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Mawlid
[
mou
-lid
]
Maw·lid
/
ˈmaʊ
lɪd
/
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-lid
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noun
Islam
.
1.
a Muslim holiday celebrating the birth of Muhammad, occurring on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiʿ al-awwal, and characterized especially by the recitation of panegyrical poems honoring Muhammad.
2.
the poems recited on this occasion.
Also,
Maulid
,
Maulud.
Origin:
<
Arabic
mawlid
(
al-nabī
) birthday (of the Prophet)
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