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Faithful gather for Prophet's birthday all over UAE

The General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf held country-wide celebrations on Friday night to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

  • WAM
  • Published: 23:47 March 21, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: Abdul Rahman/Gulf News
  • A worshipper offers prayers at the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Thursday night during a special ceremony to mark Milad Al Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

Abu Dhabi: The General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf held country-wide celebrations on Friday night to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

The event was celebrated in a number of mosques with a variety of programmes that were attended by senior officials, Islamic scholars and large numbers of the faithful.

In Abu Dhabi's Zayed Bin Sultan Mosque, the celebration was attended by Shaikh Zayed Bin Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Hamdan Bin Musallam Al Mazroui, Chairman of the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf.

In their sermons on the event, religious leaders highlighted the teachings of the Prophet and interpreted the tenets of Islam as revealed to the Prophet.

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