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ional Celebration The national celebration of
of the Prophet Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
Muhammad’s is one of the official events in the
Birthday country and is celebrated as an
1441H/2019M annual event every 12 Rabiulawal
of the Islamic Hijri calendar.

The event organised by the Federal Government is managed by the
main committee chaired by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s
Department (Religion), with the Department of Islamic Development
Malaysia (JAKIM) being the secretariat. The theme of the celebration
is “Negara Rahmah Ummah Sejahtera”, in promoting Islam as a religion
of mercy that calls for mutual respect, love, tolerance, forgiveness and
compassion.

The ceremony aims at expressing the love of ummah for the message of
Islam by Rasulullah SAW. It is also to call upon everyone to remember
and to reminisce the struggles of the Prophet. For this, Islamic leaflets
were being distributed as an effort to shape is a dynamic, progressive
society while fostering unity which is the pillar of Islam.

For the year 1441H / 2019M, the National Maulidur Rasul Celebration
was held on 9 November 2019 (Saturday) at Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil,
Kuala Lumpur. The ceremony was officiated by His Majesty the Yang
di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah
Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah.
Over 8,000 participants from 100 contingents attended the parade
celebration.

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