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Eid Milad or "Happy Birthday" Islamic flags

Eid Milad or "Happy Birthday"

Eid Milad or "Happy Birthday"

image by William Garrison, 22 November 2022

A green-field flag with a crescent-moon logo encircling the Arabic word for the Muslim prophet "Mohammed", and "Mohammed" appearing in each for the four corners, along with I believe "Eid Milad" or "Happy Birthday" just below Mohammed's name in the circle. Conservative/orthodox (Sunni) Muslims (in Saudi Arabia) do not celebrate Mohammed's birthday, as they consider such celebrations to be "bida" or a non-Muslim "(bad) invention" or "western idolatry". But Shia-Muslims (in Iraq), and Muslims living further away from Saudi Arabia, seem to be more tolerant of such birthday celebrations.
Source: flag purchased in Iraq
William Garrison, 22 November 2022

image by William Garrison, 1 December 2023

Essentially, a "Happy Birthday Mohammad" flag but reads: "Oh, here you are ... Oh, Messenger of Allah", as paraded in Sana'a, Yemen; c. 12 Dec. 2016. The "Messenger of Allah" reference is from the latter portion of the Muslim's "Declaration of Faith" shahada that means: "There is no god but Allah... His messenger is Mohammad." Conservative Sunni-Muslims do not celebrate Mohammad's birthday, as they consider such celebrations to be "bida" (bad "innovations": "sayyiah") from "Westerners" ("faranji") or "ahl al-bidda wa al-ahwa" ("the People of Unwarranted Innovations and Idle Desires"). Iranian Shia-Muslim conservatives have a negative view of the celebration of Mohammad's birthday, as well, as they view it being a "gharbzadegi" (bad "westoxification") influence, i.e., not being a traditional Islamic custom. The further away from the conservative Muslim centers of Riyadh and Tehran the celebration of Mohammad's birthday is more tolerated.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1372635419415528
William Garrison, 1 December 2023

image by William Garrison, 4 December 2023

From https://www.alamy.com: Essentially a "Happy Birthday to Muhammad" (Islam's last prophet) flag. It has depictions of the Muslim Kaaba shrine in Mecca, Mohammad's green-dome tomb in Medina, KSA, and Mohammad's name in red-white Arabic/Urdu in the lower-right corner. The flag was paraded in Lahore, Pakistan; c. October 2020.
William Garrison, 4 December 2023

image by William Garrison, 13 January 2024

A green-field flag in with a Arabic white-letter slogan reading: "Mohammad Messenger of Allah", as seen in Sanaa, Yemen; c. Oct. 2022. This slogan is the last half of a Muslim's "Declaration of Belief" or "Profession of Faith". The full profession slogan is: "The is no deity but Allah, Mohammad is the Messenger of Allah."
Source: https://www.tradewindsnews.com

image by William Garrison, 6 February 2024

A green-field flag with a white Arabic slogan that reads: "At your order, Oh, Messenger of Allah" referring to flag carrier's devotion of following Mohammad's call to Islam; as paraded by a Shiite-Houthi in Sanaa, Yemen, while celebrating "Mawlid al-Nabi" or the birth of Islam's prophet Muhammad; c. Nov. 9, 2019. "Nabi" = prophet; "Mawlid" = birthday.
Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/jan/29/fighting-sharply-rises-in-yemen-endangering-peace-efforts/
William Garrison, 6 February 2024

Happy Birthday to Mohammad, Ali & Hussain

image by William Garrison, 16 August 2024

From Pakistan, a Shia-Muslim "Happy Birthday to Muhammad, Ali and Hussain" flag with several Urdu-language slogans on it. The top line has an English romanized slogan in red letters of "Jashan-e Wiladat Mubarak" at both the top and bottom of this flag, which in English means essentially: "celebrate Blessed/Happy Birthday". [Jashan-e = celebrate; Wiladat = birth; Mubarak = blessed.] The "Green Dome" ("al-Qubbah al-Khadra") is the dome covering what is believed to be the graveyard of early Muslim leaders including their Prophet Mohammad, in Medina, Saudia Arabia. The red Arabic slogan immediately to the right of the Green Dome reads: "mubarak" or "blessed/happy". Above it is an intertwined phrase that reads: "Ya Ali Ya Hussain" or "Oh, Ali ... Oh, Hussain". Combining these two phrases they read jointly as: "Blessed are Ali and Hussain". Ali was Mohammad's cousin and son-in-law, and Ali was the fourth Sunni-Muslim "caliph" (political/religious leader of the Muslim "ummah" or "community"), and the first Shia-Muslim "Imam" (political/religious leader). Hussain was Ali's son and Mohammad's grandson. The Shia/Shiites recognize Hussain as Ali's successor, but the Sunni do not. Hussain was killed at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. Shiites claim that from Ali and his descendants (known as the "Ahl al-Bayt" family) that they are still the only rightful successors to Muhammad. So, this flag represents today's Shiites touting their lineage to not only Ali and Hussain, but also to Mohammad, and thereby maintaining their religious and political leadership of the entire Muslim community (including the Sunni and other sects). As the Sunni comprise about 80% of the Muslim ummah, they reject the "wannabe" leadership claims of the minority Shia, who comprise about only 15% of all Muslims. There are stars and "love hearts" scattered across the flag, and I believe that the word inside the heart is "mubarak hu" meaning "congrats" or "congratulations." There is a hidden flag-pole sleeve at the left hoist side. Conservative Muslims regard the celebration of birthdays as being "bidah" or "(bad) invention", but Shia Muslims seem be more tolerant of such festivals - as demonstrated by this flag.

Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/
William Garrison, 16 August 2024