Mawlid as a national holiday
Dear People,
AssalamuAlaikum
Please sign the below petition, the government requires a minimum of 200 signatures to 'consider' it.
Petition is to make mawlid a national holiday in the UK.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Mawlid/
The muslims in the United Kingdom, feel that they require a national holiday to celebrate the Birth of the Prophet Muhammad. This day can be used as a public awareness day about the Prophet Muhammad and utilised as an event to create greater understanding and tolerance between communities. This is currently done in many countries world wide, muslim and non muslim. AFRICAN COUNTRIES: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Togo MIDDLE EAST: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian National Authority, Syria, United Arab Emirates/UAE, Yemen ASIA: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan OTHER: Fiji, Guyana (source: MQ International)
Thank you
Wassalam
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Islam Expo 2008
31 March 2008
12 hours 21 min
do u seriously think thats gna happen? ... alhto no harm in trying!
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance...
... it is the illusion of knowledge."
- Stephen Hawking
4 April 2006
52 min 39 sec
insha'Allaah it will happen!
MQI
Ya muqallib al Quloob, thabbit qalbee alaa deenik
O turner of the hearts, establish my heart upon your deen (Tirmidhi)
31 March 2008
12 hours 21 min
Insha'Allah!
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance...
... it is the illusion of knowledge."
- Stephen Hawking
13 May 2008
7 weeks 1 day
Wether if they accept it or not, atleast we know we tried, and if we keep trying nobody knows, maybe they will accept?
or atleast thier office workers who dont know what mawlid is, will come to know of it?
i dont think its too much for us to spend 2 minutes filling a petition.
Please forward to everyone you know, we need 200 peopel atleast!
21 November 2006
9 hours 17 min
Why would you have Mawlid as a national holiday, but not 'Eid?
There's an Eid prayer which is difficult to attend if someone has work, but Mawlid doesn't have any extra worship.
I think people should prioritise.
2∞&➔
13 May 2008
7 weeks 1 day
because our mullahs cant bloody decide when eid is, thats why.
also, the gov has already accepted plans for eid holiday, they just want mullahs to unite on a fixed date.
However, There is no Eid without Mawlid.
21 November 2006
9 hours 17 min
?
?
What does that mean?
How come the Prophet
celebrated Eid then, cos he didn't celebrate Mawlid?
2∞&➔
13 May 2008
7 weeks 1 day
It means that if the Prophet
was not born then there would be no such thing as eid.
However lets not get into the discussion of wether if the Prophet
celebrated his birth, or wether if its permissble etc.
Those who started the petition obviously believe its permissible, therefore lets leave it as that.
If you disagree then fair enough start a different thread to discuss it.
29 April 2008
2 days 56 min
The birth of Rasulallah
was the birth of Islam. SIGN UP SIGN UP ... (and we get a holiday worth taking ...)
21 November 2006
9 hours 17 min
I don't wanna start the discussion about permissibility of celebrating Mawlid etc, I just think that Muslims should focus trying to get the two Eids a holidays first before anything extra (won't happen for at least 20 years anyway, but that's beside the point).
2∞&➔
11 May 2006
7 hours 22 min
I'm with Ya'qub on this one.
21 November 2006
9 hours 17 min
I know I'm being pedantic, but Islam existed throughout history in every society and community.
(I know what you meant, but I like being obtuse sometimes)
2∞&➔
13 May 2008
7 weeks 1 day
We have 96 votes in 1 day!!! we need a minimum of 200.
But the petiton does not close until August therefore we should get wll above 200!!!
31 March 2008
12 hours 21 min
me three... i just don't think there's definitely a need for a 'national' holiday i always thought Mawlid was more of a personal/private thing ... considering that Muslims make up just abt 5% (figure from 2 yrs ago!) or so of UK... we r the minority!
and yh i too think we shud priortise according to its authority in Islam.... ie Eids come first!...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance...
... it is the illusion of knowledge."
- Stephen Hawking
9 May 2008
2 days 1 hour
salams,
Allah has given us guidlines hasn't he? Didn't HE make it clear what muslim celebrations were? So why are we trying to create new celebrations however "worthy" they may seem, doesn't this go against the rules?
Two Eids is enough. I suggest during the Week of Eid, they have an Eid awareness campaign, that way there's no bother over Eid dates, and technically it wouldn't be a man made holiday either.
19 August 2007
14 hours 55 min
Why do we need a national holiday on Mawlid? Why not just take the two Eids off whether it's national or not! Just think you're at home chilling out with family while you're non-Muslim colleagues are working thier socls off!
All right, man! Just kidding!
Let them belittle you, they win.
But keep your chin up, they fail.
21 November 2006
9 hours 17 min
Why not campaign for Fridays to be added to the weekend while we're at it. Or maybe make w'ends Friday-Saturday instead of Saturday-Sunday instead? Very soon there will be more practising Muslims in Britain than Christains so it makes sense.
2∞&➔
13 May 2008
7 weeks 1 day
Funny.
However the reasoning used for Mawlid by the creator may have been different therefore his selection of Mawlid Petition, Maybe because Eid petitions already exist and or have been accepted in principle.
However, its not a debate on whats more important, I signed it and posted it onhere not on the basis of eid/mawlid but on the basis that it is a good idea, a special day where we can show the true beuty of our beloved Prophet
to all.
However I also at the same time have no hopes of it being accepted and am pretty sure it will not be.
But every begining has a start.
Please dont post things on legality of Mawlid here, or whats more important than another, its irrelevant the Petition has started, if you wish to discuss mawlid open a different thread.
If you think eid should be priority then do something about it.. speakin against the reasoning of a certain petition isnt going to solve anything.
19 August 2007
14 hours 55 min
Can we talk on this forum? Does the reasoning of the petition say that Mawlid comes before Eid?
Let them belittle you, they win.
But keep your chin up, they fail.
29 April 2008
2 days 56 min
That i agree with but considering it is a 'Christian' country the weekend should be Friday and Sunday ( not very logical i know ..) unless the queen is in fact a Jew ? ...
13 May 2008
7 weeks 1 day
I dont think the petition was made beause the creator thought it comes before eid.
I think his intentions were made clear in the text of petition... to create awareness of prophet muhamma d
31 January 2008
1 day 8 hours
Which day would be designated as a national holiday?
I don't meant to be negative but...realistally the fact that the date will be different every year causes a few logistical problems, e.g. what if the date conflicts with another holiday like good friday or bank holiday monday?
Instead of DEMANDING a national holiday, let's get our own house in order first, and DEMAND that the mosque committees and the Imams unite and designate Eids on the same day throughout the UK, instead of the 3 different days we get now. That would be a campaign that gets my vote!!!
19 August 2007
14 hours 55 min
Has the petition guy run off?
Let them belittle you, they win.
But keep your chin up, they fail.
4 April 2006
52 min 40 sec
why do u ask?
MQI
Ya muqallib al Quloob, thabbit qalbee alaa deenik
O turner of the hearts, establish my heart upon your deen (Tirmidhi)
19 August 2007
14 hours 55 min
You know he hasn't been replying for a bit.
Let them belittle you, they win.
But keep your chin up, they fail.