"UNITY WEEK" - BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF HOLY PROPHET MOHAMMAD (P.B.H. & P.)


THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN MUMBAI EXTENDS ITS FELICITATIONS ON THE MOST AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF LAST OF THE PROPHETS OF ALLAH, HAZRAT MOHAMMAD MOSTAFA (PEACE BE UPON HIM & HIS PROGENY). ACCORDING TO SUNNI BROTHERS THIS HOLY DATE FALLS ON 12TH RABI AL-AWWAL AND SHIA BELIEVES THAT IT FALLS ON 17TH RABI AL-AWWAL, HENCE, IMAM KHOMEINI (R.A.), FOUNDER OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN DECIDED THAT THIS DIFFERENCE OF SIX DAYS SHOULD BE UTILIZED FOR BRING ALL SECTS OF MUSLIMS CLOSER AND TOGETHER, HENCE HE DECLARED THAT THE PERIOD FROM 12TH TO 17TH RABI AL-AWWAL SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AS THE "UNITY WEEK".

SINCE THAT TIME ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN EVERY YEAR CELEBRATE THE "UNITE WEEK" WHICH IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT FOR FOR UNITY AMONG ALL THE MUSLIMS OF THE ENTIRE WORLD.

ON THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN MUMBAI WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON THURSDAY, 4TH MARCH 2010.