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Sindh announces public holiday on 12th Rabi ul Awwal

Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on 12th Rabi ul Awwal

By Web Desk
October 23, 2020
A general view shows an illuminated mosque as part of festivities ahead of Eid Milaun Nabi in Karachi. — AFP

A public holiday will be observed in Sindh on the occasion of 12 Rabi ul Awwal.

A notification issued by the government stated that Friday, October 30, will be a province-wide holiday.

Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), known in Arabic as the Mawlid al-Nabawi holiday and locally as Eid Milad un Nabi, on the 12th of Rabi ul Awwal, which is the third month in the Islamic lunar calendar.