THE wider Muslim community is set to create its own bit of history this year with the hosting, for the very first time, of an Eid Milad un Nabi Jaloos, which in English means a Motorcade for Youman Nabi.Because of time constraints, however, the organisers have decided to confine this event, which is billed for January 3, 2016, to the West Demerara/East Bank Essequibo region, but the intention is to make the event an annual one and expand it to the other regions in Guyana next year.

Participants in this year’s motorcade include the Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC), the Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman (GUSIA), The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG), and the Muslim Youth Council (MWC).

Eid Milad un Nabi, or Youman Nabi as the festivity is more popularly known, has been observed by the foregoing organisations for decades, as is done in nearly all countries where Muslims live the world over. On the designated day, the motorcade will move off from Windsor Forest at 09.00hrs, and proceed to Cornelia Ida, where the convoy will then slow to allow persons to come out of their vehicles and move with the procession on foot until it reaches the Guyana Centre of Cultural Islam, where refreshments will be provided and a fantastic Qaseeda/Naat Programme will be held.

The international Sunni Muslim organisation Dawate Islam, through its branch in Birmingham, England, is lending its support to the organising of the event with the supply of flags and decorations, to be used at the event. Hadji Syed Muhammad Fuzail Attari, Head of Dawate Islam, Birmingham, together with a delegation from Holland, Suriname, Belgium and Pakistan, will personally attend and be a part of the event.

The event is part of the activities staged by the Muslim community here to observe to birth anniversary of the Prophet of Islam.