Mawlid

Mawlid in Iraqi Kurdistan 2013.

Mawlid (Arabic: الْمَوْلِدُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَىْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) is the commemoration to remember the birth of Prophet Muhammad. It falls on the day of 12th day of Rabi al-Awal of Islamic calendar every year. The day is recognised as a public holiday in most Muslim countries with the exception of Saudi Arabia. The celebrations are considered bid'ah by the majority of Deobandi and Salafi scholars.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Mawlid Media

Mawlid an-Nabi procession at Boulac Avenue in 1904 at Cairo, Egypt.
The Garebeg festival celebrating Mawlid in Yogyakarta, Java Island, Indonesia.
Sekaten fair in Indonesia, a week-long celebration of Mawlid.
Milad/Mawlid un Nabi celebrations at Aligarh Muslim University, India
Eid Milad-un--Nabi in Hyderabad, India
A banner with Maulid greetings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mawlid an-Nabawi celebrations in Cairo in 1878
The Ottoman flag is raised during Mawlid an-Nabi celebration of Mohammad's day of birth in 1896 in the field of municipal Libyan city of Benghazi
Mawlid celebration in 2007 in India