A march for Mawlid took place in which participants called for reform and for the release of prisoners.

Saudi Arabia is the only Muslim country where Mawlid is not an official public holiday.

Where Mawlid is celebrated in a carnival manner, large street processions are held and homes or mosques are decorated.

During Mawlid, merchants would decorate the floor of the khan with carpets and the walls with textiles, including silk.

Sheikh Darod's mawlid (birthday) is also celebrated every Friday with a public reading of his manaaqib.

A practical example of this is the debate over the permissibility of the mawlid or commemoration of Muhammad's birthday.

During this month, Muslims around the world celebrate Mawlid - the birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

The following day coincided with mawlid (or mawsin al-nabi), the anniversary of the birth of Islam's prophet, Muhammad.

It has also a modern hall for Islamic occasions which is used for wedding and Mawlid of the Prophet Mohammad.

On the occasion of Mawlid on February 4, 2012, Kashgari published three tweets about an imagined meeting with Muhammad:

Occasionally reciting the Al-Fatiha himself, Baba enjoyed listening to mawlid and qawwali accompanied with the tabla and sarangi twice daily.

The first Islamic observances in Jesenice took place in July 1969, when Mawlid was celebrated in a temporary hall in the train station.

The Gàmmu (Mawlid in Arabic, the celebration of the birth of Muḥammad) of Tivaouane gathers many followers each year.

In February 2010, Gaddafi called for an all-out Jihad against Switzerland in a speech held in Benghazi on the occasion of Mawlid.

Pir Fazal Ali attended the Urs of Sufi saints of India and the gatherings of Mawlid.

Some of the most important include Eid ul-Fitr (end of Ramadan), Eid ul-Adha, Ashura, and Mawlid.

The Muslim holidays of Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, and Mawlid are considered national holidays in Tunisia.

Othman (translator), The Barzanjī Mawlid - The Jewelled Necklace of the Resplendent Prophet's Birth (2009), Manaqib.

All Muslim holidays are observed, including Id al-Adha, Muharram, Ashura, Mawlid, Laylat al-Mi'raj and Ramadan.

In 2006, a bomb attack on a Jamaat Ahle Sunnat organised event to celebrate the mawlid (birthday of the Prophet) in Karachi killed at least 57 people.

Other aspects of tassawuf, such as ritualised dhikr ceremonies called Maulūdu (Mawlid)-the liturgy of which included recitations and certain supplications in a melodical tone-existed until very recent times.

Across the henna-growing region, Purim, Eid, Diwali, Karva Chauth, Passover, Nowruz, Mawlid, and most saints' days were celebrated with some henna.

Waqfa, Eid al-Adha, the Islamic New Year, Mawlid, Lailat al Miraj, and Eid al-Fitr are national holidays.

Thus, some religious holidays such as Easter Monday, Mawlid (the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad) and Thaipusam were removed from the list of public holidays to improve business competitiveness.

During Mawlid - the holiday honoring the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammad - Zalabieh which consists of small, crunchy deep fried dough balls in dipped in syrup, is served.