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Baghdad Residents Mark Prophet Muhammad’s Mawlid at Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Gilani Shrine
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Baghdad residents gathered at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Gilani shrine to mark Mawlid. Attendees lit candles, played tambourines, and raised banners amid central Baghdad neighborhoods.
Mawlid across Iraq
Baghdad residents gathered at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Gilani shrine in the center of the Iraqi capital on Monday evening to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s Mawlid (birthday), lighting candles, playing tambourines and raising banners. The Baghdad Operations Command said it had begun implementing a security plan for the celebrations, deploying forces to protect shrines, holy sites, places of worship, celebration venues and roads leading to them.
In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, followers of the Qadiri Sufi order gathered at the Sayyid Abdullah Tekke in southwest of Erbil for celebrations featuring dhikr, devotional chants and frame drums. In Al-Sulaymaniyah, Mawlid celebrations also drew large crowds to mosques and streets, with religious gatherings, devotional songs and communal meals.
Yemen’s central event
In Sana’a, a central event celebrating the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday was held on Monay by local authorities, the General Mobilization and the education sector in Al-Husn district of Sana’a province. Participants stressed the importance of commemorating the occasion by drawing lessons from the Prophet’s life and embodying his values of sacrifice, altruism, justice, compassion and peace.
They also emphasized the deep historical connection of the Yemeni people to the Prophet and called for broad participation in the main celebration scheduled for Tuesday. The Saba page lists the event date as [Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:53:38 +0300] and shows it updated on [Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:38:17 +0300].
Morocco’s royal ceremony
King Mohammed VI will preside over Morocco’s official celebration of the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, known as Mawlid, at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Monday evening, according to the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol, and Chancellery. The ceremony will begin at sunset on Monday, corresponding to Rabi’ al-Awwal 11, 1448 in the Islamic calendar, the ministry said.
Morocco will mark Mawlid on Tuesday, August 25, the 12th day of Rabi’ al-Awwal, after the Islamic month began on August 14, and the occasion is also a two-day public holiday in Morocco. The King’s ceremony this year will take place one day before the official public holiday, as Morocco prepares to mark the Prophet’s birthday across the country.