THE ANATOMY OF MEHFIL-E-MILAD (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim)

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OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this literature is to show our Muslim brothers and sisters that commencing Mehfil-e-Milad is not against the Sharia but it is in accordance to the spirit of Islam. If some one does not like Mehfil-e-Milad it does not mean that celebrating Mehfil-e-Milad itself is wrong. In other words if someone does not practice Islam it does not mean Islam itself is bad. A typical Mehfil-e-Milad consist of the following events. The sequence of events may vary but almost all Milad- un-Nabi (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim) gathering consist of all or majority of the following events. • Recitation of Quran-ul-Hakeem • Hamd-e-Allah Ta'ala • Naat-e-Rasul (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim) • Speeches on the life of the Prophet Muhammad (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim) • Salat (Darood)-o-Salam • Dua • Distribution of sweets or Dinner Now I will Analyze each event and see if it is in accordance to Islam or not. The objective is to prove, if an individual event is in accordance to the Shariah then the whole event collectively is also permissible?