Prophet Muhammad's birthday ? a holiday known as Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
Written By Wion Web Desk
Published: Dec 01, 2017, 03:11 IST | Updated: Dec 01, 2017, 03:11 IST
Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the shrine in Srinagar to offer prayers on the Prophet's birth anniversary. Pakistani Muslims celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed on December 1, on the 12 Rabil ul Awal, a month on the Muslim calendar
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'Holy Relic'
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Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar
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Mawlid is derived from the Arabic root word, which means to give birth, bear a child, descendant
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Rally during celebrations marking Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi
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The issue of the correct date
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