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March celebrates prophet’s birthday
HOLY FEAST: The procession in Accrington Road, Blackburn
HOLY FEAST: The procession in Accrington Road, Blackburn

AN annual march took place yesterday to celebrate the birth of a holy Muslim prophet.

The Holy March, or Eid Milad-un-Nabi, attracted followers from across East Lancashire to Blackburn, where a procession wound through the town, before finishing with talks into the evening.

The event is celebrated across the world, and is traditionally a time for religious scholars to give speeches on the life of the prophet.

Feasts are also prepared, and traditionally food is given to the poor.

It is thought that Blackburn's is the longest running annual Milad procession in the UK.

The procession has been staged in the town for more than 20 years.

11:22am Monday 31st March 2008

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Posted by: Confused Muslim on 11:45am Mon 31 Mar 08
Is there anything in the Qur'aan or from hadith (strong hadith) that we should celebrate the Prophet's birthday via a march or even if we should be celebrating birthdays at all? If you declare sincere love for the Prophet why not adhere to the sunnats?
Posted by: Fish, Blackburn on 12:54pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Annoying, annoying farce. Not even in english! A noisy nuisance in my opinion. Anyone else and they'd get done for being noisy and stuff, but they've got police with them!!!!
we don't want to pay for this.
Posted by: John Davids, Central London on 1:06pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Confused Muslim wrote:
Is there anything in the Qur'aan or from hadith (strong hadith) that we should celebrate the Prophet's birthday via a march or even if we should be celebrating birthdays at all? If you declare sincere love for the Prophet why not adhere to the sunnats?
There is nothing wrong with marches that remember and educate others (Muslim/Non-Muslim alike) about the Prophet Mohammed PBUH. Where in Islam does it state Muslims cannot march and enlighten others about the life of Prophet Mohammed PBUH!

Your view is probably due to you being a najdi/salafi, which is a corrupt sect that instills wrong and negative attitudes that are Un-Islamic (Non-Sunnah)!

Where in Islam does it specify that terrorism as practiced by najdis/salafis is allowed?

These marches are held around many parts of the country and the ones in London like many other places seem to be grown in numbers every year. True Love not hatred and ignorance brings these people out of there homes to acknowledge and participate in peaceful events as such!

Good day to you Confused.
Posted by: M on 1:15pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Fish wrote:
Annoying, annoying farce. Not even in english! A noisy nuisance in my opinion. Anyone else and they'd get done for being noisy and stuff, but they've got police with them!!!! we don't want to pay for this.
What a load of tosh from an ignorant idiot again!

Don't think you would be complaining if you was attending the Mardi Gras, Notting Hill Carnival, concerts etc which are all policed, paid for by everyone u moron! Got anything more to say? Talk to your lonely imagination. This goes for all the rest of you who come out with ****.
Posted by: Confused Muslim on 1:17pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Dress like the Prophet (PBUH), eat like the Prophet, live a life shown by the beloved Prophet, TALK like the Prophet.

Surely this is a better way of educating others about our beloved Prophet on a daliy basis? rather than a one off march full of youths with a number one on side and four on top hair style lol? disrupting people?

p.s do you have a beard? And I think you totally missed out the whole concept of birthdays? If we were allowed to celebrate them then wouldn't our Prophet done this himself and march the streets of Makkah and Madnina with the sahaaba's? Islam is not a contemporary religion.

If you are so eager to march, why don't you spend four months via foot?
Posted by: Onlooker, Central London on 1:22pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Fish wrote:
Annoying, annoying farce. Not even in english! A noisy nuisance in my opinion. Anyone else and they'd get done for being noisy and stuff, but they've got police with them!!!! we don't want to pay for this.
I along with many people around the country put up with drunks every Friday & Saturday night. I cannot understand why? These people are an absolute physical & mental burden on society, financially they cripple many services, especially the public ones.

I hope you get my drift Fish!

