Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, although Christ’s actual day of birth remains shrouded in mystery. Muslims, particularly adherents to the Sufi order, celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah in the third month of the Muslim calendar. The celebrations of the birth of Christ and the birth of Muhammad have much in common: poetry and songs and references to sacred texts. The Qur’anic injunction that Sufis invoke is “O ye who believe! Ask blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” [33:56]