CELEBRATING PROPHET’S BIRTH
FROM THE MIMBAR: LEARN FROM HIM
Think about this – If the Prophet (SAW) is alive, would he accept you as part of his Ummah? Perhaps yes, or may be not. We really need to know his values in order to know what he would want and his prohibitions with respect to what Allah sent him with. To Allah belong all kinds of accolades and praises, may His benedictions be on the seal of all messengers [SAW] and all Muslims till eternity, Amin.
Remember, 570 AD was the year of the Elephant when Abraha tried to destroy the Ka’bah which Allah averted through some of His multiple soldiers, birds defeated this annihilating force to the dust as the birth of ibn Abdullah was confirmed by Aminah.
Hark back to the fact that Mecca was a society of valour, vice and vulnerable attitudes where intertribal wars were the order of the day, promiscuity was as common as air and coercion by rulers were on point. Everyone was tired of such life style and hence needed guidance as he was named Muhammad by AbdulMutallib.
Recall that man is not dignified without livelihood and trust, these and more virtues were embedded in a man who settled a tribal genocide that could have happened right from Mecca and Ka’ba itself as Khadijah asked his hand in Marriage.
Dredge up the fact that even though he was a virtuous and a fervent transformer of the community from darkness to light and zero to hero yet only few accepted Islam while majority rejected and prosecuted him and his followers.
Just think about it, after being tormented by his relatives which lead to his quest for a haven and a definite accomplishment of Yathrib he cemented the soul of the travelers (Muhajirun) with that of the helpers (Ansar) who were either former foes or were from different tribes and continents as he established an ideal Islamic society in Madinah.
Recollect that this den of decadence and a place of neglect by the world because of its desert and low level of water was transformed to an echelon of attraction and respect all over the world cleaned of faults in all ramifications as he [SAW] did the only peaceful conquest ever recorded in human history, the conquest of Mecca.
Sincerely, you need to remember and study the lifestyle of the seal of all prophets [SAW], an excellent example for mankind, the single general of the world, the greatest man in history, A kind father of 6 and a caring husband of Aishah, the unlettered scholar, the great philosopher, and the best of the best in character ever recorded in history of homo sapiens.
Without mincing words, despite his great achievements, value and incomparable way of life, he never called for hero worship nor his special celebration from his birth till he had his last breath.
Therefore, as cleared by Allah in Q33:21 we have in him an excellent character, it behooves us as Muslims to model our lives according to his as much as we can if truly we want to be successful as Muslims and be part of his Ummah.
We must steer clear from celebrating his birth because he never ordered us to do so as a way of not copying the Christians who celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ despite clear facts that christmas celebration is a pagan feast of Romans adopted by early Christians.
Moreover, every community has her calendar while the most widely used ones in democratic countries is the Gregorian calendar, it should interest you to note that the months in this calendar (January to December) represent ancient festivals of pagan Romans pooled together by Pope Gregory in a calendar. Any Muslim who can’t read Muharram to Dhul-Hijjah and does not know the significance of each month seems to be deficient in his deen. We are in Rabiul Awwal, 1437 years after the migration of the Prophet (SAW) from Mecca to Medina. This month is significant because it was the month in which the Prophet (SAW) was born.
I want to use this medium to appreciate all those that made it to the centenary IVC @ HCDC, Naforija, Epe and pray Allah reward you abundantly. You have really displayed your true membership of Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria while sacrificing your comfort at home for the camp and please note you are to return to the basis of the right Aqeedah and sound worship while eschewing religious polemics and bigotry.
As we resume on campus today, I pray Allah make the applications of all what we learnt on camp an easy task. To all Akokites may you have a superb semester as we begin academic hustle today.
Adeoye Abdur-Rasheed
Amir, MSSN UNILAG
2014/2015 session
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