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    TT hh eeDD aa ww nn oo ff BB ll eessssii nn ggss

    This booklet was wr i t ten by Shaikh-e-Tareeqat Ameer-e-

    Ah l -e-Sunnat , founder o f Dawat -e- Is lami H a z r a t A l l a m a

    M ou l a n a M u h a m m a d I l ya s A t t a r Q a d i r i R aza vi

    i n U r du .T he t r an slat i on M aj l is has t r an slated t h i s booklet

    i n t o Engl ish . I f you f i n d an y m istak es in th e t r anslat i on or

    com posin g, please cont act t he tr an slat ion M aj l i s on t he

    fo l lowi n g add r ess an d gain r ew ar d.

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    CCCC O N T E N T SO N T E N T SO N T E N T SO N T E N T S

    E X C E L L E N C E O F D U R O O D S H A R E E F ..................................T H E D A W N O F B L E S S IN G S ...............................................M IR A C L E S ......................................................................T H E N IG H T G R E A T E R T H A N S H A B -E -Q A D R .......................E ID O F E ID S ...................................................................A B U L A H A B A N D M IL D ..................................................H O L Y P R O P H E T G E T S P L E A S E D W IT HT H O S E W H O C E L E B R A T E H IS B I R T H ..............................F L A G S IN T H E H A P P IN E S S O F M IL D .................................P R O C E S S IO N W IT H F L A G S ................................................R E W A R D O F C E L E B R A T IN G M I L D ................................ 3D A W A T -E -IS L A M I A N D M I L D -C E L E B R A T IO N ................ 5( 1 ) C U R E F O R S IN S ...................................................... 5( 2 ) T H E D IR T O F H E A R T W A S R E M O V E D ....................... 6( 3 ) R A I N O F N O O R ( L IG H T ) ......................................... 8

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    T H E D A W N O F B L E S S IN G S EX C E L L EN C E O F D U R O O D SH A R E E F

    he Prophet of Rehmah , the Intercessor of U m m a h , theD is t r i bu to r o f Ne m a h said, Al lah

    sends one hundred merc ies on the one rec i t ing DuroodSh ar eef t en t i m es on m e.' ( A t t a r g h e eb w a t t a r h e eb , V 2 , P 3 2 2 )

    As soon as the month of Rabi-un-Noor Shareef comes,

    springt ime prevai ls everywhere. The lovers of the HolyPro ph et becom e exci ted and del ighted. Ever y t r ue M u sl imw h eth er you n g or old expr esses th eir h ear t- feel in g.

    T

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    Sayy idatun a A m in a i n M ak k a- tu l -M u k ar r a m a , w hi chbr ightened the ent i re universe. The Holy Prophet , the mostgenerous, the Noor incarnate f o r w h o m t h etr ou bled h um an it y was an xi ou sly w ait in g, cam e as a m er cy foral l th e w or ld s.

    M u b a r a k h o ke k h a t a - m u l - m u r sa l een t a sh r eef l a a i a a eJ a n a a b - e - r e h m a - t u l - l i l a a l a m e e n t a sh r e ef l a i a a eCongratu lat ion! The last Prophet has come

    Congratulation! The mercy for all the worlds has come

    T H E D A W N O F B L ESSING S

    T he H o ly Proph et cam e in to the w or ld on t he

    12 th of Rabi-u n -N oor Shar eef at th e t im e of d aw n an d chan gedthe dark night of miseries, dif f icult ies, troubles and tribulat ionsin to t he bright and auspic iou s m or ni ng of happi ness.

    M u sa l m a a n o su b h - e- b a h a r a n M u b a r a k

    W o b a r s a a ta y a n w a a r sa r k a a r a a eCongratulation on the arrival of the blessed morning

    Our Lord has come showering Noor (light)

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    thousand years in I ran was ext inguished, r iver sava got d ry ,th e Ka ba began to sw ay an d i d ol s fel l on th eir h ead s.

    T e r i a a m a d t h i k e b a i t u l l a h m u j r a y k o j h u k a

    T e r i h a i b a t t h i k e h a r b u t h th a r t h a r a k a r g i r g a y a

    Upon your arr ival, the Ka'aba sw ayed

    Every idol fell tremblingly, it w as af raid

    Beyond dou bt , the H oly Proph et was sent as am ercy an d in deed, the day wh en A l lah 's mercy descendsis the day of happiness. Al lah says in the Holy Qur an,

    Par a 11, Su r a Y u n u s, V er se 58:

    Say- you, 'Only Allahs' grace and only His mercy, on it

    therefore let them rejoice. That is better than all theirwealth.

