The 41st Annual International Mawlid-un-Nabi (pbuh) Conference 2024

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sent with the light of knowledge: Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri
Scholars from Kuwait and Egypt participated and delivered speeches at the International Mawlid Conference.
Dr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri and Professor Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri welcomed the participants.

Hundreds of thousands of men and women enthusiastically participated in the 41st International Mawlid Conference organized by Minhaj-ul-Quran International at Minar-e-Pakistan, celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Addressing the conference, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the founder and patron-in-chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, stated that the Prophet (PBUH) was sent with the light of knowledge. He (PBUH) is the teacher of all humanity, and every moment of his blessed life was spent inviting people toward knowledge, piety and action. The message of this blessed night is that the Ummah should focus its efforts on acquiring purposeful knowledge. Knowledge prevents extremism and narrow-mindedness. It brings about open-mindedness, softness, and eloquence in one's character. Any knowledge that leads to declaring others as disbelievers is incomplete. Knowledge becomes beneficial through piety and purity, Dr Qadri stated.

Shaykh-ul-Islam congratulated and thanked the Kuwaiti Sheikh Abdullah Najeeb Salem, Egyptian Dr. Abdul Fattah Abdul Ghani Al-Awari, and the world-renowned reciters from Iran for coming to Pakistan on the special invitation of Minhaj-ul-Quran. Chairman of Minhaj-ul-Quran’s Supreme Council, Dr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, and Professor Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri welcomed the foreign guests and the thousands of participants who gathered at Minar-e-Pakistan.

The International Mawlid Conference was hosted by Minhaj-ul-Quran Lahore. Head of Research at the Government of Kuwait, Sheikh Abdullah Najeeb Salem, while addressing the grand gathering, said that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to fast every Monday, saying, "I was born on this day." Meaning, he (PBUH) celebrated his birth every Monday by fasting as an expression of gratitude. His birth illuminated the world with the light of guidance. From East to West, the birth of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is celebrated.

He congratulated the founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, for organizing this grand celebration. He said that expressing love for the Prophet (PBUH) brings the sweetness of faith and success in this world and the hereafter. He thanked Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri and his distinguished sons, Dr. Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri and Professor Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, for inviting him to Pakistan.

Addressing the conference, Dr. Abdul Fattah Abdul Ghani Al-Awari, a great scholar from Al-Azhar University in Egypt, emphasized that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was a noble messenger sent with guidance. Through his blessings, Allah guided all people toward the path of righteousness. He (PBUH) appeared when truth had faded, and falsehood was dominant, with Satan making people's wrong actions seem appealing. He said that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was sent with the light of guidance to remind humanity of its true purpose. Following his pure life is the best form of obedience. He congratulated Minhaj-ul-Quran and Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri for organizing this grand celebration of the blessed birth and expressed joy at the enthusiastic response from the people. He prayed that the connection with the Holy Prophet (PBUH) remains firm and everlasting.

At the International Mawlid Conference, renowned Quran reciters from Iran, including Qari Hamid Shakir Nezhad, Qari Ghulam Reza Qasimian, Qari Abu Al-Qasimi, Sana Waheed Nazari, and Muhammad Hussain Azimi, mesmerized the audience with their beautiful recitations of the Quran. MQI Secretary-General, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, presented the vote of thanks and welcomed the scholars from various schools of thought.

Other speakers at the conference included Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Justice (R) Nazeer Ahmed Ghazi, and Mufti Intikhab Nuri, a member of the Islamic Ideology Council. Spiritual leaders, including Sajjada Nashin of Pakpattan Sharif Diwan Masood Ahmed Chishti, Allama Shehzad Ahmed Mujaddidi, former provincial minister Pir Syed Saeed-ul-Hassan Shah, Allama Muhammad Zahid Raza Noori, Allama Syed Lutfullah Shah Owaisi, and others participated in the conference.

Prominent business personality Anjam Nisar, Babar Azam’s brother Muhammad Asad Azam, and famous actor Honey Albela also attended the conference. Muhammad Farooq Rana, Saeed Raza Baghdadi, Mohsin Ali Safdar, Hasan Mahmood Jamaati, and Allama Ghulam Murtaza Alvi hosted the event. Qari Allah Bakhsh Naqshbandi, Qari Syed Hamid Kazmi Al-Azhari, Hafiz Muhammad Arshad Naqshbandi, Qari Khizr Zeeshan Naeemi, and others had the honor of reciting the Holy Quran. Famous naat reciters Hafiz Arshad Naqshbandi, Ghulam Farid Chishti, Hamza Naushahi, Inam Mustafa, Shakeel Ahmed Tahir, Qari Amjad Bilali, Zaheer Abbas Bilali, Muhammad Khawar Naushahi, and Hafiz Aqeel Brothers presented heartwarming Naats in praise of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).