Because of Traditional commemoration of the birth of Muhammad the festival Mawlid is observed . Mawlid is of Islamic type . once every Islamic year is the frequency of this festival . On 12 Rabi' al-awwal, Mawlid is celebrated . Hamd,Tasbih,fasting,public processions,Na`at (religious poetry),family and other social gatherings,decoration of streets and homes are the observances in Mawlid . Mawlid is also called Mawlid an-Nabawī (المولد النبوي),Milad un-Nabi,Havliye,Donba,Gani . Mawlid 2019 date was 10 November (Sunni, Ibadi),15 November (Shia) . Adherents of mainstream Sunni Islam,Shia Islam and various other Islamic denominations. As a public holiday in Afghanistan,Algeria,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Benin,Brunei,Burkina Faso,Chad,Egypt,Gambia,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Jordan,Kuwait,Lebanon,Libya,Malaysia,Maldives,Mali,Mauritania,Morocco,Niger,Nigeria,Oman,Pakistan,Senegal,Somalia,Sudan,Tunisia,and Yemen observe Mawlid festival
Hamd,Tasbih,fasting,public processions,Na`at (religious poetry),family and other social gatherings,decoration of streets and homes are observed in Mawlid