Re: Why Celebrate Eid Milad Un NAbi s.a.w
Hmmm … I only know one person (Shaitan) and his team in entire universe who had reasons to be unhappy the day Prophet (SAW) was born, are still unhappy about that birth, feel unhappy when anyone remembers and celebrate birth of Prophet (SAW), and throughout tries to demean Prophet (SAW) by various ways, and tries that people, especially followers of Prophet (SAW), forget Prophet (SAW) and his birth. Their hate, grudge and jealously towards Prophet (SAW) is so great that they do not even like people visiting Prophet (SAW) last abode in Madina.
Shaitan and his team come in various forms. They could be next door helpful neighbour, could be in dressing of Ulema with fiery speeches, could be a near and trusting friend, and could even be part of close family. Even though they would not admit, no Ayah, no argument, no logic, no proof, no discussion can stop them from feeling grudge, hate, and jealousy towards Prophet (SAW) and whatever has any link with Prophet (SAW). To cover their feelings, they would try their best not to show their grudge, hate and jealously towards Prophet (SAW) directly, but always show it indirectly.
Grudge, hate, and jealousy of these people towards Prophet (SAW) is such that they start burning from within when they see anyone celebrating and showing joy on the day Prophet (SAW) was born, and one can see their pain by knowing that these people could even kill themselves (do suicide) with explosives in trying to stop people celebrating and showing joy on birth of Prophet (SAW).
As for followers of Prophet (SAW), since they know that no ayah, no argument, no logic, no proof, and no discussion can stop these people built-in grudge, jealousy and hate towards Prophet (SAW), the best followers of Prophet (SAW) should do is ignore them unless they become physical. Meanwhile, keep showing their love, affection, remembrance, gratitude, and respect to Prophet (SAW), and should celebrate the day Prophet (SAW) was gifted by Allah to them and day Prophet (SAW) fulfilled his worldly duty and left this world to be with Allah ST.
My prayer is that Allah grant us Muslims Imaan and heart to love Prophet (SAW) and show that love and affection all the time openly, share that love and affection towards Prophet (SAW) with each other by celebrating together, especially on days that is linked with Prophet (SAW), such as the day he was gifted by Allah to us (Muslims) so to guide us (that is the day he was born), and the day he fulfilled his duty in this temporary world of trail and join Allah ST (that is the day he left this world). Surprisingly, both are believed to be 12th Rabi-ul-Awal :).
[Note: Death of Kafir is day of remorse as that person starts journey towards hell.
Death of Muslim is day of reckoning as that person hope but not know where he would end.
Anyhow:
Death of (known) Wali-Allah and All prophets is day of celebration as on that day the person leaves miserable trial of this world and reaches his goal of bliss and company of Allah (for prophet (AS), it is happy day to them as it is day when they completed their duty and returns to be with Allah).
At the time when a Wali-Allah leaves this world, that time could be remorseful for those whose company he left (friends and relatives) and they might feel remorse, but that does not mean it is remorseful day for that Wali-Allah, and thus, once immediate remorse feelings ends, anniversaries of that day is not considered remorseful.
We should know that when people celebrate ‘Urs’ of Wali-Allahs, they do that on the day that Wali-Allah left this world to be with Allah.
As for birthdays, birth days of Prophet (AS) are blessing for their ummahs, as on that day Allah send them a guide].
