Name: Mawlid in International
Start: 20250905T00:00:00+00:00
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Mawlid around the world in 2025 — Al-Masjid an-Nabawī is a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It was one of the first mosques built by Muhammad, and is one of the largest mosques in the world. Image by ikurucan , via deposit Photos

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2026 Various Aug 25 AfghanistanTue, Aug 25National Holiday AlgeriaTue, Aug 25National Holiday BahrainTue, Aug 25National Holiday BangladeshTue, Aug 25National Holiday BeninTue, Aug 25National Holiday BruneiTue, Aug 25National Holiday CameroonTue, Aug 25National Holiday ChadTue, Aug 25National Holiday ComorosTue, Aug 25National Holiday DjiboutiTue, Aug 25National Holiday EritreaTue, Aug 25National Holiday EthiopiaTue, Aug 25National Holiday FijiTue, Aug 25National Holiday GambiaTue, Aug 25National Holiday GuineaTue, Aug 25National Holiday GuyanaTue, Aug 25National Holiday India Aug 25 Andhra PradeshTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday BiharTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday ChhattisgarhTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday DelhiTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday GujaratTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday Jammu and KashmirTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday KarnatakaTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday KeralaTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday Madhya PradeshTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday MaharashtraTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday ManipurTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday MizoramTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday OdishaTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday PuducherryTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday RajasthanTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday Tamil NaduTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday TelanganaTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday TripuraTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday Uttar PradeshTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday UttarakhandTue, Aug 25Regional Holiday IndonesiaTue, Aug 25National Holiday IranTue, Aug 25National Holiday IraqTue, Aug 25National Holiday Ivory CoastTue, Aug 25National Holiday JordanTue, Aug 25National Holiday KuwaitTue, Aug 25National Holiday LebanonTue, Aug 25National Holiday LibyaTue, Aug 25National Holiday MalaysiaTue, Aug 25National Holiday MaldivesTue, Aug 25National Holiday MaliTue, Aug 25National Holiday MauritaniaTue, Aug 25National Holiday MoroccoTue, Aug 25National Holiday NigerTue, Aug 25National Holiday NigeriaTue, Aug 25National Holiday OmanTue, Aug 25National Holiday PakistanTue, Aug 25National Holiday PalestineTue, Aug 25National Holiday SenegalTue, Aug 25National Holiday Sierra LeoneTue, Aug 25National Holiday SomaliaTue, Aug 25National Holiday Sri LankaTue, Aug 25National Holiday SudanTue, Aug 25National Holiday SyriaTue, Aug 25National Holiday TanzaniaTue, Aug 25National Holiday TunisiaTue, Aug 25National Holiday United Arab EmiratesTue, Aug 25National Holiday YemenTue, Aug 25National Holiday 2025 Various Sep 5, Sep 6, Sep 8 AfghanistanFri, Sep 5National Holiday AlgeriaFri, Sep 5National Holiday BahrainFri, Sep 5National Holiday BangladeshFri, Sep 5National Holiday BeninFri, Sep 5National Holiday Brunei Sep 5, Sep 6 BruneiSat, Sep 6National Holiday (in lieu) BruneiFri, Sep 5National Holiday CameroonFri, Sep 5National Holiday ChadFri, Sep 5National Holiday ComorosFri, Sep 5National Holiday DjiboutiFri, Sep 5National Holiday EritreaFri, Sep 5National Holiday EthiopiaFri, Sep 5National Holiday FijiMon, Sep 8National Holiday GambiaFri, Sep 5National Holiday GuineaFri, Sep 5National Holiday GuyanaFri, Sep 5National Holiday India Sep 5, Sep 6 ChhattisgarhSat, Sep 6Regional Holiday Andhra PradeshFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday BiharFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday DelhiFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday GujaratFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday Jammu and KashmirFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday KarnatakaFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday KeralaFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday Madhya PradeshFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday MaharashtraFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday ManipurFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday MizoramFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday OdishaFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday PuducherryFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday RajasthanFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday Tamil NaduFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday TelanganaFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday TripuraFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday Uttar PradeshFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday UttarakhandFri, Sep 5Regional Holiday IndonesiaFri, Sep 5National Holiday IranFri, Sep 5National Holiday IraqFri, Sep 5National Holiday Ivory CoastFri, Sep 5National Holiday JordanFri, Sep 5National Holiday KuwaitFri, Sep 5National Holiday LebanonFri, Sep 5National Holiday LibyaFri, Sep 5National