Since a long times, Hyderabad celebrated the Prophet Muhammad birthday as a festival with several man-made customes and doings. And after decades with Quran teachings and Prophet’s sayings, several age-old customs abolished as an improvement in this celebrations. Despite all, will this year’s Milad-un-Nabi celebrations in Hyderabad see any religious upgrades or corrections? There is only one day left till Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary, hence this question is circulating.
To commemorate the anniversary, many programmes are being finalised across the city. While some organisations are organising blood donation drives, others are providing free meals to the needy, and yet others are hosting lectures to explain the Prophet’s seerat (biography). The Jalsa-e-Rahmatul Lil Alameen of Tameer-e-Millat, which takes place every year, is anticipated to draw the largest crowd of people to the Exhibition Grounds in Hyderabad.
The Islamic Prophet Muhammad was born on the day known as Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi or Eid. Due to the fact that it serves as a reminder of the generosity, compassion, and teachings of the Holy Prophet, it is regarded as a significant day for Muslims throughout India. The community benefits from the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings.
The Islamic Prophet Muhammad is celebrated as having been born on Eid-Milad-un-Nabi or Eid-e Milad. Due to the fact that it serves as a reminder of the generosity, compassion, and teachings of the Holy Prophet, it is regarded as a significant day for Muslims throughout India. The community benefits from the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings. The celebration is also referred to as Nabi Day, Mawlid, Muhammad’s Birthday, or the Birthday of the Prophet.
The Shia and Sunnis observe the event in distinct ways. This blessed day is observed by the Sunni Muslim community on the 12th of the Islamic month of Rabi-ul-Awwal. On the other hand, the Shia community observes it on the seventeenth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal.
One of the ways Muslims honour, respect, and show their affection for the last prophet of Islam is by celebrating Eid-e-Milad. Different people have different perspectives on the day.
However, the un-Islamic customs and disorderly bike rallies that are organised by a segment of the community each year on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi are what are worrying ulema and worried individuals. In recent years, a number of un-Islamic customs have infiltrated Milad-un-Nabi celebrations, defaming the community and casting doubt on Islam’s core values of austerity and sobriety.
Senior religious figures and local authorities have fiercely opposed using DJ music and loudspeakers during the festivities. Additionally, the annoyance caused by young people riding motorbikes with three or even four people atop has been condemned. However, protests against such extravagant celebrations have mostly gone unanswered. But that’s not all. Some young people intentionally remove the bike silencers so they can make greater noise, which causes trouble for everyone. Police only observe the disorderly rallies while taking pictures due to the sensitive nature of the event.
Community elders recall how the Milad celebrations used to be a low key affair with people confining the festivities to just their homes. The devout used to flock to the local mosques to hear the sermons on the Prophet’s life and times. But in the last few years the celebrations have grown both in size and shape.
There appears to be a sort of competition in some sections of the community to outdo each other. That explains the boisterous tone of the programme. The pomp and pageantry, sloganeering, flags and buntings adoring the roads give the impression that it is celebrations of a political party and not that of the Prophet’s birth anniversary. “The Prophet’s birth is definitely a joyous occasion for the believers but one should adhere to the Shariah limits while celebrating the event,” says Mufti Mohammad Qasim Siddiqi of Jamia Nizamia, the well-known Islamic seminary.
Hyderabad’s old city sees the youth going berserk doing things which are totally against the teaching of the Prophet. Rallies taken out on the occasion choke the roads, putting people to lot of trouble.
In fact Jamia Nizamia had even issued a fatwa asking the community to desist from un-Islamic practices like playing music, singing and dancing on Milad-un-Nabi occasion. It also strongly disapproved the practice of installing the models of Ka’aba and Masjid-e-Nabvi on roads. But its edict failed to have any effect. Days before the event, many mosques devote the Friday sermons to counsel the community to adhere to austerity, to adopt a sober approach in observing Milad-un-Nabi and not to cause inconvenience to others.
Many worried people and community leaders have once more urged that civility be upheld during Milad-un-Nabi celebrations. What impact it will have this time is yet to be determined. #KhabarLive #hydnews #hyderabadlive
