The entire month of Rabiu'awal will be occupied with Maulids celebration everywhere... and the smell of briyani in every mosque... Hmmm
As much as I would love to visit more mosques to attend to their maulid sessions, I'm actually not quite familiar with other Maulid 'versions' except the Daiba'i (Al-Hafiz Shaikh Abdul Rahman bin Ali ad Daba'i). And so far, only the Nasqbandi tariqat group, which i'm more closely inclined towards that I have attended so far.
Usually, only the men will be involved in the reading of the Maulid. So women will usually follow and sing softly when there are 'choruses' (dzikir, salutations etc).
Since I can't read very well, I have always loved to read the translation of the arabic text available in the Daiba'i version. Here is an excerpt from the book:
In the name of God, most Gracious, Most Merciful
1)Verily We granted Thee a manifest victory(by the treaty of Meccan Quraysh), the door was opened for the spread of Islam throughout the world
2)That Allah may forgive you for your sins of the past and those to follow; fulfill His Favour to you and guide you on the straight path.
3)And that Allah may help you with a powerful(effective) help.
4)Now has come to you a Messenger from amongst you, it grieves him that you should perish (rush headlong to ruin); ardently anxious he watches over you: (and whenever any of you show signs of Faith) his (prophet's) kindness and mercy surround him and rejoice over him.
5)But if they turn away, Say: Allah sufficeth me: There is no god but He: in Him I trust - He is the Lord of the Throne, of Glory Supreme!
6)Verily Allah and His Angels (honour and) send blessings on the Prophet: "O ye who believe! Send your blessings and salutations on him with all respect.
O Allah, bestow blessings, grant peace and favour upon him and his family
In the name of God, most Gracious, most Merciful
1)All praise belong to Allah, who is Strong and Dominant
2)He demands His rights over His servants
3)He is the Resurrector and Inheritor(after all is gone), the Giver(of blessings) and Remover of our bereavement
4)He is the Knower of all beings be they in the current, transient or passed events
5)All the stars, those on the incline, those ascending and those withering say praises to Him
6)The articulate, the silent, the solid and the liquid are professing in the Unity of Allah
7)By His Justness, He moved the static and with His will, stopped the moving.
8){There is no god but Allah} the Wise, who showed His Wisdom through the wonders of His creations and miracles
9)In the orderly arrangement and assembly of His creations.
10)(He) created the brain, the pieces of bone, the upper arms, the veins, the flesh, the skin, the hair and the blood in petry and harmoniously overhapping
11)From the water that flows out and excretes separately from the spinal column (of the man) and chest (of the woman into the womb)
12){There is no god but Allah} the Generous One, who spreads over His creations a carpet of generosity and worldly talent and provisions
13)Descending every night to the lower heaven and calling out:"Is there anyone asking for forgiveness? Is there anyone seeking repentance?" (We seek repentance to Allah)
14)"Is there anyone seeking a favour; so that his request may be granted?"
15)Would it not be good if you see those who seve standing and crying in front(of your Lord)?
16)And (they) are standing in the state between remorse and repentance
17)And (they) fear for themselves and thus they reprimand themselves
18)And (they) run from their sins towards God
19)For (they) are the ones who continuously seek forgiveness till the light of dawn.
20)And they returned successfully having achieved their aims with the blessings of Allah, the Beloved, till not one man amongst them returned in despair.
21){There is no God but Allah} Glory to Allah, Exalted is He, who created the Light (Nur) of his Prophet Muhammad SAW from His Light (Nur) before He created Adam from clay.
22)Then God laid out His supreme creation in front of all the rest and said, "This is the leader amongst all the prophets, the most respectful of all chosen people and the most respectful amonst those loved."
O Allah, bestow blessings, grant peace and favour upon him and his family.
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