The Ruling on the Symposium Commemorating the Call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab

Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah preserve you) was asked: How do we view the Mawlid of al-Mawran held by the appearance of the [unclear] in its division in this country, which they call the Week of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman?

Answer:
They did not hold a celebration for a week they named the Week of Shaykh ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab; rather, they held a symposium in which they mention how the Shaykh’s call began, the principles upon which he based his call, and how his call succeeded, in order to remind people of it and to clarify the response to those who accuse the Shaykh or refute the Shaykh’s call. They wanted to clarify its truth to the people. This is the intent. It is not a celebration, but rather a clarification and display of the Shaykh’s call, how it was established, what the principles were upon which it was established, what its goals were, and what its fruits were that resulted from it. This is for the sake of clarification to the people, and it is not a celebration. A celebration is what is repeated. Did it repeat every year? A celebration and a festival is what is repeated every year, or every day, or every week. This is what is repeated until it is called a festival, or called a celebration?
Rather, it is a clarification for the people. They printed writings and distributed them, and lectures and research papers were written about the Shaykh’s call and were read to the people and clarified. So this is for the sake of clarification.