22nd Annual Milad Celebrated At Fiji Islamic Centre by IMAC
Muslims of /ower Mainland gathered at Fiji Il Islamic iC Centre urrey on ec , where h the h I In ternational Muslim Academy of Canada(IMAC) of Canada organised the annual nd -ashne (id Milad un 1abi( allallaho Alaihe :asallam). r. Aseem .han was the master of ceremony of this event. First Qari Imran Raza recited the verses of Quran, local 1aat .hawans recited 1aats time to time in their beautiful voices in cluded r. Muzammil Ahmed, aiyed Hussain r. hulam haizad hah, r. Abdur Rasool alis and aad Andur Rasool. /ocal dynamic rdu speaker Maulana A. /atif 1aumani, Imam and .hateeb of -amia Masjid Aulia Allah delivered a beautiful bay an in rdu in which he focused on the birth of 3rophet Mohammad( A:) and love with Allah and his messenger Mohammad(pbuh). He said that we praise in our Milad that 1abi (3rophet A:) is the Messenger of Allah, and He is not Allah(swt) and neither eTual to Al lah. Therefore, it is not hirk. It is an authentic Fatwah of Ahel unnah wal -amaht. Allah said in Quran, wherever my ikar there is your (prophet s) zikar . (ven in .alma, Adhan, and alat, the name of 3rophet A: is men tioned. Maulana 1aumani asked everyone to promise that they would obey the teachings of 3rophet and recite arood daily. M3 ukh haliwal also attended the event and congratulated the community on this event. He e pressed his respect for the reli gion of Islam and said that this is the beauty of Canada that we respect each other s religions and cultural values. Mr. hailwal was com mended because he stood up in the 3arliament last week and informed them about 3rophet s irth ay in his speech and specially men tioned the Fiji Islamic Centre, Masjid Aulia Allah where Milad un 1abi(saw) is celebrated every year. The ne t guest speaker was haykh ayed 1urjan Mirahamadi from 1aTsbandi cen tre. haykh recited few verses of Quran and hadiths. Has asked everyone to think about their relationship with Allah. :hen you read holy Quran, understand the Commands being given to our 3rophet Mohammad ( A:). Al lh lah said, id that h if h he h had d sent d down Q Quran on a mountain, it would have been humbled and rent asunder for fear of od. However, Allah made the heart of 3rophet Mohammad(saw), soft and powerful to accept all commands. Al lah made Mohammad (saw) the Messenger of all creation and everything is in e istence in this universe must have the love of yedna Mohammad Mustafa(saw). 1e t speaker was Imam and .hateeb of Fiji Islamic Centre Qari o Hafiz Imran Raza. He spoke in (nglish and rdu covering manu topics. He first spoke about what Milad is. It means having an Ijtimah or gathering where the people come together and talk about Mohammad(saw) and thank Allah (swt) to send his beloved Messenger Mohammad among us. He recited few verses of para . ura.Al Imran and e plained. After Allah(swt), If any respect in the universe, it is 3rophet Moham mad (saw), because Allah(swt) granted his 3rophet the best character, knowledge, and beauty. Imam Imran described the Husan o -amal(beauty) of Muhammad(saw) with ref erence of many hadiths. 3rophet M2hammad ( A:) came as a teacher, and taught us how to build character, morality, and manners. He conTuered Mecca without any bloodshed and forgave everyone at that time in Mecca. :e should implement 3rophet teachings in our daily life. Qari Imran also spoke about how Islam is a complete way of life which has an swers for everything. If we study Quran and Hadith in depth, we will find a vast amount of knowledge that is still undiscovered or has been discovered only recently. After the urood o alam, by 3eer Afzal Ahmed made uaa for the Muslim mmah. Mr. .kan thanked all the guests, organizers and volunteers of this big nd annual -ash nen (id Milad un 1abi (saw)event who pre pared and served food and made a tremendous effort overall to make this event successful. Members of the Masjid Committee were recognized for their service towards the Fiji Islamic Center.