Imams of Mecca and Medina Declare Mawlid Celebrations as Religious Innovation
September 4, 2025 | Mecca, Saudi Arabia The Imams of the two holiest mosques in Islam — the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina — have declared that the celebration of Mawlid, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), is an innovation without basis in Islam. Delivering their sermons