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The Prophet`s Birth Anniversary
Author : His Grace Shiekh Abdulkareem Al-Khasawneh
Date Added : 02-11-2022

 

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Most Gracious 

The Prophet's Birth Anniversary 

 

 

Praise be to Allah; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

 

Before the birth of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the world was in a state of chaos and anarchy as the people were overwhelmed with false ideas, myths and illusions where it was impossible to tell right from wrong and people misused the heritage of the Prophets.

 

Al-Bukhari narrated quoted from Abu Raja Al-Utaridi (May Allah Have Mercy on them) where the latter said: "We used to worship stones, and when we found a better stone than the first one, we would throw the first one and take the latter, but if we could not get a stone then we would collect some earth (i.e. soil) and then bring a sheep and milk that sheep over it, and perform the Tawaf around it. When the month of Rajab came, we used (to stop the military actions), calling this month the iron remover, for we used to remove and throw away the iron parts of every spear and arrow in the month of Rajab." 

 

When Almighty Allah decided for the truth to uncover and the tyranny to end, He permitted the birth of His Prophet (PBUH). He made him illuminate this universe with rays brighter than those of the sun, and by doing so, the darkness of the night has faded away.

 

When he was born (PBUH), he marked the birth of a new world. Almighty Allah Says (What means): "There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book." [Al-Ma`idah/15].

 

His birth has given life to the universe, Monotheism emerged and Allah willed that His Message (Islam) be launched from a blessed spot of a remote place located in a barren, unreachable valley in the heart of desert.

 

The great favor that Allah has conferred upon the Arabs is that he has sent the seal of His messengers from amongst them, and he specifically mentioned the believers although the Prophet was sent a mercy to all creatures. Almighty Allah Says (What means): "God did confer a great favor on the believers when He sent among them an apostle from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of God, sanctifying them, and instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom, while, before that, they had been in manifest error." [Al-Imran/164].

 

The Prophet (PBUH) adopted the message of Islam and paid no attention to the ignorant, opportunist and skeptic. He countered mischief with patience and abomination with meekness. History hasn`t witnessed a man who has been perfected, disciplined and good mannered by Allah like our Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Thus, it isn`t surprising that he has led humanity from darkness to light and from injustice of religions to the justice of Islam. This has established principles of a generation that addresses the world: "How could you enslave people whose mothers gave birth to them free" Praise be to Allah for His favors and gifts.

 

This is the Prophet whose birth anniversary we are celebrating today. His manners and heritage are reflected through the acts of his followers.

 

However, we should realize that it is difficult to combine peace of mind with the fulfillment of aspirations. Challenges are only overcome by uniting under the banner of Islam as one person, and Almighty Allah won`t fail the best of people`s, evolved to mankind. Our Prophet (PBUH) said: "My Muslim Ummah (Nation) is like the rain: One can`t tell its beginning from its end “

 

In a bid to achieve our aspirations, overcome weaknesses and protect ourselves against tests and trials, it is mandatory that we adhere to the command of our beloved Prophet: adherence to the Quran and the Prophetic tradition. Abu Hurrairah (May Allah Be Pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "You shall never go astray if you adhere to the Book of Allah and the Sunna (Prophetic tradition) of His Messenger." [At-Tirmithi & An-Nissa'ee]. And Allah Knows Best.

 

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