P.S. Why don't you converse with these people the next time they are in your vicinty, who knows you may learn a thing or two!
Posted by: John Davids, Central London on 1:42pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Confused Muslim wrote:
Dress like the Prophet (PBUH), eat like the Prophet, live a life shown by the beloved Prophet, TALK like the Prophet. Surely this is a better way of educating others about our beloved Prophet on a daliy basis? rather than a one off march full of youths with a number one on side and four on top hair style lol? disrupting people? p.s do you have a beard? And I think you totally missed out the whole concept of birthdays? If we were allowed to celebrate them then wouldn't our Prophet done this himself and march the streets of Makkah and Madnina with the sahaaba's? Islam is not a contemporary religion. If you are so eager to march, why don't you spend four months via foot?
Speak for yourself Confused!

You seem to have lost the argument! What have the points you state got anything to do a peaceful and educative march?
Posted by: Confused Muslim on 2:05pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Is there anything in the Qur'aan or from hadith (strong hadith) that we should celebrate the Prophet's birthday via a march or even if we should be celebrating birthdays at all?


First and foremost this was never an argument, I was searching for an answer. Probably your school boy mentality which got the better of you for the desire to WIN. If it makes you happy and content then I wave my white flag and accept defeat.

Seems you never read my initial posting, please see my quote "..that we should celebrate the Prophet's birthday via a march or even if we should be celebrating birthdays at all?.."

Its amazing when you read over things twice before pulling the trigger.

Its a case of brain in neutral and fingers typing in 5th gear.
Posted by: shireen on 2:29pm Mon 31 Mar 08
the prophet muhhammad(pbuh)was born on the same day and died on the same day years later.one of these the reasons why god made this this happen because god didnt want anyone to celebrate his birthday.by one doing this he/she is also celebrating his death day..what a shame..god save us from this.
Posted by: sd, bburn on 3:14pm Mon 31 Mar 08
shireen i think you are a dybundee/wahabee that why you have come out with this comment mazallah he is not dead he is resting until they of qayamat plese fellow muslims stop writing any silly comment on this page by doing this we might loose our iman? bold]bold
Posted by: LOL, LOL on 3:24pm Mon 31 Mar 08
LOL!
Posted by: Muslimah on 3:33pm Mon 31 Mar 08
A.A.W.W. Muslims, stop bickering like this. I believe what Shireen says, the prophet PBUH did pass away accor..to stated terms in hadith but he remains alive to listen to our durood shareef etc. Anyway, at the end of the day we are all muslims and may Allah guide all of us to the utmost correct way. Milaad is not a graet way of celebrating because it just causes more foul and critical comments to be said about Islam and our prophet by the non-muslims. Show your love by praying to him in seclusion and by practising his ways- THIS INCLUDES HOW ONE MUSLIM APPROACHES AND SPEAKS WITH OTHERS, WHETHER THEY ARE MUSLIM OR NOT!!
Posted by: Muslim on 7:31pm Mon 31 Mar 08
Hi Fred. :)


As a Muslim, i'm not surprised by what you've seen. You might be surprised, but many Muslims are also sad at the state of so called 'Muslims' who do many acts which are contrary to the religion in nearly every way.


Anyway, i want you to check out this link and try to understand what true Islam is about, and how it DOES help people for the better.


IslamReligion .com


Islam isn't about getting everything for ones self, its about sharing it with the rest of humanity.




Peace.
Posted by: MIKEOXLONG on 2:31am Tue 1 Apr 08
Who gives a rats **** anyway? They're only marching it's not like they're battling in the street with cricket bats etc
Posted by: Confused Muslim on 9:10am Tue 1 Apr 08
sd wrote:
shireen i think you are a dybundee/wahabee that why you have come out with this comment mazallah he is not dead he is resting until they of qayamat plese fellow muslims stop writing any silly comment on this page by doing this we might loose our iman? bold]bold
sd take a rain check! you're probably a wanabee clean shaven boy racer who gets the shalwar kameez out 3 times a year (for jumma, eid and marches) and that be it without a topi.

