Muhammad Sallallahu ^alayhi wa salam, his kind Al and his Companions.
Over 1400 years ago, was the birth of the best of mankind, Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ^Alayhi Wa Sallam). Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) is the last Prophet of Allah, he was born in Mecca on 12th of rabi^ul Awal about 1480 years ago, and was buried in the blessed city of Medina. The Muslim calendar begins when the Prophet emigrated with Abu Bakr As-Siddiq from Mecca to Medina.
Many good and astonishing things happened to ‘Aminah during her pregnancy with the Prophet. She said she never felt the weight of the fetus, which resulted in an easy carriage. She dreamt of a star falling in her lap, and when she sought interpretation, She was told that she will give birth to a master and to the leader of the people. If she ever sought water from a well, the water itself would rise to her. She said: "While I was half asleep, someone came to me and asked me if I felt pregnant. I answered that I did not. Then he told me that I am pregnant with the master and the Prophet of this nation.”Many Prophets came and visited her and gave her the good news of delivering the best and most beloved Prophet, our Master Muhammad peace be upon him.
Over 900 years ago a Muslim ruler called al-Mudhaffar, King of Irbil, was the first man to initiate the practice of celebrating al-Mawlid. King Al-Mudhaffar made a grand celebration that was attended by many scholars. And he was praised by famous Muslim scholars for doing this great deed.
The famous scholar of hadith, Abul-Khattab Ibn Dihyah, wrote a book for this king especially to be read during the mawlid celebration. Imam As-Suyootiy authored a book about al-Mawlid and named it: “Husnul Maqsid fi ^amalil-Mawlid” which shows the great honor of celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Till now hundreds of millions of Muslims all over Asia, Africa, Europe, India, Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Yemen, Turkey, Pakistan, Middle east and the Americas. Only those who have darkness in their hearts and do not love the Prophet deny permissibility of celebrating Mawlid and say that such celebrations are unlawful or haram.
Prophet Muhammad said what means: “The one who innovates a good innovation in Islam has its reward and a reward similar to those who follow him in without lessening their reward. The one who innovates an innovation of misguidance would be sinful for it and has sins similar to those who follow him in it–until the Day of Judgment”. From such hadith, the scholars of Islam like an-Nawawiy and al-hafidh Ibn Hajar and others said that innovation (Bid^ah) is of two types one that does not comply with Qur’an and Sunnah and that is rejected, and one that complies with Qur’an and Sunnah which is accepted in Islam such as al-Mawlid celebration.
The companions of the Prophet also innovated good innovations that the Prophet himself did not do like Khubayb who innovated a good innovation (bid^ah) by making a practice of praying two rak^ahs before being killed. Making Salat and salam on the Prophet after the Adhan is another good innovation practiced by Muslims over 700 years ago. Also Yahya bin Ya^mur innovated a good innovation by placing dots and characters above and below the Arabic letters in the Qur’an. A dot below the Ba’ letter, Dot above Noon letter and so on. That was not done by the prophet nor companions. That innovation was a very beneficial and useful bid^ah accepted in Islam.
Allah knows best.
never practised it, if the Tabieen never practised it, if the Salaf never practised it then who is this person who started the Milad? A king? What right has a ‘king’ to introduce matters of innovation in Islam when it has been perfected?