Celebrating EId-al-Milad 2024 – Holiday in India & Celebration
Mawlid al-Nabi, or Eid-al-Milad, will take place on September 16, 2024.
EId-al-Milad 2024: When Eid milad un nabi holiday in India & Celebration
This year EID- al- Milad is celebrated on Monday 16 September, 2024 . On Milad un-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, or Mohammad. Many Muslims in India celebrate EID- e- Milad, which is Known by various names, including Nabi Day, Mawlid, the Prophet’s birthday, and the birthday of Muhammad. Milad un-Nabi is a gazetted holiday in India.
How to Celebrate ?
Observers of Milad-un-Nabi get-togethers commemorate, talk about, and rejoice at the arrival of the Prophet Muhammad and his teachings. To friends and relatives, some send electronic cards on Milad-un-Nabi. While the Shi’a community celebrates this occasion on the 17th of Rabi’ al-awwal, many Sunni Muslims celebrate it on the 12th of the Islamic month.
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When participating in these activities, many individuals wear green attire or ribbons, carry green flags or banners, or both. Islam and heaven are represented by the color green. The Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, which is located in the Indian province of Jammu and Kashmir, is a popular meeting place for Kashmiri Muslims. It is thought to include a hair that belonged to the prophet Muhammad. At the shrine, thousands of people gather for prayers the night before Milad un-Nabi. Following the daily prayers, the relic is on display at the mosque. In past years, it was paraded through the town.
Activities Include –
- prayer meetings that last all night. parades and marches with sizable audiences.
- Sandal ceremonies performed over the Prophet Muhammad’s symbolic footsteps.
- festive bunting and banners within and outside of houses, mosques, and other structures.
- Communal meals served in places of worship like mosques.
- gatherings where people can hear nats, or stories and poems, concerning the life, teachings, and acts of Muhammad.
- Displays with images of the mosques in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca and Medina, two sacred towns.
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