Enlightened Morning

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‫ط‬

ENLIGHTENED MORNING

ْ‫لةُ وَالسّلَ ُم عَلٰى سَيِّدِ اْلمُ ْرسَلِ ْين‬ َ ّ‫حمْدُ ﷲ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِ ْينَ ط وَالص‬ َ ْ‫َال‬

ْ ‫َامّابَعْدُ! فََاعُوْذُ بِاﷲِ مِ َن الشّيْطٰنِ الرّجِيْمْ ط بِسْمِ اﷲِ ال ّرحْمٰنِ الرّحِيْم‬

‫ط‬

BENEFIT

OF

DUROOD SHAREEF

Whoever reads Durood Shareef ten times, Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬ sends one hundred mercies upon him. (at’targheeb wat’tarheeb, V2, P322)

ْ‫حمّد‬ َ ‫ﷲ َتعَالٰى َعلٰى ُم‬ ُ ‫صلّى ا‬ َ ‫ب‬ ْ ْ‫صلّوْا َعلَى اْلحَبي‬ َ As soon as the month of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef arrives, the atmosphere fills with happiness. The lovers of The Holy Prophet ‫سلّم‬ َ ‫سلّى اﷲُس تَعَالٰى َعلَيْسه َواٰله وَس‬ َ ‫ص‬become full of excitement. Whether he is old or young, every true Muslim is thinking: nisaar teri chahal pahal par hazaar eidain rabi-ul-awwal siwa’ai iblees ke jahan mein sabhi to khushian mana rahay hain

When the universe was covered in the darkness of disbelief and idolatry, a light shone in Makka-eMukarrama in the house of Sayyidatuna Amina ‫رَضِيَ اﷲُ عَ ْنهَا‬ which lit up the entire universe. When people were waiting in anticipation, The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه‬ َ ‫ َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬was sent as a mercy to all the Worlds.

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mubarak ho ke khata-mul-mursaleen ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه وَاٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ tashreef la’ai aa’ai janaab-e-rehma-tul-lilaalameen ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ tashreef lai aa’ai

ENLIGHTENED MORNING The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ arrived on this th earth on the 12 of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef at the time of dawn. As soon as he arrived, the helpless, depressed and wanderers had their lives turned upside down and into an ‘enlightened morning’. musalmaano subh-e-baharan Mubarak wo barsaatay anwaar sarkaar ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه وَاٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ aa’ai

MIRACLES As soon as Allah ‫ عَ ّزوَجَل‬Noor ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ arrived on this earth, the dark clouds of oppression and disbelief disappeared. An earthquake struck Iran and fourteen spikes fell off the palace of the king. A flame which had been burning continuously for one thousand years was extinguished. River ‘sava’ became dry. The Ka’ba began to sway and idols fell face first. teri aamad thi ke baitullah mujray mein jhuka teri haibat thi ke har buth thar thara kar gir gaya

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There is no doubt in the fact that The Holy Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬arrived as a mercy and indeed that day is a day of happiness when a mercy is sent by Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬. Allah ‫ عَ ّزوَجَل‬says in the Holy Qur’an, Para 11, Surah Yunus, Verse 58: Say- you, 'only Allah’s' grace and only His mercy, on it therefore let them rejoice. That is better than all their wealth.

Allahu-Akbar! To celebrate upon receiving Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬ blessing is commanded by the Holy Qur’an and can there be a greater mercy than the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله‬ َ ‫ ?وَ َسلّم‬It is clearly stated in the Holy Qur’an, Para 17, Surah Al-Ambiya, Verse 107: And We sent you not, but a mercy for all worlds.