Holiday MalaysiaFri, Sep 5National Holiday MaldivesFri, Sep 5National Holiday MaliFri, Sep 5National Holiday MauritaniaFri, Sep 5National Holiday MoroccoFri, Sep 5National Holiday NigerFri, Sep 5National Holiday NigeriaFri, Sep 5National Holiday OmanFri, Sep 5National Holiday PakistanFri, Sep 5National Holiday PalestineFri, Sep 5National Holiday SenegalFri, Sep 5National Holiday Sierra LeoneFri, Sep 5National Holiday SomaliaFri, Sep 5National Holiday Sri LankaFri, Sep 5National Holiday SudanFri, Sep 5National Holiday SyriaFri, Sep 5National Holiday TanzaniaFri, Sep 5National Holiday TunisiaFri, Sep 5National Holiday United Arab EmiratesFri, Sep 5National Holiday YemenFri, Sep 5National Holiday 2024 Various Sep 15, Sep 16, Sep 17, Sep 18, Sep 21 AfghanistanSun, Sep 15National Holiday AlgeriaSun, Sep 15National Holiday BahrainSun, Sep 15National Holiday BangladeshMon, Sep 16National Holiday BeninSun, Sep 15National Holiday BruneiSun, Sep 15National Holiday CameroonSun, Sep 15National Holiday ChadSun, Sep 15National Holiday ComorosSun, Sep 15National Holiday DjiboutiSun, Sep 15National Holiday EritreaSun, Sep 15National Holiday EthiopiaSun, Sep 15National Holiday FijiMon, Sep 16National Holiday GambiaMon, Sep 16National Holiday GuineaSun, Sep 15National Holiday GuyanaMon, Sep 16National Holiday India Sep 16, Sep 17, Sep 18 MaharashtraWed, Sep 18Regional Holiday PuducherryTue, Sep 17Regional Holiday Tamil NaduTue, Sep 17Regional Holiday Andhra PradeshMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday ChhattisgarhMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday DelhiMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday GujaratMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday Jammu and KashmirMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday JharkhandMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday KarnatakaMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday KeralaMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday Madhya PradeshMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday ManipurMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday MizoramMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday OdishaMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday RajasthanMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday TelanganaMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday TripuraMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday Uttar PradeshMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday UttarakhandMon, Sep 16Regional Holiday IndonesiaMon, Sep 16National Holiday IranSat, Sep 21National Holiday IraqSun, Sep 15National Holiday Ivory CoastSun, Sep 15National Holiday JordanMon, Sep 16National Holiday KuwaitSun, Sep 15National Holiday LebanonSun, Sep 15National Holiday LibyaSun, Sep 15National Holiday MalaysiaMon, Sep 16National Holiday MaldivesSun, Sep 15National Holiday MaliSun, Sep 15National Holiday MauritaniaSun, Sep 15National Holiday MoroccoSun, Sep 15National Holiday NigerSun, Sep 15National Holiday Nigeria Sep 16, Sep 17 JigawaTue, Sep 17Regional Holiday (additional day) NigeriaMon, Sep 16National Holiday OmanSun, Sep 15National Holiday PakistanTue, Sep 17National Holiday PalestineSun, Sep 15National Holiday SenegalSun, Sep 15National Holiday Sierra LeoneMon, Sep 16National Holiday SomaliaSun, Sep 15National Holiday Sri LankaMon, Sep 16National Holiday SudanSun, Sep 15National Holiday SyriaSun, Sep 15National Holiday TanzaniaSun, Sep 15National Holiday TunisiaSun, Sep 15National Holiday United Arab EmiratesSun, Sep 15National Holiday YemenSun, Sep 15National Holiday 2023 Various Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 AfghanistanWed, Sep 27National Holiday AlgeriaWed, Sep 27National Holiday BahrainWed, Sep 27National Holiday BangladeshThu, Sep 28National Holiday BeninWed, Sep 27National Holiday BruneiThu, Sep 28National Holiday CameroonWed, Sep 27National Holiday ChadWed, Sep 27National Holiday ComorosWed, Sep 27National Holiday DjiboutiWed, Sep 27National Holiday EritreaWed, Sep 27National Holiday EthiopiaWed, Sep 27National Holiday FijiMon, Oct 2National Holiday GambiaThu, Sep 28National Holiday GuineaWed, Sep 27National Holiday GuyanaThu, Sep 28National Holiday India Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28 Andhra PradeshThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday BiharThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday ChandigarhThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday ChhattisgarhThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday DelhiThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday GujaratThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday JharkhandThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday KarnatakaThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday KeralaThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday Madhya PradeshThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday MaharashtraThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday ManipurThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday MizoramThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday OdishaThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday RajasthanThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday Tamil NaduThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday TelanganaThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday TripuraThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday