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Traditions of Muhamma

4 traditions tied to Muhamma.

🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreMawlidمولد (Mawlid) An annual festival marking the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, marked by poetry, processions and feasts.Festival · Feasts and festival meals

🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreMid-Sha'banنصف شعبان An Islamic night of prayer, forgiveness, ancestral remembrance and sweet offeringsSpiritual · Sweets given and shared

🇮🇳 Muhamma, India and 5 moreAkhiri Chahar Shambah A day of bathing, prayer and charity on the last Wednesday of SafarSpiritual

🇮🇳 Lucknow, IndiaBada Mangal A Tuesday festival in Lucknow dedicated to Hanuman, known for communal feasts and interfaith participation.Festival · Feasts and festival meals

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Mid-Sha'ban: sayyed shahab-o- din vajedi, CC BY 4.0, source
Mawlid: Firdaus Latif, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Akhiri Chahar Shambah: Hans Kyoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Bada Mangal: Prabhat1729, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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