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Rabi-ul-Awal is the third month of Islamic Lunar
Calendar which holds great importance and significance in the lives of
Muslims. The month of Rabi-ul-Awal comes after Safar-al-Muzaffar and is
the most significant month in the Islamic history.
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The whole Muslim world knows the month of Rabi-ul-Awal as the month of
birth of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). This is the month of
celebration for the entire Muslim world, as Allah SWT blessed the world
with the birth of His best creation in Rabi-ul-Awal.
In celebration of Rabi-ul-Awal, Muslims all over the world urged to get
together and arrange Mehfil-e-Naat and Mehfil-e-Zikr for the whole week.
The 12th of Rabi-ul-Awal is marked as the birth date of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, who is the last to be sent with
the divine message for the guidance of humanity. Unlike the ways
followers of other religions and faiths commemorate the births of their
prophets, Muslims celebrate Eid-e-Milad un Nabi on 12th Rabi-ul-Awal in
which they gather to discuss the bounty and favor which Allah SWT has
blessed the Muslims with by guiding them to the righteous path of Islam
and the teachings of Holy Quran and Sunnah of the final messenger of
Allah.
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The month of Rabi-ul-Awal is not exceptional for being the month of
birth of our beloved Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace and blessings be
upon him ), but it is the month in which our Holy Prophet (peace and
blessings be upon him) began his journey of Hijrah and built the first
Mosque of Islam, Masjid-e-Quba. Rabi-ul-Awal is also significant, as the
first Jummah prayer was established in this month.
The sacred day of 12th of Rabi-ul-Awal is especially important to the
Muslim world, because on this day Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
be upon him ) was born, who led humanity from darkness to light and who
is described by Allah as “a mercy to all the worlds –
Rehmat-ullil-Alimeen”. Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated by the Muslims
in East and West on 12th Rabi-ul-Awal with great devotion and reverence.
The occasion like 12th Rabi-ul-Awal is meant to remind people of how the
Prophet lived his life and to rejuvenate their Eiman.
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Nowadays, the celebrations of such religious occasion like 12th Rabi-ul-Awal
is extremely important to instill values, ethics and moral code in
youth, practiced by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him ). The
occasion of 12th Rabi-ul-Awal serves a great purpose in that it brings
the people closer to the teachings of Islam and to the Holy Prophet’s
way of life. The sacred month of Rabi-ul-Awal causes the Muslims to
remember the blessings of Holy Prophet and to fill their hearts with the
love of the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him .
It is the duty of every Muslim parent to tell the stories of Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him ) to their children on 12th Rabi-ul-Awal
that shed light on different aspects of his life.
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