The renowned Quranic exegete, Mufti Ahmad Yār Khan NaꜤīmī رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ , states: This blessed verse is a treasure of the praise of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ . In it, the Mawlid of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ   is mentioned. Reflect on this! Everyone knew that the Beloved Prophet    صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ , came into this world—so why was this well-known fact stated again? It was so that the blessed birth of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ  could be mentioned.

 !اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه The birth of Aḥmad al-Mujtabāʾ صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ , his honour, and his unparalleled status were also mentioned by the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام. Allah Almighty also referred to these matters in the Holy Quran. From this, it becomes clear that mentioning the blessed Mawlid is both a Divine Sunnah and a Prophetic Sunnah.^[1]

Brief Explanation of the Blessed Verse

Mufti Sahibرَحْمَۃُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ further states: “The greatest blessing from Allah Almighty is the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ . Therefore, He mentioned the Mawlid of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ   in the Quran in various ways at different places.

1. Sometimes, the birth of the Prophet was announced to ordinary people.

2. Sometimes, Allah mentioned it only to Muslims.

3. Sometimes to all creation.

4. Sometimes, He mentioned it to His own Prophets.

In every instance, the Mawlid of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ   was mentioned with such grandeur that one is simply left in awe!

Accordingly, in this blessed verse, the birth of the Prophet  صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