Selawat nabi4/2/2024 Most denominations of Islam approve of the commemoration of Muhammad's birthday however, with the emergence of Wahhabism- Salafism, Deobandism and Ahl-i Hadith, many of the followers of these movements began to disapprove its commemoration, considering it an illicit religious innovation ( bid'ah or bidat). The term Mawlid is also used in some parts of the world, such as Egypt, as a generic term for the birthday celebrations of other historical religious figures such as Sufi saints. The Ottomans declared it an official holiday in 1588, It has been said that the first Muslim ruler to officially celebrate the birth of Muhammad in an impressive ceremony was Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri (d. The history of this celebration goes back to the early days of Islam when some of the Tabi‘un began to hold sessions in which poetry and songs composed to honour Muhammad were recited and sung to the crowds. It is observed by the majority of Muslims throughout the world. Mawlid ( Arabic: مَولِد, lit.'Birth ') is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which is commemorated primarily on 12th of Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.
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