The Mawlid of al-Barzanji
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

Celebration of the Prophet's birth from Cape Town...

Albanian Mawlid
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

The unique recitation of a Mawlid in the Albanian...

How Are We to Realize the Mawlid?
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Fatma Bayram

The word mawlid is defined...

Mawlid
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Ahmet Hakkı Turabi, PhD

Meaning "place and time of birth," the word "mawlid" is used in the Islamic world to express the honored welcoming of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to this world. Muslim poets competed with one another to make literary works regarding the Prophet...

Discovering the Legacy of Muhammad
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Muhammad Hudayi (Stuart R. Clark)

Strangely, the image that some of the world has of this man is in stark contrast to the vast literature of eyewitness accounts. This is perhaps because when there is ignorance, there is fear and when there is fear, a few words or images let the imagination loose and reality is a poor friend of fantasy.

Mawlid all over the World
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

The twelfth night of the month of Rabi al-Awwal is a night of the blessed memory of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) throughout the Islamic world. In every corner of the world countless Muslims wait for this night, praying, re-reading his biography and..

Mawlid in Asia
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

Indonesia is one of the largest nations with a majority-Muslim population in Asia. Religion is very important in Indonesia, and this can be understood from the first principle of the state: "Pancasila", which means "belief in the one and only God."

Mawlid in Europe
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

Every year the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is celebrated with a variety of different activities in parts of Europe. In nearly every country of Europe, Muslim populations come together to meet on this blessed night, to pray and celebrate together.

Mawlid in Africa
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

The Mawlid celebrations in Africa are quite different from those celebrated in the Middle East or Asia. Even the name of the celebrations differs according to the country or region of the continent.

Mawlid in the Balkans
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / İsmail Bardhi

The term Mawlid is part of the daily vocabulary of the Muslim population in the Balkans. It is a term that is of great importance meaning due to the fact that it symbolizes the identity of a people who are followers of Islam.

Mawlid in the Middle East
Lastprophet.Info / Mawlid / Editor

The Mawlid celebrations in the Middle East have a lot in common. As much of the Muslim population in Europe consists of immigrants the Middle East, the origins of the celebrations in Europe originally come the Middle East..