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Mawlid
or Mau·lid
[ mou-lid ]
noun
, Islam.
- 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.
- 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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