Editing Mawlid (section)

{{Short description|Holiday commemorating the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad}}
{{About|the annual festival||Mawlid (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name  = Mawlid
| image         = Maulidur Rasul (8413657269).jpg
| caption       = [[Islam in Malaysia|Malaysian Sunni Muslims]] in a Mawlid procession in capital [[Putrajaya]], 2013.
| observedby    = Adherents of mainstream [[Sunni Islam]], [[Shia Islam]] and various other [[Islamic denominations]]
| observances   = [[Hamd]], [[Tasbih]], public processions, [[Na`at]] (religious poetry), [[Sawm]] (fasting), family and other social gatherings, decoration of streets and homes
| type          = Islamic
| significance  = Commemoration of the birth of [[Muhammad]]
| frequency     = once every [[Islamic calendar|Hijri]] year
| date          = 12 [[Rabi' al-Awwal]]
| duration      = 1 day
| longtype      = [[Islamic holidays|Islamic]]
| date2024      = 14/15 September
| date2025      = 4/5 September
| image_size    = 280px
| nickname      = Mawlid an-Nabi; Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi
}}
{{Muhammad|praise}}
The '''Mawlid''' ({{langx|ar|مولد}}) is an annual festival commemorating the birthday of the [[Islam]]ic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad]] on the traditional date of 12 [[Rabi' al-Awwal]], the third month of the [[Islamic calendar]]. A day central to the traditions of some [[Sunnis]], Mawlid is also celebrated by [[Shia Islam|Shia Muslims]].

The history of this celebration goes back to the early days of Islam when some of the [[Tabi‘un]] began to hold sessions in which poetry and songs composed to honour Muhammad were recited and sung to crowds in the major cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islamic Supreme Council of America – Islamic Supreme Council of America |url=http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org/understanding-islam/spirituality/1--mawlid-an-nabi-celebration-of-prophet-muhammads-s-birthday.html}}</ref> 
The celebration was continued by the [[Abbasids]] and the [[Fatimids]]. The Muslim general [[Gökböri]], a deputy of [[Saladin]] ({{Reign|1174|1193}}), 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 [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] under [[Murad III]] ({{Reign|1574|1595}}) declared it an [[Kandil|official holiday]].

Celebrants hold {{Transliteration|ar|[[mehfil|mahfils]]}} on Mawlid in which [[Islamic poetry|religious poetry]] is recited in praise of Muhammad accompanied by a feast. Other customs affiliated with Mawlid are supererogatory fasting, Islamic music and {{Transliteration|ar|[[dhikr]]}}. Most denominations of [[Islam]] approve of the commemoration of Muhammad's birthday. 

The Mawlid observance is a recognized national holiday in most of the Muslim-majority countries of the world.