Blessed Night
When Is Mawlid al-Nabi? 2027 Date and Countdown
Date
Friday, August 13, 2027 evening
night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1449
The night begins with the evening ezan; in Istanbul that is 20:13.
Mawlid al-Nabi 2027 falls on Friday, August 13, 2027, beginning at the evening ezan. Hijri date: night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1449. 286 days to go.
MAWLID
AL-NABI
Friday, August 13, 2027 evening
Tonight's program
Evening of Friday, August 13, 2027.
The night begins with the evening ezan on August 13, 2027 (Istanbul: 20:13) and ends at İmsak, the dawn, on August 14, 2027 (Istanbul: 04:28). The times of your own province differ.
Get to know this night
What to know about Mawlid al-Nabi
Mawlid al-Nabi is the Blessed Night marking the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal. It is spent with Quran recitation, hymns in praise of the Prophet, and supplication; reciting the Mawlid poem has been an Anatolian tradition for centuries.
Diyanet's list gives a Blessed Night under the date of the evening on which it begins. According to the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, the date of a Blessed Night always belongs to the day that follows the night, so the night begins with the evening ezan of the listed day.
Mawlid al-Nabi dates, 2027 to 2034
The Hijri year is about 11 days shorter than the Gregorian year, so the date moves earlier every year. Dates for 2026 and 2027 follow the list Diyanet has published; later ones are estimates.
| Year | Date | Hijri |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Friday, August 13, 2027 evening | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1449 |
| 2028 | Wednesday, August 2, 2028 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1450 |
| 2029 | Monday, July 23, 2029 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1451 |
| 2030 | Friday, July 12, 2030 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1452 |
| 2031 | Tuesday, July 1, 2031 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1453 |
| 2032 | Saturday, June 19, 2032 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1454 |
| 2033 | Thursday, June 9, 2033 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1455 |
| 2034 | Monday, May 29, 2034 eveningestimated | night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal 1456 |
Diyanet has not yet published its list of religious days for this year. This date is an estimate from lunar-month calculations and may turn out one day different. It is updated when Diyanet publishes its list.
What is known about this night
The notes come from Diyanet and the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. Where schools differ, the Hanafi view used in Türkiye is given together with the others.
Mawlid al-Nabi is the night of 12 Rabi al-Awwal and is remembered as the anniversary of the Prophet's (pbuh) birth.
Source: Diyanet board, blessed days and nights, TDV, Blessed Nights
The Quran and the Sunnah do not prescribe any act of worship specific to this night. Quran recitation, hymns, poems in praise of the Prophet and supplication are common in the programmes held for it.
The night can be spent in repentance, seeking forgiveness, supplication, make-up or voluntary prayer, fasting, reading the Quran, charity and keeping family ties. Praying or doing good on these nights is not an innovation unless it is claimed to be required on them.
Scholars differ on Mawlid gatherings. Some found them excessive, while al-Suyuti considered them a commendable innovation.
Source: TDV, Blessed Nights
The Diyanet board does not consider it right to concentrate worship on these nights and neglect other times; steady, regular worship is what matters. It also stresses that Blessed Night programmes should not be presented as a religious obligation.
