Eid Milad un Nabi Festivities

[chacha_Ghalib]

Re: Eid Milad un Nabi Festivities

@S_Punk

I think when someone visits a shrine or such as mirage suggested…yes their intention may be pure. But once these things start…it’s kind of like a slippery slope. It can become something entirely shirk-y (visiting shrines to ask for something etc). It is best to avoid that which can lead to shirk. Celebrating the Prophet’s birth may be seen as an act of love in the subcontinent…but the Christians did the same and ended up making Hazrat Isa (as) the son of God (nauzubillah). I think that is why these things are generally told be avoided as much as possible..even thoughh intent might be pure.

I agree. Once these things start, there is no going back. Every year the celebration will be greater than the last and will contain more unislamic things. Not in all gatherings but in a few. This will then be copied by others next year and so on. You can’t help it becoming something like Christmas, with it’s own set of rituals and extravagance which would have just as much religion in it as there is in Christmas.

Plenty of mullahs rely on bidaat (fatiha khwanis, chaleeswan, mahafil e naat, meelad, urs etc. etc.) for their livlihood so they have a material interest in promoting and perpetuating them.