Eid el-Maulud

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad

On this day in African history

• 1975 Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations.
• 2015 Military coup by presidential guards in Burkina Faso ousts President Michel Kafando.
• 2015 Oil tanker explosion kills 170 in Maridi, South Sudan.

Other Mawlid observances

The same holiday as marked in other traditions and calendars.

Mawlid

Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

Related Holidays

New Year's Day

First day of the calendar year

Good Friday

Christian commemoration of the crucifixion

Workers' Day

International Workers' Day