Mawlid
or Mau·lid
[ mou-lid ]
nounIslam.
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.
Origin of Mawlid
1<Arabic mawlid (al-nabī) birthday (of the Prophet)
- Also Mau·lud [mou-luhd] /ˈmaʊ ləd/ .
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