GREATER

NIGHT THAN

SHAB-E-QADR

Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi ‫ َر ْحمَةُ اﷲ َعلَيْه‬says, ‘Indeed, the night The Holy Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫َسسلّم‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْسه َواٰله و‬was born is better than Shab-e-Qadr because on this night The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله‬ َ ‫ وَ َسلّم‬was born and Shab-e-Qadr was given to The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ . The night which is blessed because of the arrival of the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه‬ َ

ENLIGHTENED MORNING

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‫ َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬is better than that night which is blessed because of the descent of the angels. (maa sabata bis’sunna, P289)

EID

OF

EIDS

Alhamdu-Lillah ‫ !عَ ّزوَجَل‬The 12th of Rabi-un-Noor is the Eid of Eids for Muslims. Indeed, if the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى‬ َ ‫ اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬did not arrive in this world, there would be no Eid and no Shab-e-Bara’at, so much so that everything we have is because of the dust of the feet of the life of the universe, the mercy to the worlds, the beloved of Allah ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ . wo jo na thay to kuch na thaa, wo jo na hoon to kuch na ho jaan hain wo jahaan ki, jaan hai to jahaan hai

ABU LAHAB

AND THE BIRTH OF

THE HOLY PROPHET

‫علَيْه وَا ٰله َوسَلّم‬ َ ‫صَلّى الُ تَعَال ٰى‬

After the death of Abu Lahab, some people of his family saw him in a pitiful state and asked him as to what had happened. He replied, ‘I have received no happiness after leaving you but I receive water through my index finger because by using this finger I freed my slave girl suwaibah. (Bukhari, V1, P153, Hadith No. 5101)

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MUSLIMS

AND THE BIRTH OF

THE HOLY PROPHET ‫صَلّى‬

‫سلّم‬ َ َ‫الُ تَعَال ٰى عَلَيْه وَا ٰله و‬

Concerning this narration, Sayyiduna Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi ‫ رَ ْحمَ ُة اﷲ عَلَيْه‬states, in this event there is great evidence for those who celebrate the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ and spend their wealth on this occasion. (When Abu Lahab, who was a strong disbeliever, received the news of the blessed birth of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ , he freed his slave girl suwaibah and because of this he was rewarded, so imagine how much reward that Muslim will get who spends his wealth with full happiness on this occasion. However, it is important that the Milad gathering be pure of music.) (madaari-jun-nubuwwat, V2, P34)

CELEBRATE MILAD

WITH FULL HAPPINESS

My Dear Islamic Brothers! Celebrate Milad with full happiness. When a strong disbeliever like Abu Lahab can gain benefit by becoming happy at the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ , we Alhamdu-Lillah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬ are Muslims. Abu Lahab celebrated Milad not with the intention of the birth of Allah ‫ عَ ّزوَجَل‬Messenger ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى‬ َ ‫ َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬but with the intention of having a nephew and still he was rewarded so if we celebrate Milad with the intention that The Messenger of Allah ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله‬ َ

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‫ وَ َسلّم‬was born on this day, how can we remain deprived of being rewarded. ghar Amina ke sayyiday abraar aagaya khushiyan mana’o ghamzado ghamkhaar aagaya

THE HOLY PROPHET

‫علَيْه وَا ٰله َوسَلّم‬ َ ‫صَلّى الُ تَعَال ٰى‬

IS HAPPY WITH

THOSE WHO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTH

An Islamic scholar says that I saw the Holy Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬in my dream and asked, ‘Ya Rasool-Allah ‫َسسلّم‬ َ ‫صسلّى اﷲ ُ َتعَالٰى َعلَي ْه َواٰله و‬, َ do you like it when Muslims celebrate your birth every year?’ The Holy Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬replied, ‘Whoever is happy with me, I am happy with them.’

FLAGS

(tazkira-tul-wa’izeen, P600) IN THE HAPPINESS OF

MILAD

Sayyidatuna Amina ‫ رَضِ َي اﷲُ عَ ْنهَا‬says, ‘I saw that three flags were placed, one in the east, one in the west and one on the roof of the Ka’ba. At that time, The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى‬ َ ‫ اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬was born.’ (khasais-e-kubra, V1, P82)

ru-hul-ameen nein ghaara ka’bay ki chatt pay jhanda ta arsh urra pharaira subh-e-shab-e-wiladat

PROCESSION

WITH FLAGS

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When the Holy Prophet ‫سلّم‬ َ ‫سلّى اﷲُس َتعَالٰى َعلَيْسه َواٰله وَس‬ َ ‫ ص‬was performing Hijrat and came to a place close to Madina called ‘mo’za’ai ghameem’, Bareeda Aslami along with seventy horsemen from the tribe of bani Sehm came with the intention to capture the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله‬ َ ‫وَ َسلّم‬. However, they themselves got captured in the love of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ and accepted Islam. They said, ‘Ya Rasool-Allah ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ , your entry into Madina should be done with flags.’ After saying this, the horsemen took off their Imaamay, placed them on top of their spears and lead the way into Madina.

