One who knows love needs no calling to celebrate the purpose of his love. The "dedicated celebration" merely serves to facilitate the sharing of this love with all others, whether they _are_ in the know, or not.

Like I said, it is only one example out of many Qur'anic and hadith verses that scholars have used to determine that celebrating the birth of our Beloved Prophet (saws) is permissible...whether it be on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or any day! Alhamdulillah. as-Salaamu 'alaykum! :)

Dear Superman, I am ignorant of correct pronounciation unfortunately, so I've always used that transliteration since a Qur'an teacher I had as a child drilled it into me that this was the proper way to pronounce the Bismillah. Later I learned that there are at least seven different Qur'anic recitation styles, so perhaps the way he taught me was one of the seven. In any case, maybe from now on I will just use the non-phonetic spelling that everyone can agree on: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem

btw BooR, its "BismIllah IR-Rahmaan AR-Raheem". Nir-Rehmaan would be changing the meaning, and also be a tremendous Biddah, specially since it wasn't enacted during the khilafat-e-raashidah, as every other *acceptable* biddah was. So, before the stone-wielding mobs charge your door, you would benefit from changing your spelling habits..

Didn't they hear that we have been encouraged to celebrate every Monday for the rest of our lives??

I see more reason to celebrate Monday's from that example.. whoever spoke of blasphemous "Manic Mondays".. oh yeah, it was those "Walk Like An Egyptian" phoooools.. Phooools, what do they know?

Bismillah hir-Rahman ir-Raheem Dear Alia, as-Salaamu 'alaykum! There is plenty of evidence within the Qur'an and Sunnah which the scholars of Islam have used to determine the permissibility of Mawlid an-Nabi, 'alayhi afdali salaat was-Salaam. For example, within the Sahih Muslim we find this hadith:

Abu Qatada al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger, salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallim, was asked about fasting on Monday, whereupon he said: "It is (the day) when I was born and revelation was sent down to me." (Sahih Muslim: Book 006, Number 2606)

This is just one example out of many that scholars have used to deduce that celebrating the birth of our Beloved Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is completely permissible and even praiseworthy.

Please read the articles at www.mawlid.net for more information. ma'as-Salaama. :)