Milad un Nabi (ﷺ)

قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ نُوْرٌ وَّ كِتٰبٌ مُّبِیْنٌۙ۝

(5 : 15)There has indeed come to you a light from Allah (i.e. Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and a Manifest Book (i.e. Quran).

It is also related that Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah said to the Prophet (ﷺ) : "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, tell me of the first thing Allah created before all things. " He(ﷺ) said: "O Jabir, the first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet from His light, and that light remained (lit. "turned") in the midst of His Power for as long as He wished, and there was not, at that time, a Tablet or a Pen or a Paradise or a Fire or an angel or a heaven or an earth. And when Allah wished to create creation, he divided that Light into four parts and from the first made the Pen, from the second the Tablet, from the third the Throne, [and from the fourth everything else]."--[HADIT-E-JABIR] (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2155)

In the openion of scholars of ahl'us sunnah, the Prophet (ﷺ) is Noor and also Bashar. He (ﷺ) is Noor since the day Allah created His first creation (I.e. the Prophet himself). Everything in this universe or in all the universes (i.e. Multivers) is created from his (ﷺ) Noor. All Angels, Arsh, Kursi, Nabis or Rasools everything and everyone. Then our Beloved was sent into this world, now he is also a bashar. But unlike every one he (ﷺ) being bashar is different. His body is also Noor, which is why Allah says in quran:

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّبِیُّ اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ شَاهِدًا وَّ مُبَشِّرًا وَّ نَذِیْرًاۙ۝ وَّ دَاعِیًا اِلَی اللّٰهِ بِاِذْنِهٖ وَ سِرَاجًا مُّنِیْرًا۝

(al-Ahzab, 33 : 45,46) O Prophet! Indeed, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner, and a caller to Allah by His leave and an illuminating lamp (i.e. the shining sun).

Now a question here is, 'is it possible for a creation of noor to be bashar?'. the answer is in hadit-e-jibril which is also know as umm-ul-hadit, that once a man came to the prophet and ask him 'what is islam?', 'what is iman?', 'what is ihsan?' after answering his questions our beloved Asked the companions do you know who was this person who just visited?, the companions said 'Allah and his prophet knows best.' our beloved said 'this was jibril, who came to teach you deen.' with this hadit we know that the creation of noor (i.e. Jibril) can come in a body of bashar.

لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِیْزٌ عَلَیْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِیْصٌ عَلَیْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ رَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌ۝

(9 : 128) Indeed, a Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Very stressful for him (ﷺ) is your suffering. He is deeply concerned for your well-being and is most kind and merciful to the believers.

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Is Death of Nabi or Rasool, Blessing or Curse?

وَ سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْهِ یَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَ یَوْمَ یَمُوْتُ وَ یَوْمَ یُبْعَثُ حَیًّا۠۝

(19 : 15) Peace be upon him, the day he was born, the day he dies, and the day he will be raised alive!

وَ السَّلٰمُ عَلَیَّ یَوْمَ وُلِدْتُّ وَ یَوْمَ اَمُوْتُ وَ یَوْمَ اُبْعَثُ حَیًّا۝

(19 : 33) Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I will die, and the day I will be raised to life again!’

قَالَ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّنَاۤ اَنْزِلْ عَلَیْنَا مَآىِٕدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ تَكُوْنُ لَنَا عِیْدًا لِّاَوَّلِنَا وَ اٰخِرِنَا وَ اٰیَةً مِّنْكَ ۚ وَ ارْزُقْنَا وَ اَنْتَ خَیْرُ الرّٰزِقِیْنَ۝

(5 : 114) ‘Isa, the son of Maryam said: ‘O Allah, our Lord! Send down to us a feast (i.e. a table spread with food) from heaven to be a festival for us, for the first of us and the last of us, and as a sign from Yourself. And provide for us, for You are the best of providers.’

Sahih Muslim 854 a: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam(عليه السلام) was created.....