A

WAY TO SAFEGUARD YOUR

IMAAN (FAITH)

Sheikh-ul-Islam Hazrat’e Allama ibn’e Hajar Makki ُ‫رَ ْحمَة‬ ‫ اﷲ عَلَيْه‬writes in ‘an’naima-tul-kubra’ page 24 that Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Junaid Baghdadi ‫ رَ ْحمَ ُة اﷲ عَلَي ْه‬said, ‘Whoever attends a Milad gathering with full respect, his Imaan will remain safe – In’shaa-Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬.’

FAITH

ENLIGHTENING INCIDENT

There was a true lover of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه‬ َ ‫سلّم‬ َ‫ َواٰله وَسس‬named Ibrahim who lived in Madina-eMunawwara. He was a very pious person. He always earned Halaal money and would put half of his earning

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aside to celebrate the birth of the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى‬ َ ‫عَلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬. When the month of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef would arrive he would celebrate it with joy but would stay within the Islamic laws. He would feed the poor for the eesaal-esawaab of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ . He would spend his money in good ways. His wife was also a great lover of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ . She would help her husband with the preparations. As time passed on his wife left this world. Nevertheless, he continued celebrating Milad. One day, Ibrahim said to his son, ‘Dear son! Tonight I will die and I have 50 dirhams and 19 yards of cloth. Use the material for my shroud and use the money for a good cause”. After saying this he read the Kalima and his soul left his body. The son buried his father according to his will but didn’t know how he could spend the 50 dirhams. That night when he went to sleep he saw a dream. He saw that it was the Day of Judgement. Everyone was worrying about themselves; the fortunate ones were going towards Heaven whereas the unfortunate were being dragged to hell. He stood shivering and shuddering wondering what his destination would be when an announcement was made, “let this young man go to Heaven”. He was then taken to Heaven where he started to walk around. After exploring the 7 Heavens, he reached the 8th Heaven and was told, ‘Only those who celebrated the birth of the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ are allowed in this Heaven.’ Upon hearing this he realised that his parents would be in

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there. A voice was then heard saying, ‘Let this young man enter, his parents want to meet him.’ Therefore he went in and saw his mother sat near the Fountain of Kauthar. A throne was placed nearby and a pious woman was sitting on it. Chairs were surrounding this throne and more women were sitting on them. He asked an angel, “Who are they?” The angel replied, “The one sat on the throne is Sayyidatuna Fatima Zahra ‫ رَضِ َي اﷲُ عَ ْنهَا‬and the ones on the chairs are Khadija-tul-Kubra, Aisha Siddiqa, Sayyidatuna Maryam, Sayyidatuna Asia, Sayyidatuna Sara, Sayyidatuna Hajira, Sayyidatuna Rabia and Sayyidatuna Zubaida ‫ﺮﺿﯽالعﻨﻬﻦ‬.” He became very happy and continued walking forward and saw an even more faith enlightening scene. He saw a very big throne and The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ was seated upon this. There were 4 chairs surrounding this throne upon which the Khulafa-e-Rashideen ‫ عليﻬمالﺮﺿﻮاﻦ‬were seated. To the right were golden chairs upon which the Prophets ‫ عليﻬمالﺴﻼم‬were seated and to the left were seated the martyrs. The young man walked forward and saw his father Ibrahim amongst a crowd near our Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ . Ibrahim hugged his son and was very happy. He asked his father, “Dear father, how did you receive this status?” Ibrahim replied, “AlhamduLillah ‫ عَ ّزوَجَل‬this is due to celebrating the birth of the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ”. After this the young man woke up. In the morning, he sold his house and with the money from the sale of the house and his fathers 50 dirhams, he

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prepared a meal and invited the scholars. After this, he stayed in a Masjid and spent the rest of his 30 years worshipping Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬. After his death, someone saw him in their dream and asked as to what had happened to him. He replied, “With the blessings of celebrating Milad Shareef, I was sent to my father.” (tazkira-tul-wa’izeen, Urdu, P321)

baksh day mujh ko Ilahi ‫ع ّز َوجَل‬ َ ! Behr-e-Milad-un-Nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه‬ َ ‫َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ naama-e-A’maal isyaan se mera barpoor hai