    Al lah -o -Akbar ! T he Q ur an is i tsel f or der i n g us to rejo ice

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    T H E N I G H T G REA T E R T H A N SH A B - E- Q A D R Sayy iduna Sheikh A bdu l H aq M uhadd i th D eh lv i says, I n d e e d , t h e n i g h t o f t h e b i r t h o f t h e H o l y P r o p h e t

    i s gr eater t h an even Shab-e-Qadr w hi ch is one

    of n ights g iven to the Holy Prophet . I n fact ,the night whose greatness l ies in the arr ival of the HolyProphet is m or e sacred t h an t he n igh t w ho segr eatn ess li es i n th e arr i val of th e an gels. ( M a sa b a t b i su n n a h , p 2 8 9 ,

    K a r a c h i ) E I D O F E I D S

    A l h a m d u - L i l l a h ! The 12 th of Rab i -un -Noor is the Ei d ofal l the Eids fo r M usl im s. In deed, i f the H oly Proph et

    had n ot com e in to th i s w or ld , there w ould be

    n o Ei d and no Shab-e-Baraat. In fact, al l the glory andgreatness of the world as well as the here-after is due to theblessed arr ival of th e H oly Pr op het .

    W o j o n a t h a y t o k u c h n a th a a , w o j o n a h o o n t o k u c h n a h o

    J a a n h a i n w o j a h a a n k i , ja a n h a i t o j a h a a n h a i

    Without h im was nothing--w ithout h im is nothing

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    becau se I fr eed m y slave gir l, Suwaiba, w it h i t s gestu r e. ( B u k h a r i ,V 1 , P 1 5 3 , H a d i th N o . 51 0 1 )

    M U SL I M S A N D M I L D

    Comment ing on the foregoing narrat ion, Sayy iduna SheikhA b d u l H aq M u h ad d i t h D eh l vi states, I n th is in cident

    th er e is cr ed ib le evi dence for th ose w ho celebr ate the bir th ofH o ly Proph et an d spen d th ei r w eal th o n th isoccasio n . A bu L ah ab, wh o w as a staun ch d isbeli ever, w as alsogiven a benefit because of rejoicing and freeing his slave girl ,Suwaiba fo r breastfeeding, upon hearing the news of theblessed bi r th of the Holy Prophet n owim agine, ho w great r ew ard th e M usl im spen di ng h is w eal thwhole-heartedly on th is occas ion wi l l at ta in. However, i t isn ecessar y to avoi d son gs an d m usic in M i ld gath er in gs.

    ( M a d a a r i - j un - n ub u w w a t , V 2 , P 3 4 )

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    the bir th of a nephew, not that of the Prophet of Al lah

    , sti l l he was benefited. If we celebrateM i ld w i th love and hon our , how can w e be depr ived ofreward?

    G h a r A m i n a k e sy ed e a b r a r

    a g a y a

    K h u sh i y a n m a n a o g h a m z ad o g h a m k h a a r a a g a y a

    In Amina's house, Prophets' King has comeRejoice, O, the troubled, your comforter

    has come

    H O L Y PR O P H E T G ET S PL EA SED W I T H

    T H O SE W H O C E L E B R A T E H I S B I R T H A n I slam ic scholar says h e saw th e H oly Pr op h et in h is dr eam an d ask ed, Ya Rasool -A l lah ,do you l i ke M usl im s' celebr at in g your b i r th every year? T he

    H o ly Proph et r epl i ed , I get p leased w it h th eon e w h o gets pl eased w it h m e. ( T a z k i r a - t u l - w a i zeen , P 6 0 0 )

    FL A G S I N T H E H A P P I N E SS O F M I L D

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    Rooh-ul-Ameen erected a f lag onto the roof of Ka'abaThat w ill f ly up to the Arsh on the Blessed Morning

    PRO C E SSI O N W I T H F L A G S

    W h i l e m i gr at i n g t o M ad i n a, w h en t h e H o l y Pr o p h et

    r eached a pl ace, n ear M ad in a, k n ow n as

    mozaai ghameem, Bareeda Aslami along with seventyh or sem en fr om th e tr ibe of ban i Sehm chased t he car avan w it hthe in tent io n o f captu r in g the H oly Prophet

    bu t t hey them selves got capt iv ated by t h e love of th e H olyProphet and embraced Is lam.They said, YaRasool-Al lah , we wi l l welcome you inM adi n a w i th f lags. T herefor e, th e ho r sem en took of f t hei r

    turbans, placed them on the top of their spears and moved toM ad ina. ( W a f a u l w a f a , v 1 , p 2 4 3 , B e i r u t )

    A W A Y T O PR O T E C T Y O U R I M A A N ( FA I T H )

    Sheik h- u l - I slam A l lam a ibn e H ajar M akk i wri tes inA t l k b ( 24) 'S id J id B hd di

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    T H E FA M I L Y T H A T U SED T O C E L E B R A T E M I L D T here w as a pi ou s person w ho se n am e w as I br aheem l iv in g inM ad in a- tu l -M u n aw w a r a . H e w as a t r ue lover of H oly Prop het

    . H e alw ays ear n ed Ha la a l m on ey an d u sed t o

    save1 hal f of h i s ear ni n gs for th e celebr at io n of th e bi r th of th eH o ly Proph et .

