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Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has postponed the Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai. Now on this occasion, Mumbai will remain closed on September 18 instead of September 16. The government has taken this step on the request of local leaders of the Muslim community. Maharashtra Congress leader Naseem Khan had recently appealed to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to declare Eid-e-Milad holiday on September 18 instead of September 16. According to the report of news agency PTI, he had written in the letter that since Anant Chaturdashi is on September 17, the Muslim community has decided to take out the procession of Eid-e-Milad on September 18 so that both the festivals can be celebrated with pomp and gaiety. Let us tell you that the last day of Ganesh Utsav is falling on September 17, while Eid-e-Milad is likely to be celebrated on September 16, but it may also change according to the position of the moon.
The Maharashtra government has extended the official holiday of Eid-e-Milad in Mumbai from September 16 to September 18. Its official statement has also come. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Pankaj Dahane, last year also the Muslim community had requested to reschedule their religious activities so that Ganpati immersion could be celebrated with full enthusiasm. He said that this shows the unity and coexistence of both the communities. The Eid-e-Milad procession in Mumbai starts from Turbhe and ends at Ghansoli Dargah via Vashi, Koparkhairane.
Why do we celebrate Eid-e-Milad?
Eid-e-Milad is celebrated on the occasion of the birth of Prophet Mohammad. On this occasion, Muslims take out processions across the world. The day falls in Rabi al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar. According to Sunni Islamic scholars, Prophet Mohammad was born on the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal month around 570 AD in Mecca, but according to most Shia scholars, he was born on the 17th of the same month. Let us tell you that the celebration of Eid-e-Milad is both a celebration and a mourning because the Prophet was born in 570 AD and he died in 632 AD, both on the same day.