Hundreds of Muslims gathered at the Auburn Community Centre on Sunday 9 October 2022 for a celebration conference to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad (s).
Traditionally marked as Mawlid al-Nabi, Prophets (s) birthday is celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world with his remembrance, glimpses from his life (seerah) recitation of Quran, Naat and poetry.
The conference, organized by Minhaj-ul-Quran International Australia (NSW), started with the recitation from Holy Quran by Qari Hammaad Ahmad Khawaja and a Naat by Mr Samir Ahmad.
Several activities for children were organized at the conference including a Kids Qirat and Naat Competition. This competition is held every year to encourage the children (aged 7-15) to participate in the conference with an objective to inculcate the knowledge and love for our Holy Prophet (s).
Around 12 children participated in the competition and all were awarded prizes for their efforts the chief guest at the conference.
After a short break of Maghrib Salat, Mr Ammaar Saeed recited a beautiful Naat followed by a Youth Quiz Competition about the life of Holy Prophet (s).
The quiz competition was solely organized by the members of the Minhaj Youth League Sydney including Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, Mr Hassan Ali, and other members.
The audience was well engaged during the quiz with a total of 17 prizes awarded to winners.
A short video lecture by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri was presented on the topic of Importance of Mawlid-un-Nabi where Dr Qadri addressed the objections various people have on the question of celebrating the Mawlid.
Allama Arif Mujaddidi, a religious leaders delivered a speech on the importance of celebrating the Mawlid-un-Nabi followed by multilingual Naat and Nasheed by Mr Fazlur Rehman Qadri.
The chief guest and the keynote speaker atthe conference, Allama Mohammad Ramzan Qadri Al Azhari, Ameer Minhaj-ul-Quran International Australia from Melbourne discussed the importance of the Mawlid-un-Nabi (s) and shed some light on the life of Holy Prophet (s)
He highlighted how the Prophet (s) used to interact with people of all faiths and especially children and emphasized that we should deal with our children with love and compassion and inculcate the love of our Holy Prophet (s) in their personalities.
He also told the audience that Minhaj-ul-Quran International and its founder Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri are spreading the same message of mercy and love since last 46 years and all are welcome to join this organization.
A collective Durood and Salams were presented and Dua was made by Allama Arif Mujaddidi for the participants of the conference and for the whole Ummah.
A grand Mawlid Dinner was also served to all the guests.
The conference was attended by all the Minhaj-ul-Quran International Australia (NSW) officials including Senior Vice President of Minhaj Asia Pacific Council Mr Ruhel Dalvi, the President of Minhaj-ul-Quran International (NSW) Mr Muhammad Wasiq and all other executive and life members.
Dr Muhammad Asif Khawaja, General Secretary MQI-NSW was the MC/Host of the conference.
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