Are we Celebrating Birth of Prophet Mohammed pbuh ?

Are we Celebrating Birth of Prophet Mohammed pbuh ?

The biographers and historians differed concerning the day and month of the birth of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).

1. That he was born on 2nd Rabee ‘ al-Awwal.

Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It was said that he was born on the second of the month. This was stated by Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr in al-Isti‘aab, and was narrated by al-Waaqidi from Abu Ma‘shar Nujayh ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahmaan al-Madani.

As-Seerah an-Nabawiyyah, 1/199.

2. It was said that he was born on 8th Rabee‘ al-Awwal.

Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It was said that he was born on the eighth of the month. This was narrated by al-Humaydi from Ibn Hazm, and was narrated by Maalik, ‘Aqeel, Yoonus ibn Yazeed and others from az-Zuhri from Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mut‘im. Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr narrated that the historians regarded it as saheeh; it was stated definitively by al-Haafiz al-Kabeer Muhammad ibn Moosa al-Khawaarizmi, and was regarded as most likely to be correct by al-Haafiz Abu’l-Khattaan ibn Dihyah in his book at-Tanweer fi Mawlid al-Basheer an-Nadheer.

As-Seerah an-Nabawiyyah, 1/199.

3. It was said that he was born on 10th Rabee ‘ al-Awwal.

Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It was said that he was born on the tenth of the month. This was narrated by Ibn Dihyah in his book, and was narrated by Ibn ‘Asaakir from Abu Ja‘far al-Baaqir. It was also narrated by Mujaalid from ash-Sha‘bi.

As-Seerah an-Nabawiyyah, 1/199

4. t was said that he was born on 12th Rabee ‘ al-Awwal.

Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It was said that he was born on the twelfth of the month. This was stated by Ibn Ishaaq. It was narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in his Musannaf from ‘Affaan from Sa‘eed ibn Meena’ that Jaabir and Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was born in the Year of the Elephant on Monday 12th Rabee‘ al-Awwal; on Monday his mission began, on Monday he was taken up to heaven, on Monday he migrated, and on Monday he died.

With regard to the date of the death of our Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)

The most well-known view is that of the majority, which is that the death of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) occurred on 12th Rabee‘ al-Awwal 11 AH.