Hyderabad & Telangana
The largest Milad-un-Nabi procession in India, with the main procession through the old city. It is a public holiday in the state and the day is widely observed.
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The Prophet's birthday, observed on 12 Rabi al-Awwal.
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Milad-un-Nabi 2026
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12 Rabi al-Awwal, the birth date of the Prophet Muhammad
Milad-un-Nabi, also called Eid-e-Milad, Mawlid, or Barawafat in South Asia, marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad on the twelfth of Rabi al-Awwal. In 2026 it is expected around 26 August. In India it is a public holiday in most states.
It is observed with processions, gatherings where the life and teachings of the Prophet are recounted, recitation of devotional poetry, and distribution of food and sweets. In Hyderabad, the Milad-un-Nabi procession is a major public event, and in Kerala the Malabar tradition of maulid recitation (moulood) is distinctive and widely practised.
Observance varies. Many Muslim communities, particularly in South Asia and parts of Africa, mark the day with public celebration and processions. Others, including several Sunni reformist movements and the Deobandi and Ahl-i-Hadith traditions, do not observe it as a festival, regarding the public celebration of a birthday as not established in early Islamic practice. Both positions exist within the Indian Muslim community.
In India the day is also Barawafat, and for many families it involves visiting graves, distributing food, and reading the Prophet's biography. Because it falls in Rabi al-Awwal, it also comes shortly after Muharram in some years.
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Milad-un-Nabi Mubarak. May the Prophet's teachings of mercy and kindness guide us all.
Wishing you a blessed Eid-e-Milad. May this day bring peace to your home.
Milad Mubarak! May we all try to live by the example we remember today.
Eid-e-Milad Mubarak to you and your family.
In the order a household actually does them.
Gatherings recite the story of the Prophet's birth and life, often from the Barzanji or a local moulood text. In Kerala, moulood is a distinct recited form in Arabi-Malayalam.
In Hyderabad, Kolkata and other cities, a public procession with flags and green decorations. Routes are fixed by the police and the day is a public holiday.
Distribute food and sweets, and give charity. Feeding people is the most common form of observance across all traditions that mark the day.
Light homes and mosques in the evening. This is the origin of the name Barawafat, and it is the one practice that is much more common than the processions.
This is where most festival sites give one national answer to a question that has several.
The largest Milad-un-Nabi procession in India, with the main procession through the old city. It is a public holiday in the state and the day is widely observed.
The moulood recitation tradition is distinctive here and is practised widely, in Arabi-Malayalam and in the local mosques. It is the primary form the observance takes in the state.
Observed with gatherings, naat recitation and processions in the old city areas. Barawafat illumination is common.
Kolkata has a well-attended Milad procession, and the day is widely observed across the state's Muslim communities and in Assam.
Processions and gatherings in the old city and in areas such as Bhendi Bazaar, with food distribution organised by mohalla committees.
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Feeding people is the common observance across every tradition that marks the day, so funding a distribution is the most appropriate gift.
Suits: community, neighbours, family
On the day the Prophet's life is remembered, a well-regarded biography or a children's seerah book is the on-theme gift.
Suits: parents, child, self
Traditional and usable — a good prayer mat and attar get used daily rather than sitting on a shelf.
Suits: parents, family, friends
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The simplest traditional Milad food offering — rice kheer with dates, distributed to neighbours and the poor, and easy to make in large quantities.
About 45 minutes
Ingredients
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Milad-un-Nabi 2026 is expected around 26 August, on 12 Rabi al-Awwal. Because the Islamic calendar is lunar, the date shifts earlier each year and depends on the moon sighting.
No. Many South Asian Muslim communities observe it with processions and gatherings. Several reformist movements, including the Deobandi and Ahl-i-Hadith traditions, do not mark it as a festival, holding that public celebration of a birthday is not established in early Islamic practice. Both positions exist in India.
Barawafat is a South Asian name for Milad-un-Nabi, referring to the illumination of homes and mosques on the day. It is the name most commonly used in North India.
Moulood is the Kerala tradition of reciting the narrative of the Prophet's birth and life, typically in Arabi-Malayalam. It is the characteristic form the observance takes in Kerala and among Malabar Muslims.
Last reviewed 6 October 2026. This page covers a regionally specific festival — where practices differ, they are described separately rather than averaged. If you spot an error, tell us and we will correct it.