    W h en t h e m o n t h o f Rab i -un -Noor Shareef would come, heu sed to celebr ate M i ld enth u siast ical ly , abid in g by t h e

    commandments of Shar iah. He would dis t r ibute a lot of foodamong the people for the Esaal-e-sawaab of Ho ly P rophet

    . H e w ou ld spen d h is m on ey in good w ays. H is

    w ife w as also a gr eat lo ver of t h e H oly Pro ph et .

    She would also co-operate with her husband with heart andsoul in this righteous deed. After a few years, his wife passedaw ay bu t h e cont in u ed th e pr ocess of celebr at i n g M i ld.

    O n e d ay, I br ahi m cal led h is son an d m ade h is w i l l , D ear son ! I

    w i l l d ie tonight ; I have 50 d i r h a m s and 19 yar d s of c loth . U sethe c lo th for my shroud and spend the money in any goodw ay. H avi n g said th ese w or ds, he reci t ed th e K a l i m a and h issou l lef t h is bod y

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    the Day of Judgement had occurred and everyone wasextremely f r ightened. The fortunate people were goingtowards Heaven whereas the unfortunate ones were beingdr agged i n to H el l . H e stood shi ver in g wi th fear as to w hat h i sdest in at io n w ou ld be! M eanw hi le, an ann ou n cem en t w asm ade, Let th is youn g m an en ter H eaven .

    T herefor e, he en ter ed th e H eaven h app i ly w h er e h e w an deredfear lessly. A fter vi sit in g seven H eaven s, wh en h e r eached t h egate of the 8 th H eaven , he was tol d th at on ly th ose w h ocelebr ated th e bi r th of th e H oly Pr oph et i n t hew or ld are al low ed to ent er th is H eaven . U pon hear i n g th i s, heenvis ioned that his parents would be there. A voice was thenheard, Let this young man enter; his parents want to meet

    h im .

    Therefore, he went in and saw his mother s i t t ing near thestream of Kauser . Nearby, there was a throne on which anh on ou r able lad y w as si t t i n g. T here wer e also som e oth er chair s

    on w h ich m an y ven er able lad ies w er e si t t in g. H e ask ed anan gel, W ho ar e th ey?

    The angel repl ied The one si t t ing on the throne is

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    wh ich th e H o ly Proph et was seated. Aroundthe throne, there were four chai rs upon which the Khu la fa -e -

    Rashideen (cal iphs) were seated. At the right side,there were golden chai rs upon which the Prophets w er e si t t i n g an d at t he lef t , th e m ar tyr s w er e seated . T he you n gman saw his father Ibrahim amongst a crowd near HolyProphet .

    I br aheem h ugged hi s son happi ly. T h e son ask ed , 'D ear fath er ,h o w d i d y o u a t t a i n t h i s s t a t u s ? ' I b r a h i m r e p l i e d , A lh a m d u -L i l l a h I h ave been blessed w it h th is status du eto celebr at in g the bi r th of th e H oly Prop het .

    On the morning, he sold his house and prepared a feast wi thth e m on ey h e got by sel l i n g hi s ho use alon g w it h h is fath er 's 50di rh am s. H e in v i ted I slam ic scholars an d p iou s M usl im s andserved them. As he was no longer interested in the world, hedecided to stay in a M a sj i d and spent the rest of his 30 yearswor sh ipp in g A l lah . A f ter hi s death , som eon e saw h im in

    a dream and asked what had happened to h im. He repl ied, W it h t h e bl essin gs of celebr ati n g M il d Sh ar eef, I h ave alsogot t he sam e status w hi ch m y father h as in th e H eaven .

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    R EW A R D O F C E L E B R A T I N G M I L D Shei k h A bdu l H aq M uhadd i t h D eh l v i says, Thosere jo ic ing a t the n ight o f the b i r th o f The Holy Prophet

    w i l l en ter Janna-tun-Naeem w i th th e m ercy o f

    A l lah .M usl im s have alw ays been celebr at i n g the bir th of th e H olyProphet by cook in g feasts, in vi t i n g guests an dgiv ing Sadqah (alms) in abundance. They express their

    happiness, spend whole-heartedly, hold congregat ion for thecelebrat ion of the bi r th of the Holy Prophet ,decorate their houses and Allah sh ow er s H i s bl essi n gs onth em d u e to th ese bl essed deed s. ( M a sa b a t a b i s su n n a , P 2 9 0 )

    JEW S EM B R A C E D I S L A M

    Sayy iduna A bdu l W ah id b in I sm ai l narrates that agreat lover of The Holy Prophet l ived in Egypt . He used to

    celebr ate th e bi r th of th e Pro ph et of A l lah w it h f u l l zeal an d zest.

    A Jew ish fam i ly l i ved i n h is neighbour hood . W hen th e m onth

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