قَالَ عِیْسَى ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّنَاۤ اَنْزِلْ عَلَیْنَا مَآىٕدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ تَكُوْنُ لَنَا عِیْدًا لِّاَوَّلِنَا وَ اٰخِرِنَا وَ اٰیَةً مِّنْكَۚ-وَ ارْزُقْنَا وَ اَنْتَ خَیْرُ الرّٰزِقِیْنَ(۱۱۴)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: ‘Isa son of Maryam said, ‘O Allah, O our Lord! Send down to us a food spread (full of food) from Heaven, so that it may become a day of celebration (Eid) for us – for our former and latter people – and a sign from You; and give us sustenance – and You are the Best Provider of sustenance.’ (Part 7, Surah Al-Mai`dah, verse 114)

Shaykh-ul-Hadees, ‘Allamah ‘Abdul Mustafa A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: From the Du’a of Sayyiduna ‘Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام, it has been learnt that it is the sacred Sunnah of Sayyiduna ‘Isa Ruhullah عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام to celebrate the day, and to celebrate Eid by expressing joy on the day when a special sign of Divine Power appears. (Ajaaib-ul-Quran, pp. 93) On the occasion of ‘Urs, if non-Shar’i acts are performed anywhere, those acts should be eradicated, but not the ‘Urs itself should be stopped.

It is stated on page 206 of a 679-page book, ‘Jannati Zaywar’, published by Maktab-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Visit of the shrines of blessed saints is a great privilege and an act of blessing for Muslims. Their Niyaz, Fatihah, Isal-e-Sawab are Mustahab and a great source of goodness and blessing. However, the non-Shar’i acts which are being performed nowadays on the occasion of ‘Urs such as performing Sajdah before graves, the women wandering in the gatherings of men without any purdah, bare-headed women swaying and screaming by the shrines, seeing non-Mahram men, playing musical instruments and dancing, are all evil acts which are prohibited everywhere in every circumstance. These acts become more sinful if they are performed in the vicinity of the shrines of pious saints, but due to these evil and prohibited acts, it cannot be said that celebrating the ‘Urs of pious saints is Haraam, but rather the acts which are Haraam and prohibited in a real sense should be stopped at all costs. If an evil act is being committed in a good act, the evil act should be eradicated, not the good one. Likewise, if illiterate people or transgressors have included some Haraam and