Eid e Milad History Images Wishes Wallpapers in 2024 | Evening of Sun, 15 Sept, 2024 To Mon, 16 Sept, 2024

The celebration of any festival holds a special place in our history. We have gained all this with sacrifice thanks to many freedom fighters or religious fighters. We did not get our culture easily, there were many fighters who fought for it in order to gain respect and honor for our religion. Therefore there are few days marked in their recognition and celebrated.

Id-e-Milad is a day when the birth of Prophet Mohammad is considered. Born in the city of Mecca situated in Saudi Arabia in 570 CE, he made a great contribution by spreading teach and preaching of Islam religion. There are some people celebrate Milad-un Nabi as the birth of Prophet Mohammad while some remark that the last Prophet died on this day and they mourn.

Eid e Milad is celebrated in month Rabi-ul-Awal as per Islamic calendar based on the lunar calendar. Sunni Muslims, followers of Islamic Prophet Muhammad, believed the celebration of Eid-e-Milad on the twelfth day of Rabi’aw-awwal month. While Shia Muslims believed this day on the seventeenth of the same month. This day will begin on the evening of 20 November, 2018 and ends on the evening of 21 November 2018. This day is recorded as a national bank holiday and holiday is some parts of the world.

People celebrated Eid-e-Mild-un-Nabi by night-long prayers by reciting Holy Quran and Darood Sharif and Bayaans. Mostly in countries processions on streets, marches and parades are being held. There are meeting meals organized in mosques on this occasion. There are stories and poems narrated about the life of Mohammad, including his deeds and teachings about religion. People carry green flags or ribbons in procession or parade symbolizing green color as Islam and paradise. There are activities and celebration programs for children too.

The mosques are decorated with lights and prayers are offered by thousands of Muslims. There is charity done by distribution food to needy. Honey has been given importance and is distributed frequently between the people. Honey was the favorite sweet of Prophet Muhammad.

There are Muslims who participate with Barah Wafat, a festival where people mourn on the death of their Prophet Muhammad. There is a special ‘sandal rite’ attraction done. It is held on the significant footprints of Prophet Muhammad which are engraved in the stone. There is a horse (buraq) kept near the footprints of Prophet as it is considered that on a horse the Prophet was gone to heaven. The footprints are rubbed on with sandal paste.

In India Muslims remember the life and deeds of their Prophet Muhammad by writing poetry, essay, creating paintings and sculptures. Muslims are fond of food special dishes are made like Biryani, curries, and types of sweets, this is exchanged when meeting and greeting loved ones.

This festival is celebrated in most Islamic countries where the Muslim community is situated like India, United Kingdom, Russia, Sri Lank, Nigeria, and Canada. Qatar and Saudi Arabia do not remark on an official holiday and its forbidden. The motivation of this festival is to remember and express love for their Prophet Muhammad.

In Pakistan, there was 31-gun salutation given and religious hymns were sung on this day.

DOWNLOAD 50 HD WALLPAPERS FOR EID E MILAD

Eid Mubarak Images