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Ethiopia - Women Reciting Salawat upon our beloved Prophet peace be upon him. Yaa Nabi Salaam 'alayka Yaa Rasul Salaam 'alayka Yaa Habib Salaam 'alayka Salawaatu'llah 'alayka Salutations on you, O Prophet Salutations on you, O Messenger Salutations on you, O Beloved Blessings of Allah be upon you From Ethiopia to Russia, from Johannesburg to Indonesia. The Mawlid or the Milaad is being celebrated with great intensity and fervor. In these gatherings participants recall the Prophet's birth, his life story (sirah) and his great character are extolled, as Allah said in the Holy Qur'an, "we sent you not but as a Mercy to all the worlds." (21:107). Mosques are decorated with lights, streamers and banners and every night of Rabi` al-Awwal is filled with the chanting of Qur'an and the melodious recitation of Mawlid, praising the Prophet (Peace be upon him), and sending Salaams on him, as Allah's order "O you who believe, pray on him with all respect" follows Allah's declaration that: "Allah and His angels are praying on the Prophet" (Holy Qur'an 33:56). A very Happy Mawlid al-Nabi to all Ethiopian muslims and all Muslims throughout the World
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