I totally agree with Shireen.
Posted by: fred perry, Blackburn on 9:22am Tue 1 Apr 08

I see my comment was removed by the LET!!!

It seems that any comments that slightly critisise the Muslims in this Town are removed!!!

Thus the true reflection on peoples feelings on this matter are disregarded and Muslims are lead into a false sense that they are liked because they don't get to see the comments off White Christian Brits who are sick of living with Muslims!!!
Posted by: Armitage Shanks, Down t'valley on 10:06am Tue 1 Apr 08
Never mind all this falling out -- does anyone know how old he was?
Posted by: fred perry, Blackburn on 11:29am Tue 1 Apr 08
Armitage Shanks wrote:
Never mind all this falling out -- does anyone know how old he was?
Not sure but I have heard that both Tesco and Asda have sold out of candles!!!
Posted by: saira, blackburn on 12:13pm Tue 1 Apr 08
Fish wrote:
Annoying, annoying farce. Not even in english! A noisy nuisance in my opinion. Anyone else and they'd get done for being noisy and stuff, but they've got police with them!!!! we don't want to pay for this.
and neither do we want to pay for additional police presence at football matches but we do
Posted by: Confused Muslim on 12:17pm Tue 1 Apr 08
fred perry wrote:
Armitage Shanks wrote: Never mind all this falling out -- does anyone know how old he was?
Not sure but I have heard that both Tesco and Asda have sold out of candles!!!
Probably for your funeral mate.

Didn't know Fred Perry was a clown as well as designing poor line of clothing.
Posted by: Ashiq-E-Rasool, Blackburn on 12:32pm Tue 1 Apr 08
Oh, people stop arguing, u r just mocking yourself in front of an audience. Long live people that March in the way of Allah.
Posted by: Hannah, Surrey on 2:50pm Tue 1 Apr 08
shireen wrote:
the prophet muhhammad(pbuh)was born on the same day and died on the same day years later.one of these the reasons why god made this this happen because god didnt want anyone to celebrate his birthday.by one doing this he/she is also celebrating his death day..what a shame..god save us from this.
Who's celebrating? These are your words/thoughts not the Marchers!

A march like this is an acknowledgment about life. No body celebrates death in Islam and certainly not the passing away of The Prophet pbuh? This clearly is a distorted and corrupt view that the deo-wahabi salafi-najdi use for their own means and purposes!

If one has nothing good to say, say nothing!
Posted by: Average Joe, Higher Croft on 3:00pm Tue 1 Apr 08
fred perry wrote:
I see my comment was removed by the LET!!! It seems that any comments that slightly critisise the Muslims in this Town are removed!!! Thus the true reflection on peoples feelings on this matter are disregarded and Muslims are lead into a false sense that they are liked because they don't get to see the comments off White Christian Brits who are sick of living with Muslims!!!
What a pathetic remark: You're one own you sad person.

