Traditional Muslim groups across the State observed Milad-e-Sharif on Sunday, celebrating the 1,497 th birthday of Prophet Mohammed, the last of the Islamic prophets. After a gap of two years caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Milad celebrations saw a renewed zest as hundreds of madrasas under different Islamic educational boards rallied their children along the roads.
Although children took out Milad processions across the State singing hymns of Prophet Mohammed, several madrasas made the celebrations more colourful than ever. Almost all Sunni mosques were lit up since the beginning of the Islamic month of Rabiul Awwal. Prophet Mohammed’s birthday falls on the 12 th day of Rabiul Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar.
The Kerala Muslim Jamat (KMJ) celebrated the occasion by creating awareness against drugs and liquor. “This year’s celebrations are focusing on the necessity of saving our new generation from the dangerous clutches of drugs. That has become the need of the hour,” said K.P. Jamal, KMJ cultural wing’s Malappuram district committee secretary.
