Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has postponed the Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai. Now on this occasion, Mumbai will remain closed on September 18 instead of September 16.
The government has taken this step on the request of local leaders of the Muslim community. Maharashtra Congress leader Naseem Khan had recently appealed to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to declare a holiday for Eid-e-Milad on September 18 instead of September 16. According to the report of news agency PTI, he had written in the letter that since Anant Chaturdashi is on September 17, the Muslim community has decided to take out the procession of Eid-e-Milad on September 18 so that both the festivals can be celebrated with pomp and gaiety.
Let us tell you that the last day of Ganesh Utsav is falling on September 17, while Eid-e-Milad is likely to be celebrated on September 16, but it may also change according to the position of the moon.
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Government issued order
The Maharashtra government has extended the official holiday of Eid-e-Milad in Mumbai from September 16 to September 18. Its official statement has also come. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Pankaj Dahane, last year also the Muslim community had requested to reschedule their religious activities so that Ganpati immersion could be celebrated with full fervor. He said that this shows the unity and coexistence of both the communities. In Mumbai, the procession of Eid-e-Milad starts from Turbhe and ends at Ghansoli Dargah via Vashi, Koparkhairane.
Why do we celebrate Eid-e-Milad?
Eid-e-Milad is celebrated on the occasion of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. On this occasion, Muslims take out processions all over the world. This day falls in Rabi’ al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. According to Sunni Islamic scholars, Prophet Muhammad was born on the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal in Mecca in around 570 AD, but according to most Shia scholars, he was born on the 17th of this month. Let us tell you that the celebration of Eid-e-Milad is both a celebration and a mourning because the Prophet’s birth in 570 AD and his death in 632 AD both happened on the same day.