Uttar PradeshThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday UttarakhandThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday Jammu and KashmirWed, Sep 27Regional Holiday PuducherryWed, Sep 27Regional Holiday GoaTue, Sep 26Regional Holiday IndonesiaThu, Sep 28National Holiday IranTue, Oct 3National Holiday IraqThu, Sep 28National Holiday Ivory CoastWed, Sep 27National Holiday JordanWed, Sep 27National Holiday KuwaitThu, Sep 28National Holiday LebanonWed, Sep 27National Holiday LibyaWed, Sep 27National Holiday MalaysiaThu, Sep 28National Holiday MaldivesThu, Sep 28National Holiday MaliThu, Sep 28National Holiday MauritaniaThu, Sep 28National Holiday MoroccoWed, Sep 27National Holiday NigerWed, Sep 27National Holiday Nigeria Sep 27, Sep 28 JigawaThu, Sep 28Regional Holiday NigeriaWed, Sep 27National Holiday OmanThu, Sep 28National Holiday Pakistan Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 PakistanSun, Oct 1National Holiday (additional day) PakistanSat, Sep 30National Holiday (additional day) PakistanFri, Sep 29National Holiday PalestineWed, Sep 27National Holiday SenegalWed, Sep 27National Holiday Sierra LeoneWed, Sep 27National Holiday SomaliaWed, Sep 27National Holiday Sri LankaThu, Sep 28National Holiday SudanWed, Sep 27National Holiday SyriaWed, Sep 27National Holiday TanzaniaWed, Sep 27National Holiday TunisiaWed, Sep 27National Holiday United Arab EmiratesFri, Sep 29National Holiday YemenWed, Sep 27National Holiday 2022 Various Sep 28, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 14 AfghanistanSat, Oct 8National Holiday AlgeriaSun, Oct 9National Holiday Bahrain Oct 8, Oct 9 BahrainSun, Oct 9National Holiday (in lieu) BahrainSat, Oct 8National Holiday BangladeshSun, Oct 9National Holiday BeninSun, Oct 9National Holiday BruneiSun, Oct 9National Holiday CameroonSun, Oct 9National Holiday ChadSun, Oct 9National Holiday ComorosSun, Oct 9National Holiday DjiboutiSun, Oct 9National Holiday EritreaSat, Oct 8National Holiday EthiopiaSun, Oct 9National Holiday FijiFri, Oct 7National Holiday GambiaMon, Oct 10National Holiday GuineaSun, Oct 9National Holiday GuyanaSun, Oct 9National Holiday India Oct 8, Oct 9 Andhra PradeshSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday BiharSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday ChhattisgarhSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday DelhiSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday GoaSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday GujaratSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday JharkhandSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday KarnatakaSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday MaharashtraSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday ManipurSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday MizoramSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday NagalandSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday OdishaSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday RajasthanSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday Tamil NaduSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday TelanganaSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday TripuraSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday Uttar PradeshSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday UttarakhandSun, Oct 9Regional Holiday Jammu and KashmirSat, Oct 8Regional Holiday KeralaSat, Oct 8Regional Holiday Madhya PradeshSat, Oct 8Regional Holiday PuducherrySat, Oct 8Regional Holiday IndonesiaSat, Oct 8National Holiday IranFri, Oct 14National Holiday IraqSun, Oct 9National Holiday Ivory CoastSun, Oct 9National Holiday JordanSat, Oct 8National Holiday KuwaitSun, Oct 9National Holiday LebanonSun, Oct 9National Holiday LibyaSun, Oct 9National Holiday Malaysia Oct 9, Oct 10 Kuala LumpurMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) LabuanMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) MelakaMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) Negeri SembilanMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) PahangMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) PenangMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) PerakMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) PerlisMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) PutrajayaMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) SabahMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) SarawakMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) SelangorMon, Oct 10Regional Holiday (in lieu) MalaysiaSun, Oct 9National Holiday MaldivesSun, Oct 9National Holiday MaliSun, Oct 9National Holiday MauritaniaSun, Oct 9National Holiday MoroccoSun, Oct 9National Holiday NepalWed, Sep 28Regional Holiday NigerSun, Oct 9National Holiday NigeriaMon, Oct 10National Holiday OmanSun, Oct 9National Holiday PakistanSun, Oct 9National Holiday PalestineSun, Oct 9National Holiday SenegalSun, Oct 9National Holiday Sierra LeoneMon, Oct 10National Holiday SomaliaSun, Oct 9National Holiday Sri Lanka Oct 9, Oct 10 Sri LankaMon, Oct 10National Holiday (in lieu) Sri LankaSun, Oct 9National Holiday SudanSun, Oct 9National Holiday SyriaSun, Oct 9National Holiday TanzaniaSun, Oct 9National Holiday TunisiaSun, Oct 9National Holiday United Arab EmiratesSat, Oct 8National Holiday YemenSun, Oct 9National Holiday
Summary
Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
Which countries observe Mawlid in 2025?