REWARD

OF CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF

PROPHET

THE HOLY

‫صلّى الُ تَعَال ٰى عَلَيْه وَا ٰله وَسَلّم‬ َ

Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi ‫ َر ْحمَةُ اﷲ َعلَي ْه‬says, ‘The reward of celebrating the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫َسسلّم‬ َ ‫صسلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله و‬ َ is that through his mercy, Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬enters these people into Janna-tun-Naeem. Muslims have always celebrated the birth of the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى‬ َ ‫ اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬by cooking feasts, inviting guests and by giving charity in abundance. They express their happiness and spend open-heartedly. Through the blessing of this, Allah ‫ عَ ّزوَجَل‬showers his blessings upon them.’ (ma sabata bis’sunna, P290)

JEWS

BLESSED WITH

IMAAN THROUGH OF MILAD

THE BLESSING

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ENLIGHTENED MORNING

Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Abdul Wahid bin Ismail ‫َر ْحمَةُ اﷲ َعلَيْه‬ narrates that a great lover of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى‬ َ ‫ َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬lived in Egypt. He used to celebrate the birth of the Messenger of Allah ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ with full happiness and joy. During these days he would give a lot towards charity. A Jewish family lived next door. One day, during the month of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef, the Jewish woman asked her husband, “Why does our Muslim neighbour hold such a big feast during this month?” Her husband replied, “During this month, his Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬was born, therefore he does acts like this throughout this month to show his happiness and Muslims show great respect to this month.” Upon hearing this, the wife said, “The Muslims do such a nice thing by celebrating the birth of their Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ every year.” When the Jewish woman went to sleep that night, she had a dream in which she saw a beautiful and elegant man, a divine light was shining from his face and a crowd of people surrounded him. She walked forward and asked someone as to whom this noble person was. The man replied, “He is the last Prophet of Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل و‬ ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ”. He has come so that he can bless your neighbour for celebrating the birth and also to meet your neighbour and show his joy.” The Jewish woman then asked, “Will he ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ talk to me?” The man replied, “Yes”. The woman then called out to

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The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ . The Messenger of Allah ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ replied, “Lab’baik” (I am here). She was impressed by this and said, “I am not a Muslim, but you ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ still replied to me.” The Holy Prophet ‫َسسلّم‬ َ ‫صسلّى اﷲ ُ تَعَالٰى َعلَي ْه َواٰله و‬ َ said, “Allah ‫ عَ ّزوَجَل‬has told me that very soon you will convert to Islam.” Upon hearing this she read the Kalima. She awoke from her dream and accepted Islam from the heart. She decided that in the morning she would gather all her wealth and celebrate the birth of The Holy Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬and give a lot towards charity. When she awoke in the morning she saw that her husband was preparing a feast. She asked him in astonishment, “What are you doing?” He replied, “I am preparing an invitation because you have accepted Islam.” She asked, “How do you know?” He replied, “I saw the Holy Prophet ُ‫صلّى اﷲ‬ َ ‫ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬last night in my dream too and I have also accepted Islam.” (tazkira-tul-wa’izeen, P598)

aamad-e-Sarkaar ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ se zulmat hui kafoor hai kya zameen kya aasmaan har samt chaya noor hai

12 MADANI BIRTH OF THE

FLOWERS ABOUT CELEBRATING THE

HOLY PROPHET

‫علَيْه وَا ٰله َوسَلّم‬ َ ‫صَلّى الُ تَعَال ٰى‬

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Ameer-e-AhleSunnat Hazrat’e Allama Moulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri

