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August 25

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Observed on August 25, 2026
  • Mawlid al-NabiIslamic

    Mawlid al-Nabi, the traditional commemoration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad — marked by most Sunnis on 12 Rabiʿ al-Awwal, and by many Shia on the 17th.

    Follows the lunar Hijri calendar; the observed date can vary by a day with the moon sighting.

  1. 1923 CEBuddhist · born

    Ayya Khema, a German-born Theravāda nun who helped organize the first Sakyadhita international association of Buddhist women, was born in Berlin.

  2. 2008 CEIslamic · died

    Ahmad Faraz, the Pakistani Urdu poet admired for ghazals blending classical form with modern themes, died in Islamabad.

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