I'm sick of living with 'White Christian Brits' along with other kinds too, but only the useless wasters not all of em.
Posted by: sd, bburn on 4:02pm Tue 1 Apr 08
confussed muslim
im not clean shaven i do wear salwar kameez,jeans,tops ect and i do pray five times aday. so please get your fact right and i know what i am talking about.
Posted by: UNITE, B/BURN on 4:50pm Tue 1 Apr 08
please remember confused muslims its the likes of yourselves whom create disunity in the ummah.The kafir and the shaytan are loving your hyprocisy well done.And i guarantee your fore fathers were all sunni b4 they came to this country as the saudi petro dollars bought you all out!!SELL OUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: JUGGA 1, BLACKBURN WHALLEY RANGE on 5:07pm Tue 1 Apr 08
fred perry wrote:
Armitage Shanks wrote: Never mind all this falling out -- does anyone know how old he was?
Not sure but I have heard that both Tesco and Asda have sold out of candles!!!
fred perry for your kind of information candles are used for church and death ceremonies how thick can u get dont even no your own religion yet.
Posted by: Armitage Shanks, U Bend on 6:42pm Tue 1 Apr 08
So...Does anyone actually know how old he was?
Posted by: Geert Wilders on 7:55pm Tue 1 Apr 08
UNITE wrote:
please remember confused muslims its the likes of yourselves whom create disunity in the ummah.The kafir and the shaytan are loving your hyprocisy well done.And i guarantee your fore fathers were all sunni b4 they came to this country as the saudi petro dollars bought you all out!!SELL OUTS!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!
Posted by: Muslim on 8:55pm Tue 1 Apr 08
way to go guys, you've really done a good job of showin how we're 'supposed' to be.


Remember what the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

Speak a good word or remain Silent.
Posted by: Geert Wilders on 9:52pm Tue 1 Apr 08
Muslim wrote:
way to go guys, you've really done a good job of showin how we're 'supposed' to be. Remember what the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Speak a good word or remain Silent.
I think most 'British' people have already worked out for themselves what Muslims are all about.
Posted by: Muslim on 10:12pm Tue 1 Apr 08
I think most 'British' people have already worked out for themselves what Muslims are all about.


And the servants of (Allah/God) the Most Merciful, are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"






Peace.
Posted by: Muslim on 10:14pm Tue 1 Apr 08
I think most 'British' people have already worked out for themselves what Muslims are all about.



And the servants of (Allah/God) the Most Merciful, are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"






Peace.
Posted by: Geert Wilders on 6:37am Wed 2 Apr 08
You mean like this eh!

http://youtube.com/w
atch?v=maHSOB2RFm4&f
eature=related

He gets two thumbs up from me.
Posted by: Muslim on 8:12am Wed 2 Apr 08
The final Messenger of God, Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to say the following words to his troops before sending them to war for defense:

“Go forward in the name of Allah (God). Do not kill an elderly person, nor a child, nor a woman, and do not exceed the bounds.” (Recorded in al-Muwatta’)


In the Qur'an, God says:

Allah/God forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loves those who are just.

(Qur'an 60:8)



If you like youtube, then here's a good link;


What does Islam Really Teach?

http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=wIxIk2Wta
58



i prefer to follow the Prophet of Islam, instead of a 'mullah' who contradicts the religion. :)



Peace!
Posted by: Rich, London on 1:07pm Wed 2 Apr 08
I dont why we are making such a big deal regarding this issue. Why can't we just leave in peace, Christian, Muslim and Jews. Look at us.. Look what happened to us. Respect each others religon. Let's all try to act mature and live our lives! Thank you.
Posted by: Muslim on 6:15pm Wed 2 Apr 08
Thanks Rich :) i totally agree, we should live at peace with each other.

That's the right way to go.



Peace.
Posted by: Rizwan, Blackburn on 9:10pm Wed 2 Apr 08
Is there anything from Quraan or Sunnah someone asked for celebrating the Prophet's (May peace be upon Him) birthday? Answer of course! for starters the Prophet (May peace be upon Him) would fast every Monday, when asked why, he said because he was born on a Monday..so each and every week he would celebrate his own birthday- check the books brothers and sisters!!
Posted by: brierfielder on 10:17am Thu 3 Apr 08
YOU RACIST FUKAZ...I SAY NO MORE...BUT REMEMBA WE CAN SAY ALOT ABOUT YOU TOO...BUT WE R TAUGHT NOT TO SYA ANYTHING....TAUGHT MANNERS ON HOW TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE UNLIKE SOME.
Posted by: **** 4 Lyf, Burnley on 2:17pm Fri 4 Apr 08
U SAD BASTARDS DONT U HAVE ANY THING BETTER TO TALK ABOUT
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