Question

Imagine you are Nadeem then, Write a report for a newspaper in about 150 words about Eid Milad-Un-Nabi.

Answer 1

NEW DELHI:  People across the country today celebrated Eid Milad-Un-Nabi - the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad - the founder of Islam, also believed to be a messenger of God by Muslims. His birthday falls on 12th Rabi' ul-awwal, the third month of the Muslim lunar calendar, corresponding with December 2 this year. 

Several places across the country were well-lit, including streets, mosques, shrines and residential areas, with colorful lights.

The Prophet's life and sayings, as reflective in the Hadith, continue to influence the lives of believers in more ways than can be counted. His birth date also known as Mawlid, however, has been a matter of contention. The legality of Mawlid has been the subject of intense debate and has been described as "one of the most polemical discussions in Islamic law by Muslim scholars". 

While 12th Rabi' al-awwal is the accepted date among most of the Sunni scholars, Shi'a scholars regard 17th Rabi' al-awwal as the accepted date. 

Mawlid is recognized as a national holiday in most of the Muslim-majority countries of the world except Saudi Arabia and Qatar which are officially Wahhabi/Salafi.