Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)

Hi Folks,

Today (5 February) is a special day not only a public holiday for the whole of Malaysia and most of  Muslim majority countries because it is Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) birthday.

Normally on this big day, special prayers and recitation is recited and read out to remember and love all that Prophet Muhammad has done for all Muslims.

Interestingly, Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) is also known as a great statesman, diplomat, general and this is also eveident in The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History by Michael H. Hart. What is surprising is that Michael Hart put Prophet Muhammad as the number 1 in the ranking of the most influential persons in History.  Refer below the top 10 as mentioned by Michael Hart(courtesy of Wikipedia).

1 Muhammad ca. 570–632 Secular and religious leader The central human figure of Islam, regarded by Muslims as a prophet of God and the last messenger. Active as a social reformer, diplomat, merchant, philosopher, orator, legislator, military leader, humanitarian, philanthropist.

2 Isaac Newton 1643–1727 Scientist English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion laid the groundwork for classical mechanics.

3 Jesus Christ 7–2 BC – AD 26–36 Spiritual leader The central figure of Christianity, revered by Christians as the Son of God and the incarnation of God. Also regarded as a major prophet in Islam.

4 Buddha 563 BC–483 BC Spiritual leader Spiritual teacher and philosopher from ancient India. Founder of Buddhism and is also considered an Avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism.

5 Confucius 551 BC–479 BC Philosopher Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Indonesian thought and life. Founded Confucianism, and influenced Neo-Confucianism and New Confucianism.

6 St. Paul 5–67 Christian apostle One of the most notable of early Christian missionaries, credited with proselytizing and spreading Christianity outside of Palestine (mainly to the Romans) and author of numerous letters of the New Testament of the Bible.

7 Cài Lún 50–121 Political official in imperial China Widely regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process.

8 Johannes Gutenberg 1398–1468 Inventor German printer who invented the mechanical printing press.

9 Christopher Columbus 1451–1506 Explorer Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages led to general European awareness of the American continents.

10 Albert Einstein 1879–1955 Scientist German theoretical physicist, best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass–energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2.

 
For all Muslims, we miss Rasullullah (peace be upon him) and for all Muslims let us 'selawat' and recite surah 'Al-Fatihah' and 'Yasin' in honor of the greatest and last prophet on this planet.

Al-Fatihah