# Mawlid (17 Rabi al-Awwal) / میلاد پیامبر (۱۷ ربیع‌الاول)

_Day to keep · Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council · https://iranians.global/heritage/days/mawlid-shia/_

Shia communities mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, and of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, on 17 Rabi al-Awwal. Iran calls the days from 12 to 17 Unity Week.

## Record

- **Kind**: religious
- **Calendar**: lunar-hijri
- **Date**: 17 Rabi al-Awwal, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year) · _to verify_
- **Communities**: shia

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## See also

- [Heritage](https://iranians.global/heritage/)