When is Muhammad's Birthday?

'Mawlid' is Celebrated by Muslims during the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar.

Also commonly known as 'Milad un Nabi', this day is observed as a public holiday in many countries with a large Muslim population as it commemorates the anniversary of the birth of the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾan.

Shias observe the event on the 17th of the month, while Sunnis observe it on the 12th of the month. Some branches of Sunni Islam, such as Wahhabi and Salafi do not celebrate Mawlid, meaning that it is not a holiday in some countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

As the Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles, the date in the Gregorian calendar will vary each year. The Islamic Calendar is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar, meaning that in some years this holiday will occur twice.

Traditions of Muhammad's Birthday

Also known to Muslims in Malaysia as Maulud Nabi. This is purely a religious festival and is marked as a public holiday.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Mecca on 12 Rabiulawal in the year 570 CE. The prophet’s full name is Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim.

Muhammad is believed to have been a descendant of Ishmael. According to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Isaac and Ishmael were two sons of Abraham. Whereas Jews are believed to have descended from Isaac, Arabs are believed to have descended from Ishmael.

By his 6th birthday, Muhammad was an orphan and was raised by uncle Abu Talib and his grandfather Abdul-Muttalib. He learned about business from his uncle and earned a reputation as a trustworthy trader.

It was not until Muhammad was 40 years old that he was commanded by the angel Gabriel, who carried God's message, to declare God's oneness and to shun the idolatry of his tribesmen.

Over the following 20 years, his preaching of the Qur'an which was revealed to him would establish one of the world's great religions, Islam.

Around the Islamic world, Muhammad's birthday is celebrated with religious lectures and recitals of verses from the Qur'an, in mosques decorated with lights to mark the occasion.

The basic earliest accounts for the observance of Mawlid can be found in 8th century Mecca when the house in which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born was transformed into a place of prayer by Al-Khayzuran. Al-Khayzuran was the mother of a caliph, Harun-al-Rashid.

Though public celebrations of the birth of Muhammad did not occur until four centuries after his passing away. The oldest Mawlid-text is claimed to be from the 12th century and most likely being of Persian origin.

The Sunni and Shia branches of Islam have different ways of marking the day. The Shia community believes that on 12 Rabiulawal, the Prophet Muhammad chose Hazrat Ali as his successor. The Sunni community holds prayers throughout the month and they do not practice mourning on this day.

Mawlid around the world in 2025

When is Muhammad's Birthday?

Traditions of Muhammad's Birthday

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