chanting ‘Marḥabā Yā Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم’ (welcome O Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم).
Eid-e-Mīlād-un-Nabī to Eid kī bĥī Eid ĥay
Bil-yaqīn ĥay Eid-e-Eidān Eid-e-Mīlād-un-Nabī
Eid Mīlād-un-Nabī is the Eid of all Eids
Certainly, the Eid of Eids is Eid Mīlād-un-Nabī
There are great blessings in celebrating the Holy Prophet’s birthday. Listen to a delightful parable of an Islamic sister. She has stated: Like any common girl I enjoyed watching films and dramas, loved listening to songs and used to attend weddings, dolled up without a veil. ‘What will happen to me after dying’ was something I was totally oblivious of! Two years ago, I visited my relatives in Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi. The Islamic sisters’ Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’ took place very close to their house. An Islamic sister invited me, so I also attended.
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! That Ijtimā’ totally altered my mindset. Then I saw Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ Karachi’s marvellous Rabī’-un-Nūr celebrations, which gave me another boost to perform good deeds. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I started to offer my Ṣalāĥ. Then I started to act upon the Madanī In’āmāt and wear a Shar’ī veil. Whilst regularly doing Dawat-e-Islami’s Madanī work, at present I am serving the Sunnaĥ as a Madanī In’āmāt collector in my locality.
Islamic sisters! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is the real Provider of guidance. Whenever He عَزَّوَجَلَّ decides to bless someone, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ creates the means for this, as shown in this example. A modern woman was guided towards