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Mawlid

or Mau·lid

[ mou-lid ]

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mawlid1

< Arabic mawlid ( al-nabī ) birthday (of the Prophet)

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