Mawlid

Also known as Prophet’s Day, Prophet's Day, Moulid

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.

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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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Holiday.holiday_name: Mawlid
Holiday.image: Maulidur Rasul (8413657269).jpg
Holiday.caption: 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: 4/5 September
Holiday.image_size: 280px

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name in native language: اَلْمَوْلِدُ النَّبَوِيُّ
vocalized name: اَلْمَوْلِدُ النَّبَوِيُّ
Commons category: Mawlid
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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.