Expressing Delight for the Birth of the Light

Title: Ḥusn al-Maqṣid fī ʿAmal al-Mawlid by al-Imām al-Ḥāfiẓ Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī,

and Iẓhār al-Surūr li Mawlid al-Nūr

This exceptional work, Expressing Delight for the Birth of the Light ﷺ, stands as a luminous contribution to

the contemporary discourse on devotional practice and Islamic legal theory. Comprising two critical texts — Ḥusn

al-Maqṣid fī ʿAmal al-Mawlid by al-Imām al-Ḥāfiẓ Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī, and Iẓhār al-Surūr li Mawlid al-Nūr by

Prof. Dr. Muḥammad bin Yaḥyā al-Ninowy — the volume synthesizes classical authority with modern precision.

Shaykh al-Ninowy’s contribution is particularly noteworthy for its dual structure. The first part offers a deeply

.ﷺ rooted theoretical affirmation of the permissibility and ethical virtue of expressing joy for the Prophetic birth

Drawing upon Qur’anic ethos, the authentic Sunnah, and legal theory principles, the author clarifies that while the

gatherings themselves are not wājib (obligatory) nor sunnah (emphatically encouraged) in fixed form, they fall

firmly within the domain of the mubāḥ (neutrally permissible). The expression of joy, he argues, is not in format but

.ﷺ in meaning — the expression of love and gratitude to Allah Ta’ala for sending His final Messenger

The second part is a methodical dismantling of the fourteen main objections raised against such gatherings and

expressions of joy, especially those couched in appeals to bidʿah. Shaykh al-Ninowy does not merely rely on solid

scholarly accepted principles but grounds every counterargument in rigorous application of ḥadīth sciences and

uṣūl al-fiqh. His handling of the concepts of Bid’ah, tark, mustahdathāt, al-salaf, and ʿal- ibādāt tawqīfiyyah

demonstrates remarkable nuance. He not only defines the terminologies but critiques their polemical

weaponization by some modern movements.

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