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Mawlid Celebration |
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| Mawlid (Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi) celebration is observed marking the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Celebration of Mawlid takes place in Rabi' al-awwal, i.e. on the third month in the Islamic calendar. In some parts of the globe, like in Egypt the term Mawlid is used in a generic manner to mark birthday celebrations of historical religious figures like Sufi saints. |
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Other terms used for Mawlid are as follows:
- Mawlid an-Nabi (pl. al-Mawalid) - The Birth of the Prophet (Arabic)
- Milad an-Nabi - The Birth of the Prophet (Arabic / Urdu)
- Mevlid Serif - The Blessed Birth (Turkish)
- Mevlud/Mevlid - Birth (Bosnian)
- Mawlud Sharif - The Blessed Birth (Dari (Afg)/Urdu)
- Zadruz-e Payambar-e Akram - The birth of the great/blessed Prophet (Persian)
- Eid al-Mawlid an-Nabawi - Festival of the birth of the Prophet (Arabic)
- Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi - Festival of the birth of the Prophet (Urdu)
- Mawlid En-Nabaoui Echarif -The Blessed Birth of the Prophet (Algerian)
- Yawm an-Nabi - The Day of the Prophet (Arabic)
- Maulidur-Rasul - The Birth of the Messenger of Allah (Malay)
- Mulud - The Birth (Javanese)
- Maulid Nabi - The Birth of the Prophet (Indonesian)
- Maulud Nabi - The Birth of the Prophet (Malaysian)
- Maulidi - Swahili (East Africa)
- Gamou - Wolof (Senegal)
- Barawafat - The Birth of the Prophet (Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh)
Celebration of Mawlid :
During Mawlid celebrations, large processions come out on the road and it is a real carnival. Homes and mosques are decorated for the purpose of getting into the mood of Mawlid celebrations. People practice charity and distribute food to others. There is also the practice of narrating stories of the life of Muhammad by the help of recitation. Scholars and poets make it a point to celebrate Mawlid by reciting Qa?ida al-Burda Sharif, the well-known poem of the 13th century Arabic Sufi Busiri.
Mostly in all Muslim countries, Mawlid is celebrated. Also the countries which have Muslim presence like India, Britain, and Canada, celebrate Mawlid. The only Muslim country which doe not observe Mawlid as a public holiday is Saudi Arabia. People tend to participate in the ritual celebration of Islamic holidays as they want Islam to revive.
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