Celebrating the anniversary of the Prophet's Birthday at Dar Jamiyat Al-Hidaya News and reports!

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First Pages Al-Hidayah al-Islamiyyah Vol. 9 and 10, Part 6\Cairo\Rabi' al-Awwal and Rabi' al-Thani 1353 Celebrating the Anniversary of the Noble Prophet's Birthday at the Al-Hidayah Association Hall The Board of Directors of the Association had decided at the end of the month of Muharram of this year to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the best of creation, our master Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم, on the twelfth day of Rabi' al-Awwal. They addressed letters to a group of prominent men of letters and scholars in Egypt and elsewhere, requesting them to kindly send whatever their talents might yield in the form of speeches, poems on the Prophetic biography, or lectures. The request was answered by professors whose tongues were enlightened with eloquence, whose minds with knowledge, and whose hearts with faith. They excelled in composition and captured hearts and ears through their writing of speeches and lectures. To them, from this Association, and indeed from the entire Islamic world, is the sincerest thanks and the finest praise. The Association held its promised ceremony at eight o'clock on the evening of Sunday, 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, 1353, attended by a great gathering of people of knowledge, virtue, and literature. Among them, we specifically mention His Eminence, the Great Professor, Sheikh Muhammad al-Ahmadi al-Zawahiri, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque. During this ceremony, speeches and poems were delivered, reminding the attendees with the best biographies and the most profound wisdom. And to the readers, here is what the talents of those scholars and men of letters yielded regarding this matter: