These text pages are from Isl. Ms. 412, an early manuscript copy of Vesîletüʼn-necat (full title وسيلة النجات في مولد أشرف الموجودات) the famous Ottoman Turkish poem celebrating the qualities of the Prophet Muhammad authored by Süleyman Çelebi of Bursa (d.1422). The poem is among the most famous of the mawlid (mevlid) genre, literary texts written to be read and recited on occasions celebrating the Prophet’s birth. The poem is structured in prosody suited to simple Turkish expressions — more accessible to the common people — and throughout invites response from the reader or listener to invoke blessings on the Prophet.

Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:

"If the Mawlid was good or seen as beneficial the Salāf (رضي الله عنهم) would have had more of a right to it than us because they were the greatest in love for the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ ) and in respect for him, compared to us, and were more concerned for goodness."

Hudayfah ibn Al-Yaman (رضي الله عنه) said:

“Any act of worship which wasn't practised by the companions of Muhammad (ﷺ), then do not do it.

Kamli wale Muhammad ton sadke main jawan Jehne aake gareeban di bahn phad layi Meri bakshish wasila Muhammad da naam

Jehne aake gareeban di bahn phad layi Ohde bajon koi duniya te pyara nahi Ohde warga koi jag te sahara nahi

مولد نبوي مُبارَكْ ✨