‫ﺩاﻣﺖﺑﺮﻛاتﻬمالعاليه‬

Madina 1: In happiness of the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫َسسلّم‬ َ ‫سلّى اﷲُس َتعَالٰى َعلَيْسه َواٰله و‬ َ ‫ص‬, decorate your homes, Masajid, shops and even your form of transport. Try and light at least 12 bulbs in your home. Organise an Ijtima-e-Zikr-o-Naat on the 12th night and at the time of dawn, raise your flags and whilst reciting Durood and Salaam, welcome the Enlightened Morning with tearful eyes. If possible try and fast on the 12th of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef because our Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ would celebrate his birthday by fasting every Monday. Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Qatada ُ‫رَضِ َي اﷲُ عَنْ ه‬ says that the Prophet ‫ صَسلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَسَسلّم‬was asked as to why he fasted every Monday. The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ replied, ‘I was born on this day and it was on this day that the revelations began.’ (Sahih Muslim, V1) The commentator of Sahih Bukhari, Hazrat’e Sayyiduna Imaam Qastalaani ‫ َر ْحمَةُ اﷲ َعلَيْه‬says, ‘One of the main benefits of celebrating the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫ صَسلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَسَسلّم‬is that, that year will be peaceful and every wish will be fulfilled a lot quicker. May Allah ‫‘عَ ّزوَجَل‬s mercy be upon that person who made Eid during this month.’ (mawahi-bulla-dunya, V1, P27)

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Madina 2: Models of the Ka’ba are made and dolls are shown doing Tawaaf. This is a sin. During the days of ignorance, 360 idols were kept in the Ka’ba. After our Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ was victorious in Makkah, he removed all the idols of the Ka’ba therefore even models should not contain idols (dolls). Plastic flowers can be placed instead. (It is permissible to display that picture in your house, Masjid etc. in which the face of the people doing Tawaaf-e-Ka’ba cannot be seen. However, it is impermissible to display that picture in which you can see the people’s faces) Madina 3: It is not permissible to have doors which contain peacocks etc. Read the following two Hadith about making images of living things:  The Angels of mercy do not enter that house in which there are pictures or dogs.  Whoever creates an image of a living thing will be punished on the Day of Judgement until he puts a soul in the image he created. He will not be able to so the punishment will continue. (Mishkaat) Madina 4: In happiness of the birth of the Holy Prophet

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‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ , music is played. This is a sin. In connection to this, two narrations are presented:  The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَسَسلّم‬ َ said, ‘I have been ordered to destroy the drum and the flute.’ (Delmi)  Hazrat’e Dahaak ‫ َر ْحمَةُ اﷲ َعلَي ْه‬narrates that music spoils the heart and upsets Allah. (Tafseeraat-eAhmediya)

Madina 5: You can play Naat cassettes but be aware of Azaan and Salaah times. Also be careful that you do not cause any trouble to ill people (Do not play Naats which are recited by women). Madina 6: It is not permissible to decorate the roads or streets etc. in any manner if it causes any kind of worry or distress for passers by or drivers. Madina 7: It is not permissible for women to leave their home without a valid Shari’ reason. It is a sin for women to leave the home in order to see the lighting during Rabi-un-Noor Shareef. It is also not permissible to steal electricity. Contact the electricity board and make lawful arrangements in order to use the electricity. Madina 8: In the Milad Shareef procession, try and

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remain in Wudhu as long as possible. Be aware of the Jama’at time. Madina 9: Try not to use horse and cart and camels etc. during the procession as their urine or waste can make people’s clothes impure. Madina 10: During the procession do not throw fruits etc. but rather hand them to the people. They are disrespected if they are thrown on the floor and people walk all over them and to waste food in this manner is a sin. Madina 11: Shouting uncontrollably can destroy a procession. It is better to remain calm. Madina 12: If a fight or argument does begin then remain calm because by getting emotional the Milad procession will be ruined and the wish of the enemy will come true. ghunchay chatkay phool mehkay har taraf aa’ee bahar ho ga’ee Subh-e-Baharan Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ

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METHOD

OF CELEBRATING

ENLIGHTENED MORNING

MILAD

(This letter of Ameer-e-AhleSunnat ‫ ﺩاﻣﺖﺑﺮﻛاتﻬمالعاليه‬is beneficial for every Muslim. It is a Madani request of Majlis-e-Shura that this letter is read in the last weekly Ijtima of Safar-ul-Muzaffar. Islamic brothers and sisters can make appropriate changes according to their country.)

