Mawlid

or Mau·lid

[ mou-lid ]

nounIslam.
  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.

Origin of Mawlid

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

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