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Mawlid (Arabic: مولد) also known as Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi (Arabic: عید ميلاد النبي, romanized: ʿīd mīlad an-nabī, lit. 'feast of the birth of the prophet') 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.
15 Rabi' al-Awwal November 12, 2019 Shia day of Remembrance: First mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 A.H: 17 Rabi' al-awwal November 14, 2019 Mawlid: Shia sect date. Sunnis celebrate on 12th. Public holiday in Iran 17 Rabi' al-awwal November 14, 2019 Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq, 83 A.H. 18 Rabi' al-awwal November ...
Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.
'The initial Rabi', also known as Rabi' al-Ula (Arabic: رَبِيع ٱلْأُولَىٰ, romanized: Rabī‘ al-ʾŪlā, lit. 'The first Rabi'), or Rabi' I) is the third month of the Islamic calendar. The name Rabī‘ al-awwal means "the first month or beginning of spring", referring to its position in the pre-Islamic Arabian calendar.
It was developed by early Muslim astronomers of the second hijra century (the 8th century of the Common Era) to provide a predictable time base for calculating the positions of the moon, sun, and planets. It is now used by historians to convert an Islamic date into a Western calendar when no other information (like the day of the week) is ...
12 Rabi'-ul-Awwal: Birthday of Muhammad: Mawlid Nabi: 27 Rajab: Muhammad's Ascension to Heaven Isra and Mi'raj: 1 Shawwal: End of Ramadan Eid al-Fitr: 10 Dhul Hijja: Fesat of Sacrifice Eid al-Adha: 1 Muharram: Islamic New Year: Islamic New Year: 10 Muharram: Ashura: Ashura
The precise date of Muhammad's birth varies between different Islamic sects, with most Sunnis accepting the 12th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal as the date of his birth as posited by Ibn Ishaq. Other opinions claim dates like the 2nd, 8th, or the 10th of Rabi'-ul-Awwal [9] while Shi'a Muslims believe it to have been the dawn of 17th day of same month. [10]
Date Notes Mawlid: 12 Rabi' al-awwal: Muslim holiday celebrating the birthday of Muhammad. Eid al-Adha: 10 Dhu al-Hijjah: Muslim holiday celebrating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son. Eid al-Fitr: 1 Shawwal: Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting. Good Friday: Friday before Easter (March or April)