Whilst researching on the Mawlid debate, I found Imam Webb's video interesting which was posted by chin@mca1395 on twitter #Mawliddebate. Imam Webb is an American Muslim scholar and pro-Mawlid. He explains very clearly that the topic of whether one should or shouldn't celebrate the Mawlid is an issue of ijtihad (analogical reasoning). The scholars of the past have disagreed on this matter and Muslims should agree to disagree and must not abuse and neither fight with each other over this issue, as the companions of the Prophet disagreed but "didn’t let differences ruin their brotherhood".

Video about the Mawlid debate by Imam Suhaib Webb



   

        

     

Yasir Qadhi

Yasir Qadhi is also an American Muslim scholar, who himself does not celebrate the Mawlid, had posted similar views to Imam Webb, specifically asking Muslims to be more tolerant of other people's opinions.

Yasir Qadhi explains there has been a difference of opinion amongst scholars since the “last seven centuries (about the Mawlid celebration) …. and if you choose to follow one set of scholars, at least recognise that another set of respected jurists have chosen the other opinion, and respect that difference, even if you follow the other opinion”. Muslims should not be focused on the diverse views rather they should “see what motivates BOTH parties, is their love for the Prophet”. He questions whether the Prophet would have agreed to Muslims mocking, slandering and “hating one another?”

       Mufti Menk speaks about unity and tolerance
in Islam in the video below.

 

I believe that if Muslims started thinking like Imam Webb, Yasir Qadhi and Mufti Menk, then they wouldn't debate about the Mawlid in the manner that they do.