‫ﺑﺴمالالﺮﺣﻤﻦالﺮﺣيم‬ Accept a Madani Salaam full of the remembrance of Madina from Sag-e-Madina Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri ‫ﻏﻔﯽعﻨه‬,

‫الﺴﻼمعليﻜموﺭﺣﻤﺔالوﺑﺭﻛاته الﺣﻤﺪلﺭﺏالعالﻤيﻦعلﯽﻛلﺣاﻝ‬ tum bhi karke unka charcha apnay dil chamka’o oonchay mein ooncha Nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه وَاٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ka jhanda ghar ghar mein layra’o

Madina 1: When the new month appears, make the following announcement three times, ‘Congratulations to all Islamic brothers and sisters, the moon of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef has been seen.’ rabi-un-Noor umeedoon ki dunya saath lay aaya dua’oon ki qaboolee’at ko haathoon haath lay aaya

Madina 2: For men to shave their beards or trim it less

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than a fistful is Haraam. For Islamic sisters to remain uncovered is also Haraam. In respect of the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله‬ َ ‫وَ َسلّم‬, Islamic brothers should try to let their beards grow from the 1st to the 12th of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef and Islamic sisters should try to cover themselves. With the blessing of this, Islamic brothers should make the intention of keeping a beard which is a fistful and Islamic sisters should make the intention of wearing a Madani Burqa’ and doing Shari’ Pardah. (For a male to trim his beard or trim it less than a fistful and for Islamic sisters to remain uncovered are Haraam acts. To repent straightaway and promise never to do that sin again is Waajib.) jhuk gaya Ka’ba sabhi bhut munh ke bal aunday girray dab daba aamad ka tha, ahlawa sahlan marhaba

Madina 3: A Madani way of gaining stability in doing good deeds is to act upon the Madani In’aamaat and to hand in the card every month. Raise your hands and say In’shaa-Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَل‬. badliyan rehmat ki cha’een boondian rehmat ki aa’een ab muradain dil ki pa’een aamed-e-shah-e-Arab ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه وَاٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ hai

Madina 4: All Islamic brothers including Nigraans and

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Zimadaars should travel on a Madani Qafila for at least three days. Islamic sisters should give Dars from Faizan-e-Sunnat for at least thirty days in their home (only to family members) and then make the intention to continue after Rabi-un-Noor Shareef. lootnay rehmatain Qafilay mein chalo seekhnay sunnatain Qafilay mein chalo

Madina 5: Display 12 flags or at least one flag in your Masjid, house, shop, workplace etc. for the whole month. Buy some flags and display them on buses, wagons, trucks, trolleys, taxis, rickshaws, horse and carriage etc. Display flags on your cycle, scooter and car. In’shaa-Allah ‫عَ ّزوَجَََل‬ wherever you look, you will see greenness. Usually, there are images or foul words written on the back of big trucks. It is my wish that a banner be made containing the follow three lines,

‫ﺑﺴمالالﺮﺣﻤﻦالﺮﺣيم‬ ‫الﺼلﻮﺓ والﺴﻼﻡعليﻚﻳاﺭسﻮلال‬ ‫ﻣﺠﻬ ﮯﺩعﻮﺕاسﻼﻣﯽس ﮯﭘياﺭﻫ ﮯ‬ Meet with the bus and truck owners and make some Madani arrangements and get the Duas of Sag-e-Madina in your favour. IMPORTANT: If the flag has a picture of a Na’lain Shareef

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or has writing on it, be careful that it doesn’t get ripped or fall on to the ground. As soon as the month of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef departs, take of the flags immediately. If there is a chance that the flags might be disrespected, use plain green flags. (Sag-e-Madina displays a plain green flag in his home) nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ka jhanda laykar niklo dunya mein chaa ja’o nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه وَاٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ka jhanda aman ka jhanda ghar ghar mein layra’o

Madina 6: Light up your home, Masjid and neighbourhood with 12 light strings or at least 12 bulbs. (To steal electricity for this purpose is Haraam. Contact the electricity board and make lawful arrangements of getting electricity.) Decorate all your area with green flags and bright lights. Display big banners (12 metres in length or whatever is appropriate) on the roof of your house and Masjid. Don’t display flags in the middle of the road as this will obstruct traffic. Do not decorate any place where the rights of Muslims are broken. bait-e-Aqsa, baab-e-ka’ba, barmakaan-e-Amina nasb parcham ho gaya ahlawa sahlan marhaba