Eid ul-Momineen, Best of the days is friday because Adam (عليه السلام) was born on Friday. So the birth of a prophet makes the day eid for the believers. This was the virtue of the day of birth of Adam (عليه السلام). Imagine what will be the virtue of Our Beloved (ﷺ), Allah Loves Prophet Mohammed more then anything in the earth. Even the repentance of Adas (عليه السلام) was accepted in the name of Our beloved. Allah asked Adam (عليه السلام) 'how do you know him adam?' Adam (عليه السلام) said 'I have seen his name on the arsh, beside your name then I knew he is your beloved' Allah said to Adam (عليه السلام) 'You are correct adam! if not for him, I would have not created you, Or the skies or Land or creation.'

The secret of creation is to know that the creation is created for Prophet Mohammed. Allah's Beloved was enough for Allah, Allah wanted to let the creation know how is the one he created for Himself. For Beloved Muhammed (ﷺ) Allah created the creation.

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قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَ بِرَحْمَتِهٖ فَبِذٰلِكَ فَلْیَفْرَحُوْا ؕ هُوَ خَیْرٌ مِّمَّا یَجْمَعُوْنَ۝

(10 : 58) Say: ‘For the grace of Allah and His mercy—they (i.e. the believers) should rejoice in that! That is far better than whatever they accumulate.’

وَ اَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ۠۝

(93 : 11) And as for your Lord’s blessing, proclaim (it well).

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللّٰهُ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اِذْ بَعَثَ فِیْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ  ۝

(3 : 164) Indeed, Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He raised among them a Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) from themselves,

Friday is greater in the sight of Allah then Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. 

5 important things of Friday:

1. Adam (عليه السلام) was Created on Friday 

2. ⁠Adam (عليه السلام) was sent on Earth

3. ⁠Adam’s (عليه السلام) repentance was accepted 

4. ⁠Adam (عليه السلام) died on Friday 

5. ⁠The Trumpet (sur) will be blown on friday.

There is no living creature on Earth that does not listen out from Friday morning until the sun rises, fearing the onset of the Hour, except the son of Adam. On Friday there is an hour in which, if a believer prays and asks Allah for something, Allah will give it to him.

'Abdullah bin Salam (in Sunan an-Nasa’i 1430) said: "Ka'b spoke the truth; I know when that time is. I (Abu Huraira) said: O my brother, tell me about it. He said: It is the last hour of Friday, before the sun sets. I said: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If a believer prays, but that is not a time for prayer. He said: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Whoever prays and sits waiting for the (next) prayer, is in a state of prayer until the next prayer comes? I said: Of course. He said: That is what it is."

Why that time?

In Sahih Muslim 2789: “….and (Allah) created Adam (عليه السلام) after Asar on Friday…..” 

This is the virtue of the time of birth of Adam (عليه السلام). One cannot even imagine what is the virtue of the time of birth of Allah’s Beloved.

Sahih Muslim 892d: 

Aisha reported:

Abu Bakr came to see me and I had two girls with me from among the girls of the Ansar and they were singing what the Ansar recited to one another at the Battle of Bu'ath. They were not, however, singing girls. Upon this Abu Bakr said: What I (the playing of) this wind instrument of Satan in the house of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and this too on 'Id day? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Abu Bakr, every people have a festival and it is our festival (so let them play on).

Sahih Muslim 892d: 

Aisha reported: BY Allah, I remember the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) standing on the door of my apartment screening me with his mantle enabling me to see the sport of the Abyssinians as they played with their daggers in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He (the Holy Prophet) kept standing for my sake till I was satiated and then I went back; and thus you can well imagine how long a girl tender of age who is fond of sports (could have watched it).

Sahih Muslim 892e: 

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came (to my apartment) while there were two girls with me singing the song of the Battle of Bu`ath. He lay down on the bed and turned away his face. Then came Abu Bakr and he scolded me and said: Oh! this musical instrument of the devil in the house of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned towards him and said: Leave them alone. And when he (the Holy Prophet) became unattentive, I hinted them and they went out, and it was the day of `Id and the black men were playing with shields and spears. (I do not remember) whether I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) or whether he said to me if I desired to see (that sport). I said: Yes. I stood behind him with his face parallel to my face, and he said: O Banu Arfada, be busy (in your sports) till I was satiated. He said (to me): Is that enough? I said: Yes. Upon this he asked me to go.