Hyderabad Muslims prepare to celebrate Milad-Un-Nabi

Hyderabad: Parts of Hyderabad, especially the old city, have been decked up with green flags and banners and brightly illuminated as Muslims prepare to celebrate Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, on December 24. Interestingly, the festival will be celebrated the second time in 2015, the first one being on January 4.

Decorative arches and models of the Kaaba and the Green Dome of the Holy Mosque at Madina have been erected at several places.

A massive public meeting, “Jalsa-e-Rahmatulil Alameen will be held at Darussalam, the MIM headquarters, on Wednesday night where eminent scholar from Jharkhand Moulana Syed Saifuddin Asdaq Chisty, besides scholars from the city will address the gathering.

On Thursday, a massive procession will be taken out by the Sunni United Forum, said Forum member Shujauddin Ifteqari.

The day will also see relics of the Prophet being displayed across the city. Various organisations and individuals will arrange poor feeding programmes and blood donation camps. DCP South Zone V. Satyanarayana said that security arrangements have been made with three companies of RAF and 50 SHE teams to tackle any eventuality.

The police are expecting a bigger gathering this time in view of GHMC elections as political parties and religious organisations plan to turn the Milad-un-Nabi procession a show of their strength.