Mawlid
Sign in to saveThe Mawlid () is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar.
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The Mawlid is an annual celebration held by Muslims to honor the birthday of the prophet Muhammad, traditionally observed on the 12th day of Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. This festival holds religious and cultural significance for many Muslim communities around the world as a way to remember and reverence Muhammad's life and teachings.
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Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Mawlid
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- Maulidur Rasul (8413657269).jpg
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- Malaysian Muslims in a Mawlid procession in capital Putrajaya, 2013.
- Holiday.observedby
- Mainstream Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims
- Holiday.observances
- Hamd, Tasbih, public processions, Na`at (religious poetry), Sawm (fasting), family and other social gatherings, decoration of streets and homes
- Holiday.tradition
- Islamic
- Holiday.significance
- Commemoration of the birth of Muhammad
- Holiday.frequency
- once every Hijri year
- Holiday.date
- 12 Rabi' al-Awwal
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.longtype
- Islamic
- Holiday.date2025
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27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Date
- History
- Start of a public holiday
- Observances
- Where
- Sunni celebration
- Theological pros and cons
- By country
- Pakistan
- Indonesia
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- India
- The prophet himself
- Mawlid texts
- Permissibility
- Support
- Opposition
- Mixed
- Other uses
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Mawlid () is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on the traditional date of 12 Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar.
The Muslim general Gökböri, a deputy of Saladin (), is believed to have been the first to publicly celebrate Mawlid, which he did in an impressive ceremony at the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. The Ottomans under Murad III () declared it an official holiday.