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Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)

A Government of India Controller of Communication Accounts holiday list records Milad-un-Nabi / Id-E-Milad on 26 August 2026 for its jurisdiction.

Date / rule26 August in the cited 2026 Government of India office holiday list; dates can vary by jurisdiction and lunar-calendar determination
ScopeIslamic commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad; observance varies among Muslim communities
VerificationGovernment Calendar Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)?

A Government of India Controller of Communication Accounts holiday list records Milad-un-Nabi / Id-E-Milad on 26 August 2026 for its jurisdiction.

Date and recurrence

26 August in the cited 2026 Government of India office holiday list; dates can vary by jurisdiction and lunar-calendar determination

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Islamic commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad; observance varies among Muslim communities. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Milad an-Nabi (Mawlid)

Classification

Topic and context

Celebrations & Social →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Controller of Communication Accounts, West Bengal — HolidaysGovernment
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)?

26 August in the cited 2026 Government of India office holiday list; dates can vary by jurisdiction and lunar-calendar determination The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 26 August in the cited 2026 Government of India office holiday list; dates can vary by jurisdiction and lunar-calendar determination.

Does Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid) fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid) an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Islamic commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad; observance varies among Muslim communities. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)?

The stored designation basis is: A Government of India Controller of Communication Accounts holiday list records Milad-un-Nabi / Id-E-Milad on 26 August 2026 for its jurisdiction.. Supporting provenance includes Controller of Communication Accounts, West Bengal — Holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid) international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Islamic commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad; observance varies among Muslim communities. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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