World Muslims commemorate Eid al-Mab’ath

Muslims in Iran and around the world commemorate the anniversary of Eid al-Mab’ath, which celebrates the appointment of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to the prophetic mission.

The event, marked by the 27th day of the holy month of Rajab in the Arabic lunar calendar, is highly regarded among Muslims around the world due to its historical significance as it signals a time where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) received God’s final revelation on earth as his last messenger.

Muslims from all ages in Iran and around the world celebrate the event by congregating in mosques for various programs, visiting friends and family, handing gifts to children, and spreading the joy with different rituals unique to each region.

According to Islamic sources, the Mab’ath event occurred in the cave of ‘Hira’ located at the top of Mt. Nour, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would often retreat to Hira cave to meditate, pray to God, reflect on the true meaning of life, and to ponder over life and death.

On the day of Mab’ath, while meditating and praying to God in the cave of Hira, the angel Gabriel was dispatched by God to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who was 40 at the time, with the very first verses of The Holy Quran:

“Read in the name of your Lord Who created.” (96:1); “He created man from a clot.” (96:2); “Read and your Lord is Most Honorable,” (96:3); “who taught (to write) with the pen” (96:4); “Taught man what he knew not.” (96:5)

This would mark the beginning of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophetic mission as the seal of the Prophets and the revelation of the Qur’an as the final book of God, completing the previous revelations of the Bible and the Torah.

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