12th RABI UL AWWAL-DEMISE OR THE BIRTH OF PROPHET MUHAMMADﷺ
WAHABI SCHOLARS CONSPIRACY THEORY: 12th 'Rabi Ul Awwal is the demise of Prophet Muhammadﷺ and not the birth of Prophet Muhammadﷺ.
Was the demise of Prophet Muhammadﷺ on 12th Rabi Ul Awwal? No! This is deceptive. It is a fallacious argument by the deviants to stop the ummah from celebrating the blessed birth of Prophet Muhammadﷺ.
The companions(Radi Allahu Anhum) (Sahaaba e kraam), those who saw the companions (Taba'een), commentators of The Holy Quran (Mufassireen), those who compiled the Hadith (Muhaddiseen), all agree that 12th Rabi Ul Awwal is not the demise of Prophet Muhammadﷺ, but is the birth of Prophetﷺ.
In 235 Hijri, Imam Abu Bakr Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi Shaybah record in their book that Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah and Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas(Radi Allaahu Anhum), the two companions of Prophetﷺ narrate that the birth of Prophetﷺ was on Monday, the 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
Taking into consideration the narration of these two esteemed companions(Radi Allaahu Anhum); if some looters of faith (imaan) claim that the birth of Prophetﷺ is not on 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal, then this is unacceptable.
In 'Dalal e Nabuwwah Shareef', Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Al Husayn Al Bayhaqi (Rahamatullah Alaih) writes that Prophetﷺ was born on Monday, 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
In 'Sharah Bukhari', Imam Ahmad Qastalaani(Rahmatullah Alaih) writes that the most accepted belief is that Prophetﷺ was born on Monday, the 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal. And all the Ahle Mecca, before and after acknowledges this.
In 150 Hijri, Imam bin Is'haac Taabi wrote in 'Al Bidaya Wan Nihaya' that Prophetﷺ was born on Monday, 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
Imam Abu Jafar Muhammad bin Jarir Al Tabri(Rahmatullah Alaih) 'mentions in 'Taareekhe Tabri' that Prophet Muhammadﷺ was born on Monday, 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
Philosopher of history Allama Ibn Khuldoon(Rahamatullah Alaih) also wrote in 'Taareekh Ibn Khuldoon' that the birth of Prophetﷺ is Monday, 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
Hazrat Shah Abdul Haq Muhaadith Dehlvi(Rahamatullah Alaih) in his book 'Madarij un Nabuwat' wrote that Prophetﷺ was born on Monday, 12th Rabi Ul Awwal. He further writes that Ahle Islam, collectively agree, that Prophetﷺ was born on Monday, 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
Deobandi pioneer, Ashraf Ali Thanvi in his book 'Nashrut-teeb' wrote that Prophet Muhammadﷺ was born on either 8th or 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal. And he also wrote that the demise of Prophet Muhammadﷺ was not on 12th Rabi Ul Awwal.
And nondenominational Muslim (gair muqallid), Ahle Hadith, Nawab Siddiq Hassan Khan Bhopali in his book 'Ash-shamaamatul Ambariya mim Mauloodil Khairil Bariyyah' also wrote that the birth of Prophet Muhammadﷺ was in the city Mecca, before Fajr, Monday, 12th of Rabi Ul Awwal.
And vast majority of the three noblest era of Islam (Sahaaba, Ta'abieen, Tab-e-Ta'abieen) accept this. Ibne Joshi(Rahamatullah Alaih) has narrated this.
It is of paramount importance to note that the Deobandi and Ahle Hadith pioneers have accepted and recorded that 12th Rabi Ul Awwal is the birth of Prophetﷺ and not the demise of Prophet Muhammadﷺ.
The teachings of the fraudulent so called scholars are misguiding the ummah, that 12th Rabi Ul Awwal is the demise of Prophetﷺ, and birth (milad) of Prophetﷺ should not be celebrated on this day. This is fraud, deception and a lie. These tricksters very stylishly pester and try to misguide the ignorant Sunnis of The Ahle Sunnah by such deceptive teachings.
In some books of seerat, it is written that the demise of Prophetﷺ was on 12th Rabi Ul Awwal, but in the view of lawful Islamic scholars, there is no evidence to such claims. Even the Deobandi pioneer, Ashraf Ali Thanvi in his book 'Nashrut-teeb' has written that 12th Rabi Ul Awwal as the demise of Prophetﷺ is not verified and not authentic.
One may now become curious as to which day was the demise of Prophetﷺ.
In 581 Hijri, a great biographist Imam Abdul Kasim Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Suheli(Rahmatullah Alaih) wrote that under no circumstance the demise of Prophetﷺ could be on 12th Rabi Ul Awwal. He states that as a matter of fact, everyone accepts that the demise of Prophetﷺ was on Monday, in Rabi Ul Awwal, 11th Hijri.
For 10th Hijri, the farewell Hajj (Hajjatul Wida) was on Friday. So, for 10th Hijri, 1st Dhu'l Hijjah falls on Thursday.
Take for instance all the three months before Rabi Ul Awwal (Dhu'l Hijjah, Muharram, and Safar) to be 30 days or 29 days, still 12th Rabi Ul Awwal cannot be on Monday.
For example;
If all the three months before Rabi Ul Awwal were of 30 days, then Monday will be 6th Rabi Ul Awwal.
If all the three months before Rabi Ul Awwal were of 29 days, then Monday will be 2nd Rabi Ul Awwal.
If Dhu'l Hijjah and Muharram were of 30 days and Safar was of 29 days, then Monday is 7th Rabi Ul Awwal.
If Dhu'l Hijja and Muharram were of 29 days and Safar was of 30 days, then Monday is 1st Rabi Ul Awwal.
6th and 7th Rabi UL Awwal does not have any significance. So, the demise of Prophetﷺ is either 2nd or 1st Rabi Ul Awwal.
Imam Bayhaqi(Rahamatullah Alaih) in his book 'Dalal e Nabuwwah Shareef' wrote that the demise of Prophetﷺ was on Monday, 2nd of Rabi Ul Awwal.
Imam Ibne Asaakir wrote that the demise of Prophetﷺ was Monday 1st Rabi Ul Awwal.
Haafiz Ibne Kathir, in his book 'Al-Bidaya Wa'l Nihaya' wrote that the demise of Prophetﷺ was on 2nd Rabi Ul Awwal.
Allama Abdul Kasim Suheli(Rahmatullah Alaih) states that the demise of Prophetﷺ was 1st Rabi Ul Awwal.
Shibli Nomani wrote that it is impossible for 12th Rabi Ul Awwal to be on Monday. In his view, the demise of Prophetﷺ is 1st Rabi Ul Awwal.
Consequently, with all the facts and arguments presented, it is authenticated that 12th Rabi Ul Awwal is not the demise of Prophetﷺ, but it is 2nd Rabi Ul Awwal.
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This article is an abridged English translation of an Urdu sermon delivered by his eminence, Peer Syed Imroz Dean Saifi, Hanfi, Maturidi of Masjid Anwaar e Madina, Surrey BC Canada
If there is an inaccurate translation, please pardon it and not let it be a means to negatively reflect on the honoured presenter.