Madina 7: Take out a Madani procession of Madani

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children wearing green Imaamay and carrying green flags after Salaa-tul-Asr (or whenever is appropriate) for the first 12 days of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef. Madani munno! Aa’o aa’o amina ke ghar chalain noor se bhar la’ain daama Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه وَاٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ

Madina 8: If possible, buy 112 copies of the pamphlet called ‘12 Madani flowers on celebrating the birth of The Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ’ or at least 12 and 12 copies of the booklet ‘Enlightened Morning’ and distribute them. If possible, give them to those people who organise Milad gatherings. During the month of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef, try and give 1200 rupees to a Sunni Alim. If that’s not possible then 112 rupees and if that’s not possible then at least 12 rupees (adults only). To distribute this money between your Masjid Imaam, mu’azzin or caretaker is still alright but you should make the intention of giving some money every month. It is better to give the money on a Friday because every good deed done on a Friday is multiplied seventy times. AlhamduLillah ‫ !عَ ّزوَجَل‬Many people’s lives have been rectified by listening to a Bayan cassette. There must be some amongst you who became attached to the Madani environment after listening to a bayan cassette. To give these cassettes to people is a great service to Islam and is a means of great

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reward. Those who can should try and buy 12 bayan cassettes a week or at least 12 every month. Rich Islamic brothers should try and distribute them for free. In happiness of the blessed birth of the Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ تَعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ , distribute Bayan cassettes in large numbers. During the occasion of weddings, try and put a booklet or a bayan cassette with the wedding card. End the tradition of giving Eid cards and instead give booklets and bayan cassettes and in this way help the religion of Islam. People send me expensive Eid cards and instead of being happy, my heart burns. How I wish that the money was spent in the way of Islam rather than buying Eid cards. The glitter on these cards also causes great problems. ISSUE: To remove glitter from the body parts which have to be washed during Wudhu and Ghusl is Fardh. If you never saw the glitter and did Wudhu and then read Salaah, your Salaah will be complete. If you see the glitter afterwards, it is Fardh to remove it. There is no need to repeat the Salaah. unke dar pay palnay waala apna aap jawaab koi ghareeb nawaaz to koi data lagta hai

Madina 9: Every area Nigraan (in big cities) should organise a ‘chauk’ Ijtima in different places for the first 12 days of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef (Islamic

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sisters should organise Ijtima’aat in their homes). If possible, try and take green flags to every Ijtima you attend. lab par Naat-e-Rasool-e-akram ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ haathoon mein parcham deewaana sarkaar ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ ka kitna pyara lagta hai

Madina 10: Perform Ghusl on the evening of the 11th or on the 12th of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef. If possible, buy everything new for example, white clothes, Imaama, bandana, hat, chaadar, Miswaak, handkerchief, slippers, tasbeeh, Ittar, watch, pen, Qafila pad etc. (Islamic sisters should also buy new things according to their needs) aa’ee na’ee hukoomat sikka naya challay ga aalam nein rang badla subh-e-shab-e-wiladat

Madina 11: Spend the 12th night in an Ijtima-e-Zikr-oNaat and at dawn, raise your flags and whilst reciting Durood and Salaam, welcome the ‘Enlightened Morning’ with tearful eyes. After Salaa-tul-Fajr, give Salaam and congratulate each other on this occasion of Eid and continue to do so for the rest of the day. Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ to Eid ki bi Eid hai aaj to hai Eid-e-Eidaan Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ

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Madina 12: Our Holy Prophet ‫صلّى اﷲُ َتعَالٰى َعلَيْه َواٰله وَ َسلّم‬ َ would celebrate his birth by fasting every Monday. Keeping this in mind, you should also try and fast on the 12th of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef and whilst carrying green flags, participate in the Madani procession. Stay in Wudhu as long as possible. Recite Naats, Durood and Salaam and with your gaze lowered, walk in an organised manner. Don’t cause any kind of disturbance which will allow others to complain. Rabi-ul-awwal AhleSunnat tujh pai kyun na ho qurbaan ke teri baarween tareekh who jaan-e-qamar aaya

18th Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1425ah

CONTINUOUS REWARD After reading this booklet, give it to someone else. For the eesaal-e-thawaab of your deceased, buy as much copies as possible of this booklet and distribute them and gain continuous reward.