A sober commemoration for this 12th Rabi’ul awwal 1443 hijri. Indeed, Covid 19 has changed over a hundred habits and traditions. The Jummah Mosque leadership has communicated that there will be no large gatherings or official functions on the occasion of Eid Milad Un Nabi 2021 due to the pandemic.
Eid Milad Un Nabi, commonly known as the Yaum un Nabi, is a festival commemorating the day of the birth and death of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the last of the 124,000 prophets recognised by Islam. It is commemorated by long sessions of prayers and recitation of the Qur’an as well as readings and explanations of Hadith passages and the recitation of eulogies and lyrical poems, also called Naat Shareef by students of Islamic education and followers of the Sunni Razvi community. In Mauritius, it had become a tradition to have political representatives as guests during the speeches. The celebration ended with a lunch for the thousands of people who came to Aleemiah College in Highlands and Au Eid Gah in Port Louis. It was also marked by decorations on the busy streets of Port Louis and Phoenix among others with people on foot with flags and parades.
Unfortunately, the celebrations are reduced to small gatherings, where only the most necessary ceremonies are held between the night of 18th October and 19th October. A purely spiritual programme was organised by Aleemiah College in Highlands which was broadcasted live on its Facebook page. The Jummah Mosque allowed a larger number of worshippers to attend the Majlis on the night of the 12th October, which was recorded and broadcasted on MBC TV3 on Monday 18th October at 8.30pm.
Nevertheless, there was a small parade of worshippers on foot, motorbikes and scooters as well as cars in the streets of Port Louis on Tuesday morning. Le Matinal wishes to all our readers of Muslim confession an Eid Milad Un Nabi Mubarak.
