Lahore — 01 April 2026: Every year a heated debate erupts among Muslims — is celebrating the birthday of the Holy Prophet ﷺ permissible or not? While some declare it heresy, millions across the world gather with hearts full of love to celebrate the most blessed day in human history. The book Celebration of Mawlid Al-Nabi, authored by Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen, Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Madzillah ul Aqdas, answers this question with unshakeable clarity — drawing from the Quran, authentic Hadiths and the unanimous testimony of scholars across every school of thought.
The First Mawlid Was Held by Allah Himself
The most powerful argument in the book is breathtaking in its simplicity. Allah Himself held the very first celebration of Mawlid — in the realm of souls, long before creation. He gathered all the Prophets, described the grandeur of Prophet Mohammad ﷺ and took their covenant to believe in and support him. As the Quran states about this Divine gathering: “And when Allah took the covenant from the Prophets — when I give you the Book and wisdom and then comes to you a Messenger confirming what is with you, you shall believe in him and help him.” (3:81)
A gathering for the glorification of Prophet Mohammad ﷺ is therefore a Divine Sunna — established by Allah before the creation of the world.
A Thousand Years Before His Birth
One of the most extraordinary chapters of the book describes King Tubba al-Himyari of Yemen — who lived a full thousand years before the Holy Prophet ﷺ was born. Yet such was his love for this unseen beloved that he walked through the streets of Yathrib weeping, kissing its walls and reciting poetry declaring his devotion. He even wrote a letter of faith addressed to the Holy Prophet ﷺ that was passed down twenty-one generations until it reached Abu Ayub Ansari — the reason the Prophet’s camel stopped at his door upon migration to Madina.
This was the first Mawlid procession in history — led by the greatest king of his time, a thousand years before the Prophet’s arrival.
What the Scholars Say
The book presents a remarkable breadth of scholarly consensus — from Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and Jalaluddin Suyuti to Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlvi, Ashraf Ali Thanwi and even Ibn Taymiyyah — all affirming that celebrating Mawlid with sincerity, within the boundaries of sharia, is not only permissible but a source of immense blessings. Even Abu Lahab — a condemned pagan — had his punishment reduced every Monday because he expressed joy at the Prophet’s birth by freeing his maid.
As the book asks with perfect logic: if a pagan benefited from one moment of joy at the Prophet’s birth, what reward awaits the believing Muslim who celebrates with a heart full of love?
Tehreek Dawat-e-Faqr invites all lovers of the Holy Prophet ﷺ to deepen their bond with him through the blessed guidance of Sultan-ul-Ashiqeen, Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Mohammad Najib-ur-Rehman Madzillah ul Aqdas at Masjid e Zahra, Village Rangeel Pur Sharif, Sundar Adda, Multan Road, Lahore.
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