mufasir and Sufi, Hadrat Ismail Hiqqi (Rahimuhullah) said:
To
celebrate Mawlid is amongst the great tributes to Prophet (Salallaho
Alaihi wa Sallam), but the condition is that it should be clear of evil
things. Imam Suyuti has said: It is Mustahab for us to be happy on birth
of Prophet (Salallaho Alaihi wa Sallam)
[Tafsir Ruh ul Bayan, Volume 9, Page No. 52]
Imam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki
27. Shaykh al-Islam Imam
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states in
an-Ne’matul Kubra that Sayyiduna Junayd al-Baghdadi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala
Anho said,
"Whoever attends a Milad gathering with full respect, his Imān will remain safe, InshaALLAH"
(an-Ne’matul Kubra, Page 6, Istanbul - Turkey)
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