What is Mawlid?
[[File:International Mawlid Conference at Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore by Minhaj-ul-Quran1.jpg|thumb|Mawlid in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]]] [[File:Mawlid in iraqi Kurdistan(Erbil).JPG|thumb|Mawlid in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] 2013.]] '''Mawlid''' is the commemoration to remember the birth of [[Prophet Muhammad]]. It falls on the day of 12th day of Rabi al-Awal of Islamic calendar every year. The day is recognised as a public holiday in most Muslim countries with the exception of [[Saudi Arabia]]. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Islamic festivals]]