Rabi' al-awwal
Rabi' al-awwal is the third Islamic month. The Muslims celebrate the birth of their Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. The Muslims believe that their Holy Prophet or Nabi Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was born on 12th Rabi' al-awwa and they celebrate this their Prophet's Birthday.
Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is the last Prophet of Allah and the last messenger of Allah. ALLAH sent Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam for welfare of mankind. Our Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is the role model of human being. Our Nabi thought the human the real meaning of life and created a society where women is respected and protected. Our Nabi thought human to be kind with everyone and to take responsibility of raising orphans. Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is the embodiment of justice. Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam was known for his justice and honesty. Our Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam shows us every aspects of life by performing. Our Nabi is also kind to those who is not kind to him. He teaches us to be kind to every human and every Muslim is brother of every other Muslim.
12th Rabi' al-awwal
Muslims believe that 12th Rabi' al-awwal is the birthday of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Muslims celebrate this day with cooking a lot food for everyone.
Celebration On 12th Rabi' al-awwal
It is considered as the EID of Muslims. Muslims of different countries celebrate this day differently in their own way. But I'll be showing you the way whole Pakistan celebrate it.
Celebration in Pakistan
People of Pakistan are of open heart. They started preparations for this day when the month of Rabi' al-awwal. They wished everyone the month of Rabi' al-awwal. They decorate their streets. They decorate their houses with lights before the 12th Rabi' al-awwal.
12th Rabi' al-awwal
Every Pakistani give their best they can to make others happy. They cook different type of dishes for everyone. Everywhere you saw is crowd which is distributed something to everyone. Green tea became the most available. People cooked Chicken on large scale so everyone can eat. The streets on this day looking so beautiful. Everyone clean their streets and decorate them with great lighting and their houses as well. The whole image of Pakistan changed on this day. Even poor people is happy on this day. ALLAh sends happiness from heaven to earth on this day and everyone felt blessed to be the ummati of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
Pahariya
Pahariya( The architecture specially built for this day in Pakistan known as Pahariya). Pahariya is the worth seeing on this day. People use their architecture skill and trying to make something unique on this day that would attract other to it.It was My second to see some really handmade awesome models.
This was the crowd on the day of 12th Rabi' al-awwal in Huma Block, Lahore, Pakistan. I planned to go there and captured photos of the crowd and Pahariya made by the people. Huma Block isn't far from my house and Its Pahariya is famous throughout Lahore. So, I wanted to share this on internet. There was too many people in Huma Block. There was no place to stand still. Everyone was moving ahead and someone coming back and crowd was not decreasing rather it was on increasing.
Crowd in Huma Block
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Darbar Hazrat Ghous-e-Azam
This is the model of the Darbar of Hazrat Ghous-e-Azam Sarkar. This Model is exactly to the same model of the real Masjid. It was heart touching hand made model.
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Masjid-e-Quba
Masjid-e-Quba is the world oldest Masjid.This is the Hand made model of Masjid-e-Kubba. It was amazing hand made model I've ever seen. People from different areas come to Huma block every year to see these type amazing hand made model that also known as Pahariya and Pahariya represent the model specially for Rabi' al-awwal.
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Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam's Grave Gate
This is model of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam's grave gate in Madina Munawra Masjid, Sudia Arabia. This gate is actually made up from Pure Gold and 24 hours guarded. I've saw this once in my life and got a chance to touch it. Those days were the best days of my life.
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Madina Munawara
Madina Munawara is the masjid in which our Holy Porphet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam stayed and preached ISLAM to all of Humanity. Our Holy Prophet build this Masjid by participating in the hard work of building and showed a example that if you can't do it by yourself how can you say others to that. This is Model of the Madina Munawara displayed in Huma Block and countless number of people visited.
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Makkah
Makkah or Mecca is the holy place of Muslim. Makkah is the biggest Masjid of the world where thousands of people offer player at a time. Muslim go to this mosque situated in Sudia Arabia. Mecca is also place of the ALLAH and Makkah is the home of ALLAH and every Muslim come to Mecca to see the home of ALLAH and with wishes. This is the hand made model of Mecca mosque in Huma block.
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Hazrat Imam Hussain
This is Roza(Place where Hazrat Imam Hussain burried) Mubarak of Hazrat Imam Hussain (Razi Allah Tala Anhu).
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Rabi' al-awwal Eid
Rabi' al-awwal is also Eid for Muslims. They celebrate it with great enthusiasm and possible thing they can do to thank Allah that ALLAH made them umatti of his Last messenger and gave us religion in which all aspects of life already described in the form of Quran Pak and they celebrate this day as Eid.
They made Pahariya on this day to attract people at one place and show them celebration they have arranged. People goes and eat as more as they can but food is just like it is coming from heaven and earth become part of heaven on this day. This is the day when every Muslim thank ALLAH for making us the umatti of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. In short description, Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam the last messenger of Allah gave the complete code of successful and respectful life and the life have the blessing of Allah Almighty. I feel blessed to be the Umatti of Hazrat Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
