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