Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: The preparations to mark the Birthday of the Holy Prophet “Aan Hazrat Muhammad” (May God’s Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) on Monday are in full swing as the people of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are all set to give final touches to their programmes.

Like every year, the government and religious organisations have planned a number of activities including seminars, conferences, “Milad” processions and other discussion programmes to celebrate the annual event.

Different “Naat” committees are also organising “Naat” competitions to celebrate 12 Rabi-ul-Awal.

The youngsters are enthusiastically decorating their homes and streets with banners and flags bearing the writings about celebration of the birthday of the last Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (May God’s Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) and lighting bulbs. People are decorating their homes with colourful lightings and also the streets with buntings to mark the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (May God’s Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) with great reverence.

All the shopping centres are also being beautifully decorated by the devoted citizens with coloured lights on this occasion to express jubilation over the sacred day. All the mosques in the twin cities have already been decorated with lights.

The sacred day will dawn with special prayers at “Fajr” (The dawn prayer), at the mosques throughout the country for the upholding and flourishing of Islam and the Islamic teachings, unity, solidarity, progress and welfare of the Muslim Ummah and security and stability of Pakistan.

“Eid Milad-un-Nabi” processions will be taken out and “Mahaafil-e-Milad” (Religious gatherings in reverence of Prophet Muhammad (May God’s Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) will be held across the country to celebrate the sacred day. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration and Islamabad Police are taking stringent measures to ensure all the special security arrangements for the processions of “Eid Milad-un-Nabi”.

The Police and the Administration of Rawalpindi have already made arrangements for the Markazi “Milad” procession and necessary security arrangements have also been finalised.

The Punjab government has also prepared a contingency security plan in coordination with other law enforcement agencies to guard the religious processions.