The Time of the Emergence of the Innovation of Celebrating the Mawlid
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Question:
When did the mawlid begin? Was the date on which the mawlid occurred established? Were books written on this subject that can be benefited from? We ask Your Eminence to clarify this.
Answer:
It is not known exactly when the mawlid began, but it is certain that it was after the three centuries. The scholars have mentioned that nothing of this occurred except after the three blessed centuries. It is well known that it occurred during the time of the ruler of Irbil, the King al-Muzaffar, Abu Sa'id, at the end of the sixth century or the beginning of the seventh century; because he died in the year 630.
Some historians, such as the author of *Al-Ibtida' fi Mudharri al-Ibtida'* (The Invention of the Harmful Effects of Innovation), mentioned that some of them said: It was also found in the fourth century at the hands of the Fatimids, the kings of Egypt and the Maghreb. They introduced five mawlids in the fourth century: the mawlid of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), another for Fatimah, another for al-Husayn, another for al-Hasan, and a fifth for their king, their caliph.
In any case, the celebration of mawlids only occurred after the blessed centuries. It is well known that it occurred after six centuries, during the time of the King al-Muzaffar Abu Sa'id, at the end of the sixth century and the beginning of the seventh century in Irbil.
When did the mawlid begin? Was the date on which the mawlid occurred established? Were books written on this subject that can be benefited from? We ask Your Eminence to clarify this.
Answer:
It is not known exactly when the mawlid began, but it is certain that it was after the three centuries. The scholars have mentioned that nothing of this occurred except after the three blessed centuries. It is well known that it occurred during the time of the ruler of Irbil, the King al-Muzaffar, Abu Sa'id, at the end of the sixth century or the beginning of the seventh century; because he died in the year 630.
Some historians, such as the author of *Al-Ibtida' fi Mudharri al-Ibtida'* (The Invention of the Harmful Effects of Innovation), mentioned that some of them said: It was also found in the fourth century at the hands of the Fatimids, the kings of Egypt and the Maghreb. They introduced five mawlids in the fourth century: the mawlid of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), another for Fatimah, another for al-Husayn, another for al-Hasan, and a fifth for their king, their caliph.
In any case, the celebration of mawlids only occurred after the blessed centuries. It is well known that it occurred after six centuries, during the time of the King al-Muzaffar Abu Sa'id, at the end of the sixth century and the beginning of the seventh century in Irbil.
Source
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