Rasa – Ayatollah Sobhani stated that Wahhabis consider the celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad as an innovation which is not mentioned in the Quran but stressed that this issue has been indeed emphasized in the Quran.

Rasa – Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani opposed banning the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary in some of the Wahhabi-ruled countries saying: “Al-Azhar University has rejected this view, saying that the Prophet Muhammad fasted for two days because of his birthday.”