Eid-e-Miladunnabi today

WE celebrate the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi across the country today (Wednesday) with due solemnity and religious fervour, commemorating the birth and the demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him).

On this day in 570, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of the Hijri calendar, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Makkah of Saudi Arabia with divine blessings and messages of peace for mankind. He also passed away on the same day.

Eid-e-Miladunnabi is not only an occasion to recall the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) but also his departure from the temporal world.

Rare is the instance of one born on a particular day and then seeing his life coming to an end on the same day years later.

There is a special resonance in remembrances of him because of the light he brought unto the world through preaching anew and yet in vibrant form the message of Allah, the Creator of the Worlds.

Submission to the will of Allah, meaning in broad measure a life lived in a totality of piety and truth in the service of mankind, was what the Prophet preached before us. Islam was, and is, fundamentally a message of peace and equality for all mankind.

That is the underlying theme of the message the Prophet preached in the years he lived after receiving the command of Allah to spread the word among people across the globe.

Indeed, even before it was ordained by the Almighty Allah that Muhammad (PBUH) would inaugurate a new, complete and final religion for all mankind, the Prophet of Islam demonstrated his sense of piety and devotion to values in the way he conducted himself.

His life, when considered in its entirety, was a long tale of an individual’s awareness of practical realities as well as spiritual imperatives.

He lived his life through setting examples for his followers, a truth which today we need to emulate more than ever before.

That the Prophet preached the message of fellow feeling and love, that he enlightened us on the truth of Allah’s grandeur shining equally on all His creations, is what we recall today.

Down the ages, Allah has sent prophets down to this world to guide people along the correct path.

The prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) is the most outstanding among all of them. He was the last prophet and messenger.

As we move forward in a world full of strife, let us remember, with love and reverence, the true teachings of the Prophet.

Truth, honesty, tolerance and a sense of morality based on a preservation and upholding of values are the lessons we learn anew on Eid-e-Miladunnabi.

We wish a meaningful and spiritually satisfying Eid-e-Miladunnabi for all.