Mawlud Controversy: My Opinion By Mufti Menk
Bismillah - In these past days I got many many messages asking about whether celebrating the maulud is halal or haram. So I decided to share my thoughts on that. Islamic scholars have divided on this matter. Some say it is halal to celebrate it, while some say it is haram. The fact is none of them hears directly from the mouth of the Prophet or from Quran that celebrating Maulud is halal or Haram. All the scholars are using Ijtihad or Ijma to base their arguments. So for someone like me or you who is in the centre and cannot understand which opinion to follow, here is a simple logic. Ask yourself these questions, then make your own assessment, you don't have to be Mufti or Shaikh to be able to know the answer, even a donkey from forest knows what to do here. Question: The messenger PBUH lived for 63 years in this world, did he for once celebrate his birthday ? NO. The Quran was revealed for a period of 23 years, did Allah forget to send down a v...