khanduri preparations for the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad

12 Rabiul Awal is the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahualaihi wassallam, who is the last prophet, the prophet of the end of time who will intercede for his ummah on the Day of Judgment, We all hope for his intercession in Yaumil Masya, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad in the midst of the era of ignorance, where humans worshiped idols, and girls had no value, and it was looked down upon if one of the family gave birth to a girl, she would be buried alive.

with the birth of the Prophet Muhammad to change the morals of his ummah from the era of ignorance to the Islamic era, so that it is very natural for us as his ummah to commemorate his birthday and always pray to the Prophet Muhammad, Rasulullah known for his shiddik, trustworthy, tabliq and qualities fatanah, with his noble nature and always thinking about his people.

the birth of the Messenger of Allah as a bearer of mercy to all the worlds, so that all the people of the Prophet Muhammad in all countries will always commemorate every 12th of Rabiul Awal, but the way and form of celebration is definitely different, like us in Aceh, one of the provinces at the tip of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, will commemorate it for 3 months, on the night of 12th Rabiul Awal in the mosques will welcome the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad with dhikr and stories of the life of the Prophet, will then be continued in every village until the next 3 months.

every house will prepare food according to its ability, which will be take it to the menasah or surau to be collected and distributed to orphans, invited guests and eat together after dhikr is finished, long ago the community had prepared all the needs and budget needed to welcome the birthday of the prophet of the end times.

various menus that are prepared and taken the trouble to cook, such as side dishes of several types, shrimp, chicken, beef, and others that will later be wrapped before being brought to the menasah, the children are wrapped in banana leaves to make it easier to serve to invited guests, patience in cooking and preparing all the needs and preparations only expecting blessings and favor from God Almighty.

we as the Ummah of the Prophet Muhammad feel grateful for the birth of him who became a role model for all of us, an orphan and good character, honest and trustworthy, now we live in the Islamic era and the rewards are multiplied. double with other prophets, in accordance with the sincerity of what we do, so we need to be sincere every time we do good deeds.

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