Reminders 7 days before and the evening before. Expected dates are updated every year.
Mawlid an-Nabi marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. That he was born on a Monday is certain: asked about fasting on Mondays, he said, “That is the day on which I was born” (Muslim 1162). The 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal is the most widely accepted date; the early biographers also mention other days.
Scholars differ over celebrating it: some regard it as a commendable custom as long as it remains free of objectionable practices, while others see it as a practice that the first generations of Muslims did not observe. In Nigeria and in many other countries it is a public holiday.
Mawlid falls on 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal of every Hijri year. As the Hijri calendar is lunar, its Gregorian date moves about 11 days earlier each year.
Mawlid: dates for the coming years
Year
Expected date
Hijri date
Mawlid 2026 (1448, past)
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
12 ربيع الأول 1448 هـ
Mawlid 2027 (1449)
Saturday, August 14, 2027
12 ربيع الأول 1449 هـ
Mawlid 2028 (1450)
Thursday, August 3, 2028
12 ربيع الأول 1450 هـ
Mawlid 2029 (1451)
Tuesday, July 24, 2029
12 ربيع الأول 1451 هـ
Mawlid 2030 (1452)
Saturday, July 13, 2030
12 ربيع الأول 1452 هـ
Mawlid 2031 (1453)
Wednesday, July 2, 2031
12 ربيع الأول 1453 هـ
Mawlid 2032 (1454)
Sunday, June 20, 2032
12 ربيع الأول 1454 هـ
Dates calculated with the Umm al-Qura calendar; depending on the country, the moon sighting may shift them by a day. Hijri calendar · Hijri date converter
Frequently asked questions
When is Mawlid 2027?
Mawlid 2027 (1449 AH) is expected on Saturday, August 14, 2027, according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. The official date depends on the moon sighting in each country and may differ by one day.
When is Mawlid 2028?
Mawlid 2028 (1450 AH) is expected on Thursday, August 3, 2028, according to the Umm al-Qura calendar. The official date depends on the moon sighting in each country and may differ by one day.
How many days until Mawlid 2027?
On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, there are 305 days left until Mawlid 2027 (expected date: Saturday, August 14, 2027, according to the Umm al-Qura calendar). The official date depends on the sighting of the crescent moon in each country and may differ by one day.
Why does the date differ from one country to another?
Each Hijri month begins with the new crescent moon. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fast when you see it and end the fast when you see it; if it is hidden from you, complete thirty days of Sha’ban” (Bukhari 1909, Muslim 1081). Countries do not all proceed in the same way: many wait for the crescent to be sighted on the evening of the 29th (Morocco, for example, or Nigeria, where the Sultan of Sokoto announces it), others follow Saudi Arabia’s announcement, and others use a calendar calculated in advance (Turkey, through the Diyanet). Jurists also differ on whether a sighting in one country applies to others. Hence a possible difference of one day. The dates on Assabile follow the Umm al-Qura calendar; in practice, people follow the announcement of the religious authorities in their own country: “The fast is the day you fast, the breaking of the fast is the day you break it, and the sacrifice is the day you sacrifice” (Tirmidhi 697).
On which Hijri date does Mawlid fall?
Mawlid falls on 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal of every Hijri year. As the Hijri calendar is lunar, its Gregorian date moves about 11 days earlier each year.
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