Mawlid, Sunnah or Bid'ah ?
[A5] Paperback / Booklet - 58 pages,
by Mufti Zahid Hussain al-Qadiri.
Description :
This short but concise book provides elaborate answers to 'Ten Questions' regarding the Mawlid. Answers provided by (UK based) Mufti Zahid Hussain al-Qadiri.
Contents :
---The 10 Questions,
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Question 1] Did the Beloved Messenger,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, or his Companions practise it?
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Question 2] Are
Sunni's adding to religion?
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Question 3] Is celebrating the
Mawlid a
Bid'ah ?
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Question 4] Was the
Mawlid invented by AlaHadrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ?
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Question 5] Did Imams' Bukhari & Abu Hanifa celebrate the
Mawlid?
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Question 6] Is fixing a date for the
Mawlid permissible ?
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Question 7] Is celebrating the
Mawlid imitating the Christians ?
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Question 8] Are we celebrating the Beloved Prophet's,
Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam, death ?
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Question 9] Is music & the intermingling of opposite sexes allowed during the
Mawlid ?
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Question 10] Will celebrating the
Mawlid bring benefit in the Hereafter? Why use lights?
All answers provided quoting references from Qur'an and
Hadith wherever possible.