Eid Milad Un Nabi
International Mawlid Conference at Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore by Minhaj-ul-Quran
Official nameEid Milad Un Nabi
Also calledMilad un Nabi
Observed bySunni Muslims
Liturgical colorGreen
TypeNational
SignificanceTo commemorate the Birthdate of Prophet Muhammad
CelebrationsNamaz, Juloos-e-Muhammadi and Roza
Date12 Rabi' al-Awwal
FrequencyAnnual
Started byOttoman Empire

Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi or normally called Eid Milad-un-Nabi or Barawafat is a festival of Mawlid celebrated by Sunni Muslims across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4][5] It is organised on the birth anniversary of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad on the date of 12 Rabi Ul Awwal[6] per Islamic calender.[7][8][9] During the festival a procession is also taken in the name of Juloos-e-Muhammadi after the festival of Milad.[10] It is considered as a Holiday in whole India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.[11][12][13][14][15]

History

The celebration of Eid Milad Un Nabi is considered to be started in the era of Ottoman Empire. It is only celebrated by the Ahle Sunnat wal jamath now. The other movements in Islam, Ahl-i-Hadith and Deobandi marks it as a Bid’at to celebrate birth of prophet.

References

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  2. "What Is Eid Milad-Un-Nabi? When It Will Be Celebrated In India? Explained". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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  7. "Eid-E-Milad 2020: पैगंबर हजरत मोहम्मद के जन्मदिवस के मौके पर पढ़ें उनके पवित्र संदेश". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  8. "ईद मिलादुन्नबी के अवसर पर पीएम मोदी ने देशवासियों को दी शुभकामनाएं". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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  10. सिंह, राकेश प्रताप (2022-10-09). "ईद मिलाद-उन-नबी पर एटा में निकला जुलूस, धार्मिक झंडे के साथ तिरंगा लिए नजर आए लोग". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  11. "Eid-e-Milad un Nabi Holiday 2018: ईद मिलाद उन नबी पर इन राज्यों में होगी सार्वजनिक छुट्टी, सरकारी दफ्तर और बैंक रहेंगे बंद | 🇮🇳 LatestLY हिन्दी". LatestLY हिन्दी (in Hindi). 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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  14. Network, KL News (2022-10-07). "Eid-E-Milad Holiday On Sunday". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  15. "ईद ए मिलाद पर उत्‍तराखंड में 12 को रहेगा अवकाश -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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